If it’s clear where you are on Monday night, bundle up, head outside and look up. One of the best meteor showers of the year will peak on Dec. 13. The Geminid meteor shower, which returns every December as the Earth passes through a debris trail from asteroid 3200 Phaethon, is usually one of the [...]
Goldman Sachs Programmer Found Guilty of Stealing Code
December 11, 2010 By Leave a Comment
A Goldman Sachs programmer was found guilty on Friday of stealing high-speed trading software from his former employer. Sergey Aleynikov, 40, was found guilty in the Southern District of New York on one count of stealing trade secrets and one count of transporting stolen property. He is scheduled to be sentenced March 18, and faces [...]
Apple to Release Mac App Store on Dec 13th
December 10, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The Apple rumor mills are turning. This time it’s about the Mac. Apple insiders are reporting that a Mac App Store is targeted for release on December 13th, almost a month before schedule. Holiday shoppers will be able to stock up on their Mac software to accompany their shiny new MacBooks and iMacs. Does this [...]
WikiLeaks’ Cash Pledge Hasn’t Reached Suspected Source
December 9, 2010 By Leave a Comment
WikiLeaks has failed to deliver on a months-old pledge to contribute financially to the defense of Bradley Manning, according to a group raising money for the imprisoned Army private suspected of providing WikiLeaks its most important U.S. releases. A spokesman for the Bradley Manning Support Network said Wednesday that the group had still not received [...]
