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‘Big Bang’ machine passes first test

Scientists at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) have switched on the particle-smashing Large Hadron Collider (LHC).
The LHC is the largest and most complex machine ever made, aiming to re-enact the conditions of the “Big Bang”, which scientists believe created the universe.
The 10 billion Swiss franc ($9 billion) machine’s debut came as a blip [...]

Written on September 10, 2008 | Posted in Technology | Leave a comment

Google to reduce amount of time it stores data about users’ search requests

Google said Tuesday that it would reduce further the amount of time it stores data about users’ search requests, to meet European privacy demands.
Peter Fleischer, Google’s global privacy adviser, said the company would reduce the time it stores search information from 18 months to nine. Google introduced an 18-month limit last year.
The change, which applies [...]

Written on September 9, 2008 | Posted in Technology | Leave a comment

“Forgot your password” links the easy way in for hackers

Never mind creating a password with at least eight characters, two of which are numbers, one of which is a capital letter, and one of which is a symbol like (*&^%$). The easiest way for a hacker to weasel into your account is likely the “Forgot your password?” link.
“Forgot your password?” features are older than [...]

Written on September 5, 2008 | Posted in Technology | Leave a comment

‘Big Bang’ machine passes first test

Google to reduce amount of time it stores data about users’ search requests

“Forgot your password” links the easy way in for hackers

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