Computerized medicine: good for quality, but not costs
arstechnica.com — A longitudinal study of thousands of US hospitals suggests that increasing the levels of medical IT may modestly improve the quality of treatment, but it doesn't actually help with costs, and may even make things worse in the short run as the current US healthcare economy is subverting any benefits it might otherwise provide. (Submitted by louiebaur) More...
Arrests made in massive, $390/hour Video Relay Service scam
arstechnica.com — A public service meant to help the hearing disabled has been exploited for "tens of millions of dollars," according to the FCC. Arrests were made across the US this week and the FCC vowed to improve the service to better protect against fraud. (Submitted by DiggUnderground) More...
FCC outlines seven biggest barriers to broadband adoption
arstechnica.com — The Federal Commission has listed seven big bumps in the road towards universal use of broadband in the United States, including the TV set-top box innovation gap and the spectrum gap. The document may be a sneak preview of the agency's National Broadband Plan, to be released in February. (Submitted by DiggUnderground) More...
Microsoft's problematic lack of nightly builds for IE
arstechnica.com — Many wonder why Microsoft doesn't offer nightly builds—or at least something fairly frequent—of Internet Explorers. Ars talks to Microsoft's general manager for Internet Explorer, who says the IE9 development cycle will look much the same as previous versions. We don't think that's a great idea. (Submitted by amprather) More...
Chrome OS: Internet failing at PC > PC failing at Internet
arstechnica.com — In 2009, it's better to be an Internet company that's taking slow, awkward first steps toward the PC, than a PC company that's still trying and failing to truly integrate with the Internet. Ars looks at what Chrome OS means for Google, Apple, Microsoft, the netbook, ARM, Intel, and the cloud. "Revolutionary" is a clichéd term, but Chrome OS is ... (Submitted by DiggUnderground) More...
Tracking a Mass Extinction via Mastodon Poop
arstechnica.com — The mammoths and mastodons that used to roam North America went extinct during a time of rapid climate changes and the arrival of humans. A study tracks the decline of these massive herbivores via an organism that lives in their guts, and finds they were on their way out before humans even arrived on the scene. (Submitted by TedsGame) More...
Gyromancer: Square-Enix and Popcap's addictive, $15 spawn
arstechnica.com — PopCap and Square-Enix decided to make a baby, and you should be mighty happy about that decision. The two companies have come together on a product that may seem somewhat familiar, but will soon have you playing late into the night. (Submitted by LtGenPanda) More...
FTC threatens fines, jail for online check service operators
arstechnica.com — When a court orders you to stop your illegal activities and never operate a similar business again, it only makes sense to start another business that does exactly the same thing, right? Wrong. The FTC is now holding the former operators of Qchex in contempt and wants them fined or imprisoned for continuing to help scammers. (Submitted by DiggUnderground) More...
An introduction to the FBI's anti-cyber crime network
arstechnica.com — The FBI explained how its anti-cyber crime task force works at a Congressional hearing this week, and outlined the Bureau's latest accomplishments, which include catching the masterminds of a coordinated raid on over 1,000 ATM machines. But nobody thinks the United States is prepared to stop a really bad attack through cyberspace on our financial.. (Submitted by amprather) More...
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