Rare economic espionage case ends in jury deadlock
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Two men accused of the rare charge of economic espionage against the U.S. have been acquitted on two counts, but they could face a retrial on three other counts on which a jury deadlocked. Lan Lee and Yuefei Ge were the first defendants to go to a jury trial on a charge of economic espionage, which alleges that someone stole trade secrets from a U.S. company with the intent to benefit a foreign government. Their case was being heard in U.S. District Court in San Jose, Calif. More »
Google documents Iraqi museum treasures
BAGHDAD (AP) - Google is documenting Iraq's national museum and will post photographs of its ancient treasures on the Internet early next year, Google chief Eric Schmidt announced Tuesday. The museum was ransacked in the chaotic aftermath of Saddam Hussein's ouster in April 2003, and only reopened to visitors early this year. Schmidt, who toured the museum with U.S. Ambassador Christopher Hill on Tuesday, said it was important for the world to see Iraq's rich heritage and contribution to world culture. More »

•  Shuttle, station crews seal hatches for departure •  Big Bang atom smasher starts speeding proton beams •  Icebergs head from Antarctica for New Zealand •  EU: US should spell out long-term climate goal •  China moves to protect pandas from swine flu •  UN: HIV outbreak peaked in 1996 •  Big Bang atom smasher sends beams in 2 directions •  UN says greenhouse gases reach record high in 2008 •  Astronaut suit problem delays spacewalk No. 3 •  Warming's impacts sped up, worsened since Kyoto • More Headlines

•  Google apologizes for offensive first lady image •  Microsoft says cost-cutting CFO to step down •  Facebook creates dual-class structure, but no IPO •  EMC lowers 2009 guidance on $100M charge •  Top 2 booksellers report losses, their shares fall •  Google documents Iraqi museum treasures •  Senators press EU to speed its Oracle-Sun probe •  Rare economic espionage case ends in jury deadlock •  Joost assets bought by online ad company Adconion •  EU drops Qualcomm antitrust probe • More Headlines

The Digital Download
Check out Forbes Ten Must-Read Tech Stories

VisiPics

More Downloads