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Report: Facebook to start mobile ads by March

Facebook, the social network giant, is set to begin showing advertisements to users on mobile devices before its $5 billion initial public offering, the Financial Times reported on Monday.

Most radicalism linked to Internet, say UK lawmakers

Internet service providers should do more to prevent violent extremism from being promoted on the Web, British lawmakers said in a report that states that the Internet has surpassed universities and prisons as a place where dangerous ideas are developed and traded.

Senate: Bigger US role in corporate cybersecurity

In this Sept. 21, 2011, file photo Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Chairman Sen. Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn. presides over the committee's hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington.A developing Senate plan that would bolster the government’s ability to regulate the computer security of companies that run critical industries is drawing strong opposition from businesses that say it goes too far and security experts who believe it should have even more teeth.

Google Earth update erases ‘Atlantis’ error

Just a handful of the many screenshots of Google Earth that supposedly revealed the undersea civilization of Atlantis. The grid shown in most of these images is now erased from the map.A Google Earth map that raised rumors of the lost city of Atlantis has gotten a much-needed update, ridding the seafloor of a gridlike pattern that some vigilant users suspected were sunken streets from the mythological underwater city.

Syrian pro-government TV’s texting service hacked

Syria’s state broadcaster said on Sunday that the text message news service of a separate, pro-government TV station had been hacked and was being used to disseminate “false messages.”

For Facebook, ‘Hacker Way’ is way of life

In this May, 26, 2010 file photo, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg talks about the social network site's new privacy settings in Palo Alto, Calif.Facebook’s billionaire CEO Mark Zuckerberg calls himself a “hacker” in a 479-word essay he wrote describing his company’s philosophy of constant development and improvement.

Hackers apparently hit Swedish government site

A group linked to the hacker network Anonymous on Saturday said it had attacked the Swedish government’s website, bringing it down for periods of time by overloading it with traffic.

High-tech bling for the deep-pocketed traveler

There’s plenty of high-tech stuff that can make trips more enjoyable and relaxing. The tough part is choosing and paying for it.There’s plenty of high-tech stuff that can make trips more enjoyable and relaxing. The tough part is choosing and paying for it.

Plug in at America’s techiest cities

High-tech havens Seattle and San Francisco, the two highest ranked cities on the list, support such high-tech heavyweights as Amazon, Microsoft and Apple.High-tech havens Seattle and San Francisco, the two highest ranked cities on the list, support such high-tech heavyweights as Amazon, Microsoft and Apple.

Small moves add up in commercial space

Commercial ventures have been taking lots of small steps toward the next giant leap in spaceflight — and the federal government is helping them out.Science editor Alan Boyle’s blog: Commercial ventures have been taking lots of small steps toward the next giant leap in spaceflight — and the federal government is helping them out.