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Spain investigates Google Street View wi-fi snooping

08/18/2010

Spain has become the latest country to launch an investigation into the collection of sensitive wi-fi data by Google...more

Panama Canal Transits, Tonnage Drop in Third Quarter

08/18/2010

Vessel traffic and total tonnage declined at the Panama Canal during the quarter ending June 30, the Panama Canal Authority said Tuesday in a rare report of slowdown in the maritime industry's year of recovery...more

Facebook ‘dislike’ scam warning

08/17/2010

Facebook users are being targeted in a scam that offers them a chance to install a "dislike" button...more

Mexico Expands Retaliatory Tariffs in Trucks Dispute

08/17/2010

Mexico stepped up its pressure on the U.S. in the dispute over cross-border trucking on Monday, expanding the list of American goods that will be hit with punitive tariffs...more

Protesters denounce Google plan for ‘two-tier internet’

08/16/2010

Around 100 people have rallied outside Google's California offices to protest against controversial proposals to alter how data is treated over the web...more

Retail Sales Climb 0.4 Percent in July

08/16/2010

Retail and food services sales increased 0.4 percent from June to July, according to a report Friday morning from the U.S. Census Bureau...more

Facebook ‘panic button’ leads to ‘increase in reports’

08/13/2010

More than 200 UK Facebook users have reported suspicious behaviour following the launch of a "panic button" application last month, figures show...more

Ocean Cargoes Push Rail Intermodal Volume

08/13/2010

Surging international cargoes were the biggest driver in the second quarter for rail hauls of intermodal containers and trailers, said the Intermodal Association of North America. Combined traffic jumped 17.2 percent from the same period in 2009 to 3.317 million units, IANA said, led by a 20.9 percent increase for containers designed for international service while domestic equipment moves grew [leer más]

Rubik’s Cube quest for speedy solution comes to an end

08/12/2010

A 30-year quest to find the minimum number of moves needed to solve every one of the billions of configurations for a Rubik's Cube may have ended...more

Freight Shipments Inched Upward in June

08/12/2010

Freight shipments as measured in ton-miles rose 0.2 percent in June from May, in the latest step of a gradual increase that began a year ago, the Transportation Department said...more

Change in Maritime Law Would Lift Liability Limits

08/11/2010

Survivors of maritime catastrophes like the Deepwater Horizon would have more clout in recovering damages from liable companies if a bill in the Senate becomes law...more

Google offices raided by Korean police

08/11/2010

A police statement said they suspected Google has been collecting and storing data on "unspecified internet users from wi-fi networks"...more

YRC Worldwide Plans Plea for Nasdaq ‘Exception’

08/10/2010

YRC Worldwide plans to ask Nasdaq for additional time to raise its stock value above $1 a share to avoid delisting, the company said in its full quarterly 10-Q report...more

Google and Verizon outline vision for ‘open internet’

08/10/2010

Google and Verizon have joined forces to present their vision of an "open internet", intended as a framework for future regulation of US net services...more

Panama Canal Receives Bids on Pacific Access Channel

08/09/2010

Construction companies compete to dredge, excavate channel entrance...more

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