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Internet services to Cuba, Iran and Sudan
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The Treasury Department announced today that US companies can now export some Internet services to Cuba, Iran, and Sudan. That includes instant messaging, chat, e-mail and social networking programs. The World’s Jason Margolis reports.
Bienvenue at the love café
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Some singles are getting a little tired of Internet dating sites, where people are not always as they present themselves. In France, many are looking for new ways to meet that special person – in person! One of them is to attend a Café de l’Amour, or “Love café”. They’re get-togethers in French cities where people go to hear a speaker talk about love and maybe meet that special someone. Reporter Genevieve Oger attended one. Download MP3
China criticizes US over Internet freedom
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China has denounced US criticism of its Internet controls, saying it could harm ties between the two countries. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called on Thursday for China to lift restrictions on the Internet. Marco Werman talks with Rebecca MacKinnon who is writing a book on the Internet in China. Download MP3Clinton outlines global Internet freedom policy
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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has harshly criticized China and other countries for restricting Internet access. Mrs Clinton said there had been a recent spike in threats to the free flow of information. She was speaking at the Newseum in Washington, DC in a wide-ranging speech on Internet freedom. Cyrus Farivar reports. Download MP3 (Photo: US State Department)
Google ‘may end China operations’
Internet giant Google has said it may end its operations in China following a “sophisticated and targeted” cyber attack originating from the country. In Beijing, the news prompted some to leave flowers outside of Google’s offices. We’ll check in with our correspondent in Beijing, and our reporter in San Francisco. (Photo by youthfilm)
Tech Podcast 268: Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Returns!
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Tons of fun in this week’s podcast. The highlight is the return of Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. Eoin Colfer, who you may know as author of the Artemis Fowl series, has taken on the task of writing Book Six of Three in the H2G2 universe. It’s called And Another Thing… and we’ve got an interview with Colfer on this week’s podcast! We also hear about expert windmill builder, William Kamkwamba.
Tech Podcast 265: “Internet’s” birthday, 40 years of modulated anarchy
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This week, we celebrate the 40th anniversary of the birth of the Internet. We hear from UCLA’s Leonard Kleinrock (pictured), and others who worked to send that first message between two computers, hundreds of miles apart. We get the international perspective from Chinese blogger and activist Isaac Mao. And we also hear about the ‘Net’s next step, Internationalized Domain Names.
I’mHalal: The Muslim search engine
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In Islam, something that is “haram” is considered forbidden. The opposite of haram is “halal,” which means permissible. Now, a new Internet search engine is trying to help practicing Muslims sort out the various levels of what is forbidden, offering up “clean” search results. It’s called I’mHalal, and it claims to be the world’s first custom-designed “Islamic search engine.” Cyrus Farivar has the story. Download MP3 Getting Cubans online
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Download MP3Cubans are eager to get more online access. But will their government permit it? Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Robert Faris of Harvard’s Berkman Center for Internet & Society about why Cubans are having such a tough time logging on.
Dot YU
Today’s Geo Quiz is about “.yu.” “.yu” is the Internet country code assigned to Yugoslavia. The country no longer exists. The name hasn’t even been used officially since 2003.
EU vs. Iran, smart electricity meters, and nanotech update
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On this week’s podcast, we take you to France and Britain to look at the prospects of developing a smart electricity meter, one that could change the amount of electricity you consume. Also, one Dutch politician is asking the European Union to take a tough line of sales of Internet filtering equipment to Iran. And we have a lengthy report on nanotechnology.
Tajik Jimmy
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Anchor Marco Werman introduces us to Tajik Jimmy. A migrant worker from Tajikistan who moves to Russia and sings male/female voices from Bollywood tunes. Tajik Jimmy has become a YouTube sensation. Download MP3
Trains, a Bio-Truck, and Winston the High-Speed Pigeon
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Meet Winston, the 11 month old carrier pigeon who is faster than broadband Internet in South Africa. At least, that’s what one company in South Africa set out to prove. You can hear more about that in this week’s podcast. You can also take a ride on the Battambang Bamboo Railway in Cambodia, and follow along with Briton Andy Pag as he tries to circumnavigate the globe in a tricked out bio-truck. We ask you: where else can you find this kind of podcast? Wow.
40th anniversary of the internet
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It was 40 years ago this week that the technology that instantly makes porn from LA available in Ghana was invented. The internet was the brainchild of UCLA computer scientist Len Kleinrock.
Going grassroots in Japan
Inspired by the grassroots Obama campaign, a Japanese student tried to start an online group to mobilize young Japanese voters. But he discovered that his online effort violates the country’s 50-year-old election law. Akiko Fujita reports. Listen
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