Video streaming giant Netflix believes that making content available is the best way to beat online piracy, and the company has data to back this up. Netflix Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos reveals that ISPs are noticing a drop in BitTorrent traffic every time they launch in a new territory. Original post on torrentfreak.com Comments on reddit.com
An idyllic hilltop setting in the Cadarache forest of Provence in the south of France has become the site of an ambitious attempt to harness the nuclear power of the sun and stars. Original post on independent.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
Some thing may forever haunt our dreams. Like the words Original post on time.com Comments on reddit.com
The central Arkansas spill caused by Exxon’s aging Pegasus pipeline has reportedly unleashed 10,000 barrels of Canadian heavy crude – but a technicality says it’s not oil, letting the energy giant off the hook from paying into a national cleanup fund. Original post on rt.com Comments on reddit.com
The fossilised remains of a giant species of camel have been unearthed in Canada’s High Arctic. Original post on bbc.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
Associated British Foods accused of Zambia tax avoidance after sending massive profits abroad Original post on guardian.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
The US space agency’s Curiosity Mars rover rotates its drill mechanism for the first time, as it builds towards taking a sample from inside a rock. Original post on bbc.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
Google Fiber, the Internet search giant’s super-fast Internet experiment in Kansas City, Mo., that operates at a speed 100 times faster than a typical broadband connection, could be coming to a city near you. Original post on latimes.com Comments on reddit.com
For the major music labels the sales of recorded music represent the majority of their revenue, but a different picture emerges when looking at the income of individual musicians. A new survey among 5,000 U.S. musicians of different genres shows that on average only six percent of all revenue comes from recorded music. The research concludes that copyright law mostly affects the revenue of the highest-income musicians in a direct fashion. Original post on torrentfreak.com Comments on reddit.com
Shell’s ill-fated attempt to tow an offshore oil rig from Alaska to Seattle in the final days of December was motivated by a desire to avoid $7m (£4.3m) of Alaskan state taxes, it emerged today. Original post on independent.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
As the unconventional oil and gas drilling rapidly industrializes rural areas across the nation, the lessons of Bayou Corne will be crucial to draw upon. The full story of America’s current oil and gas rush cannot be told without the voices of the people living in areas impacted by the industry. Original post on billmoyers.com Comments on reddit.com
Justice is dead in America. Original post on alternet.org Comments on reddit.com
Glenn Greenwald: DOJ officials unblinkingly insist that the banking giant is too powerful and important to subject to the rule of law Original post on guardian.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
Workers criticise ‘pure greed’ as stores like Walmart and Target encroach on family time by opening on Thanksgiving Day Original post on guardian.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
Once venerable names in consumer electronics such as Sony, Panasonic, and Sharp have been besieged by competition from rivals in the U.S., South Korea and, increasingly, China. Read this article by Roger Cheng on CNET News. Original post on cnet.com Comments on reddit.com
Analysis: Ottawa somehow expected joint ventures, export markets and money for pipelines, without realizing their friendly approach to Asian investors would translate into bids for entire Canadian companies How the Petronas-Progress deal all came falling down Original post on financialpost.com Comments on reddit.com
Scientists at the UA and in California have completed the most challenging large astronomical mirror ever made. This mirror, and six more like it, will form the heart of the 25-meter Giant Magellan Telescope, which will explore planets around other stars and the formation of stars, galaxies and black holes in the early universe. Original post on uanews.org Comments on reddit.com
Designed to move around like a giant dandelion, they are the brainchild of Massoud Hassani, who at the age of 14 fled war-torn Afghanistan, where there are more landmines than people. Original post on dailymail.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
Congress needs to look hard at whether the laser fusion project at the National Ignition Facility should be scrapped to help reduce federal spending. Original post on nytimes.com Comments on reddit.com
Once-dominant Japanese firms fail to adapt and innovate like nimble foreign rivals Apple and Samsung. Original post on washingtonpost.com Comments on reddit.com
It’s clear that Fox & Friends has a tricky relationship with data. But on the show Thursday morning, the hosts took that relationship to a whole new level. Original post on talkingpointsmemo.com Comments on reddit.com
Respected federal judge Richard A. Posner called for the elimination of criminal laws against marijuana in a September 6 lecture at Elmhurst College in Illinois. Original post on lawyers.com Comments on reddit.com
Summary: Microsoft has reportedly sold one-fifth of its shares in Facebook shortly after the social network’s public offering in May. Original post on zdnet.com Comments on reddit.com
Tom’s Hardware is the Internet’s premiere resource for hardware news and reviews Original post on tomshardware.com Comments on reddit.com
Enormous ice landslides have been spotted on Saturn’s moon Iapetus. Scientists think that heating of the ice causes it to become slippery, helping unravel the mystery of giant landslides elsewhere in the solar system. Original post on wired.com Comments on reddit.com
Are your Skype calls safe from the eyes and ears of snooping feds? Microsoft has filed a patent to allow eavesdropping over Skype and other VOIP platforms, but the Silicon Valley giants won’t say whether or not they are already implementing it. Original post on rt.com Comments on reddit.com
Once blood red, the monument depicts the sun god as shark, blood drinker, and jaguar—and sheds new light on the Maya god-king connection. Original post on nationalgeographic.com Comments on reddit.com
Nigerian agency tells parliament oil giant should pay $5bn for environmental damage caused by offshore leak last year. Original post on aljazeera.com Comments on reddit.com
