• Smart Grid Revolution Starts With Big-Electron Storage
  
  Think of storing and moving electrons the same way we already do the electronic pulses of data across the Internet. This is big.
  Forbes.  Sat, 31 Jul 2010 12:50:13 GMT.
• July’s Toll Worst for U.S. Troops in Afghanistan
  
  The 63 deaths have made July the deadliest month for American troops in the nine-year war in Afghanistan, according to a Web site that tracks casualties.
  By Richard A. Oppel Jr. and Mujib Mashal.  International Herald Tribune.  Sat, 31 Jul 2010 06:02:09 GMT.
• Two Internet Gambling Operators, PartyGaming and Bwin, to Merge
  
  As governments in Europe and the United States relax the rules on online gambling, the companies anticipate the opening up of new markets.
  By Eric Pfanner.  International Herald Tribune.  Sat, 31 Jul 2010 02:56:17 GMT.
• Accessing content under the radar
  
  Click looks at how people are using proxy servers and VPNs to access restricted content on the internet, and bypass geographical borders.
  BBC News.  Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:55:38 +0000.
• China 'jails Uighur webmasters'
  
  China jails three ethnic Uighur men for running websites the government finds 'sensitive', a US-based activist group says.
  BBC News.  Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:06:27 +0000.
• Merger to bring online gaming behemoth
  
  PARTYGAMING plans to merge with rival Bwin Interactive Entertainment to create a global internet gaming behemoth worth about $3.7 billion.
  The Australian.  Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:58:45 GMT.
• FTC considers online and#8216;do not trackand#8217; Internet privacy option
  
  Washington, D.C.and#8212;The Federal Trade Commission is considering a and#8220;do not trackand#8221; list to address Internet advertising privacy concerns, similar to the Do Not Call Registry pertaining to telephone solicitations.
  BtoB Magazine.  Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:22:00 EST.
• First Quarter 2010 State of the Internet Report
  
  Masan, South Korea takes spot for fastest city in the world Russia remains the top attack traffic source, followed by U.S. and China Majority of mobile providers achieve average maximum speeds greater than 2 Mbps.
  Travel Industry Wire.  Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:17:08 EST.
• Al Qaeda defends veil
  
  Al-Qaeda's No 2 has slammed France's push to ban the Islamic full-face veil and in a new audio message on the internet urged Muslim women to defend their headdress in a holy war against the "secular Western crusade". Ayman ...
  New Zealand Herald.  Thu, 29 Jul 2010 04:40:00 +1200.
• Russian Court Bans YouTube for Extremist Content
  
  Court in the city Komsomolsk-on-Amur ordered ban in response to government lawsuit against Internet provider Rosnet.
  Voa News.  Voice of America.  Wed, 28 Jul 2010 19:28:18 GMT.

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