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Weapons
Judge Rules It’s Legal To Taser Someone For DNA Sample, As Long As It’s Not Done ‘Maliciously’
4:40AM Sean Fallon | As long as it is not done “maliciously, or to an excessive extent, or with resulting injury,” Niagara County, NY Judge Sara Sheldon Sperrazza ruled that using a Taser to obtain a DNA sample is legally valid. More »
Online
Report: America Getting BBC Streaming TV, Thanks to Google
10:27PM John Herrman | The British Broadcasting Corporation, television purveyor of such fine programs as Top Gear and Planet Earth, is said to be in talks with Google to bring their excellent VOD service to America. More »
Entertainment
The Price is Right Will Lose 3.5M Viewers Come DTV Switch
12:00PM Andi Wang | Out of the 300 million Americans in the United states, 3.5 million are still not ready for the DTV switch come June 12. Is that 3.5 million people or households? Either way, 3.5 million is quite a lot, considering my non-english speaking nanny is already all over her digital converter. Get with it, people. [Switched] More »
Software
Conficker Worm Hits U.S. Hospitals, Infecting Computers and Equipment
10:00AM Adrian Covert | Cnet says that hundreds of critical hospital devices across the U.S. have been infected by the Conficker worm. The number of hospitals affected wasn’t disclosed, but the problem isn’t thought to be widespread. More »
Random Stuff
Biden Tells MPAA Obama’s Intellectual Property Czar Will Be ‘Right’
12:30PM Andi Wang | At a lobbying dinner hosted by the MPAA, Vice President Joe Biden chastised piracy as “pure theft” and assured the MPAA that President Obama’s administration will find the right person for the intellectual property czar. More »
Gadgets
Customer Satisfaction Survey Scores: Apple’s Good, Dell’s Bad, All ISPs Are Abysmal
4:30AM Dan Nosowitz | In a survey of customer satisfaction, the computer industry as a whole scored pretty badly, with Apple the marginal best out of a not-so-thrilling bunch. The worst sector, however, was ISPs, which seem universally loathed. More »
Business
Obama to Announce Aneesh Chopra as Our CTO
11:16AM Brian Lam | [polfeeds via Scoble, via Josh] More »
Vehicles
Obama’s Crazy-Ambitious Plan for High-Speed Rail Lines in America
4:29AM Adam Frucci | Europeans and Japanese already enjoy high-speed rail service, but Americans are woefully dependent on cars and planes to get from city to city. Not for long, if Obama has anything to say about it. More »
Networks
FCC Developing First Ever National Broadband Plan
12:20PM Adrian Covert | Beginning this morning with a one-hour meeting, the FCC embarked on a mission to roll out a national broadband plan within a year’s time. Where are they starting? With you. More »
Networks
