Showing posts with label News. Show all posts
Showing posts with label News. Show all posts

Tuesday, May 09, 2006

BitTorrent inks studio distribution deal

BitTorrent inks studio distribution deal | CNET News.com

BitTorrent, the creator of the file-sharing software that for some has become synonymous with piracy, has struck a landmark distribution deal with a Hollywood studio.

Warner Bros. Entertainment Group has agreed to use BitTorrent's peer-to-peer system to distribute movies and television shows, including "Dukes of Hazzard" and "Babylon 5," beginning this summer, the companies are expected to announce Tuesday.



Wednesday, April 12, 2006

Wired News: Betting On a Green Future

Wired News: Betting On a Green Future

Venture capitalist John Doerr made his name and fortune with early investments in Netscape Communications Corp., Amazon.com Inc., Google Inc. and other pioneering tech firms that went from scrappy startups to household names.

Now Doerr and his firm, Kleiner Perkins Caulfield & Byers, are placing big bets on an emerging sector he calls "green technology," one he believes could become as lucrative as information technology and biotechnology.

Tuesday, March 07, 2006

BBC NEWS | Africa | Obituary: Ali Farka Toure


BBC NEWS | Africa | Obituary: Ali Farka Toure:

Ali Farka Toure, known as the "Bluesman of Africa", who has died of cancer, was one of the continent's best known musicians.

Wednesday, March 01, 2006

BBC NEWS | Americas | Simpsons 'trump' First Amendment

BBC NEWS | Americas | Simpsons 'trump' First Amendment

Americans know more about The Simpsons TV show than the US Constitution's First Amendment, an opinion poll says.