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Secret Cold War Project Revealed After 45 Years

Dustin Lushing — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 15:00:05 CST

An ultra-secret clan of scientists and engineers who toiled in a gigantic enclave in Danbury, Conn., can finally reveal its covert activities. Declassified in September, project Hexagon launched the most successful spy satellite network of the Cold War and collected crucial data for decades that helped undermine the Soviet Union,...

Federal Court Ruling Shakes Up Cable Industry

Nick McMaster — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 14:42:01 CDT

In a decision that could revolutionize the communications industry, a federal appeals court has struck down an FCC rule prohibiting a cable TV company from serving more than 30% of the market, Reuters reports. The court declared the rule "arbitrary and capricious,” noting that cable operators face competition not just...

Japan Launches Super Speed Internet Satellite

Kevin Spak — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 13:33:34 CST

Japan today launched a satellite that, if successful, will be able to sling information across Japan and remote parts of Southeast Asia at high speeds and low cost, the AP reports. The satellite, dubbed “Kizuna,” won’t be used commercially–instead, scientists will run about 100 experiments on it, including a test...

Google Scores First Deal to Serve TV Commercials

Heather McPherson — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 09:32:45 CDT

Drunk with its success at dominating the internet ad business, Google wants to start serving up TV commercials, too. The first company to sign up is EchoStar Communications, a satellite TV provider which will announce today a deal with Google to broker commercials across its 125 TV channels.