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EU Parliament Warns ACTA Negotiators

March 11, 10 by newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz
Wary of the lack of openness surrounding the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA), virtually representatives of the EU parliament have banded together, voting 663 to 13 in favour of passing a resolution that would require the...

Entrepreneurs announce $900m fast broadband plan

March 10, 10 by newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz
Businessmen Sam Morgan, Stephen Tindall and Rod Drury are part of "an early stage" venture to build a submarine fibre cable between Australia, New Zealand and the United States, with five times the capacity of the existing...

Internet ‘in running’ for Nobel Peace Prize

March 10, 10 by David Goldstein

The internet is among a record 237 individuals and organisations nominated for this year’s Nobel Peace Prize.

The number of nominations surpasses last year’s record of 205 nominations.

The internet’s nomination has been championed by the Italian version of Wired...

Mobile that allows bosses to snoop on staff developed

March 10, 10 by David Goldstein

Researchers have produced a mobile phone that could be a boon for prying bosses wanting to keep tabs on the movements of their staff.

Japanese phone giant KDDI Corporation has developed technology that tracks even the tiniest movement of the user and beams the information back to HQ.

Forbes rich list topped by Mexican mobile phone titan Carlos Slim

March 10, 10 by David Goldstein

The old order is under threat at the world’s billionaires club. Traditionally dominated by Americans and Europeans, the top ranks of the world’s richest people have been infiltrated by scores of ultra-rich entrepreneurs from the developing world - capped by the Mexican telecoms tyc...