Google, Intel Contribute To Turing Award

The recipient of this year’s Turing Award will also get $250,000, thanks to Google and Intel.  And thanks to the recipient’s own genius and “contributions of a technical nature made to the computing community,” of course.

The Shifting Sands Of Click Fraud

No one debates the existence of those who would perpetrate click fraud on advertisers for financial gain. Gaining a better idea of the scope of the problem has been harder than pinning sand to a wall.

Google Book Search Says Goodbye To Harry

Google Book Search has dealt with Indian manuscripts, Japanese universities, and Belgian libraries - interesting stuff, but not exactly in line with mainstream America’s tastes.  Now Google Book Search is directing a nod - more of a bow, really - to Harry Potter.

Dancing Baby Takes Universal To Court

If some copyright holders had their way, you couldn't listen to a CD in your car with the windows down. Somebody might hear it without paying for it. The latest Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) lawsuit against Universal Music hopes to prevent similar abuses on the Internet.