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Wave power to go commercial in California

December 18, 2007 Harnessing the ocean for energy has been discussed for years, and now a major utility in the U.S. will purchase some sea power. TAGS: buoy, turbine, farm, sea, blade, power, utility, U.S., California

FAQ: Energy on the high seas

August 15, 2007 Harnessing the power of the ocean may be the next big opportunity in energy. Here's what you need to know.Photos: Tapping wave power TAGS: sea, turbine, ocean, energy, wave, power, U.S.

FAQ: How far does the new wiretap law go?

August 6, 2007 Protect America Act signed Sunday temporarily makes it easier for the feds to eavesdrop on calls and e-mail. But what are the privacy impacts? TAGS: NSA, vote, Democrat, George W. Bush, law, FAQ, town, bill, Bush Administration, power, U.S., e-mail

U.S. servers slurp more power than Mississippi

February 15, 2007 Power-hungry servers consumed 45 billion kilowatt-hours of power in 2005--double that of 2000. TAGS: power consumption, Mississippi, AMD, study, data center, server, U.S., power

Britain, U.S. talk up spam fight

October 11, 2004 Legislation has been seen as the weak link in the spam war, but some officials appear confident they can make a difference. TAGS: spammer, spam, Britain, U.S., anti-spam, power, agreement, Microsoft Office, e-mail

House votes to expand electronic spying powers

September 29, 2006 Republican leaders attack Democrats who voted against the measure, accusing them of supporting privacy rights for terrorists. TAGS: surveillance, Republican, Democrat, bill, vote, aide, terrorist attack, president, attorney general, power, attack, law, leader, U.S.

Google ETA? 300 years to index the world's info

October 8, 2005 Google's Eric Schmidt talks about his company's mission, among other things, at a national advertisers conference Saturday. TAGS: Eric Schmidt, Google Inc., online advertising, Yahoo! Inc., power, conference, U.S.

Fuzzy logic behind Bush's cybercrime treaty

November 28, 2005 CNET News.com's Declan McCullagh says the administration's treaty could boomerang against its authors' lofty intentions. TAGS: treaty, surveillance, Bush Administration, Russia, Nazi, crime, lobbyist, nation, U.S., president, power, virus

Slouching toward Big Brother

January 30, 2004 Counterpane CTO Bruce Schneier warns that the mix of advanced database data collection and new federal surveillance powers is fast corroding privacy. TAGS: surveillance, terrorism, Sept. 11, security, power, U.S.

Tech vs. Mother Nature

October 21, 2005 When disasters such as hurricanes and earthquakes strike, high tech often proves just how fragile it can be. TAGS: BellSouth Corp., phone network, hurricane, disaster, cellular provider, Hurricane Katrina, cable company, generator, office, power, AT&T Corp., mobile phone, IP, battery, U.S.

Antipiracy law heads for EU vote

February 19, 2004 The European Parliament is set to vote next week on a controversial law that would extend companies' powers to crack down on pirates and song-swappers TAGS: directive, European Union, law, scope, antipiracy, piracy, intellectual property, measure, power, U.S.
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