Roy Mark

The dispute between China and Google over recent attacks on its networks expanded on two fronts March 2 with the search giant suggesting to Congress the issue should be brought before the World Trade Organization, while Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) is threatening to introduce legislation that would slap civil or criminal liabilities on Internet companies […]

Silicon Valley entrepreneurs and venture capitalists will be working the halls of Congress and the Obama administration this week to promote the Startup Visa Act of 2010, which would grant green cards to immigrant entrepreneurs who bring new companies to the United States, if they can demonstrate funding from U.S.-based investors. The legislation, introduced last […]

International Space Station’s New Room with a View by Roy Mark Fiery Nighttime Launch Endeavour lights up the night sky as it lifts off from Launch Pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. With only four missions left to the ISS before NASA mothballs the shuttle fleet, the liftoff also marked the last […]

Software developers would be required to clearly inform users when their files are made available to other peer-to-peer users under legislation introduced Feb. 24 by Sens. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., and John Thune, R-S.D. The legislation comes just one day after the Federal Trade Commission notified nearly 100 organizations Feb. 23 that the use of P2P […]

Research In Motion’s BlackBerry Bold 9700 scores the highest among popular smartphones for exposing users to the highest legal levels of cell phone radiation, according to the latest 2010 Environmental Working Group ranking. Following the Bold 9700 are the Motorola Droid, the LG Chocolate and Google’s HTC Nexus One.The rankings still put the phones well […]

Despite claims to the contrary, many tech firms are using H-1B visas to fill temporary positions and not as a pathway to permanent citizenship, according to a new study by the Economic Policy Institute. “Some H-1Bs and L-1s visa holders do make it to permanent residence, but many employers never plan to sponsor employees for […]

The space shuttle Endeavour and its six-member crew are expected to return to Earth Feb. 21 after a successful 14-day mission in which astronauts installed the last major component of the International Space Station. Endeavour undocked from the ISS shortly before 8 p.m. EDT on Feb. 19. After a fly around the ISS, the shuttle […]

The Federal Communications Commission approved rules Feb. 18 enabling “schools that receive funding from the E-rate program … to allow members of the general public to use the schools’ Internet access during non-operating hours.” According to the FCC, “This action will leverage Universal Service Funding to serve a larger population at no increased cost to […]

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology has selected Acumen Solutions to provide a cloud-computing CRM and project management solution. A division of the HHS (Health & Human Services), ONC has been charged with encouraging the adoption of health information technology and the promotion of nationwide HIE (Health Information Exchange). The American […]

Legislation approved by the U.S. House aimed at greater regulation of the financial industry tops the latest edition of the iAWFUL (Internet Advocates’ Watchlist for Ugly Laws) Top 10 by NetChoice, a coalition of trade groups that includes the IAC and the Electronic Retailing Association.The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act includes a provision […]