The fools have at it

Another April Fools’ Day has come and went. If you were like myself, you stayed away from the Internets and all the shenanigans that  come with the date. Here are a few highlights (lowlights?) of what you missed:

Google’s gDay with MATE technology searches into tomorrow
Toshiba announces HD DVD+
Google and Virgin tag team on Mars exploration [...]

CIA Enlists Google’s Help for Spy Work

US intelligence agencies are using Google’s technology to help its agents share information about their suspects. But what of “don’t be evil” I wonder?

Threat of US spooks haunt Google

It wasn’t too long ago that Google put it’s full attention towards cloud-computing, targeting businesses and universities to utilize Gmail and other Google Apps as their  core infrastructure. Eighteen months ago, Lakehead University in Thunder Bay, Ontario Canada did just that - saving millions and months up front and hundreds of thousands in annual [...]

FBI turns to entrapment via hyperlinks

CNET News.com has a somewhat startling report on the FBI posting fake hyperlinks in order to snare child porn suspects. The sting operation utilized a webboard called Ranchi, an alleged hot bed for illicit porn. FBI Agent Luders posted links to supposed indecent underage material hosted at upload.sytes.net, likely controlled by the FBI. As [...]

The sky is not the limit for Google

Google has teamed up with astronomers at a number of observatories to bring us their latest webapp, Google Sky. Similar to the notions behind Google Maps & Earth, Google Sky provides a way for everyone to explore the universe, whether or not E.T. is hiding in your closet. Unlike traditional telescopes, Google also projects [...]