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Merkel opposes Google digital library

German chancellor opposes the internet firm's attempt to put every book ever written onlineGerman chancellor Angela Merkel yesterday waded into the row over Google's plans to build a massive digital library.The move was a remarkable intervention from a leading world politician in a growing disput...

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Guardian Unlimited — October 10

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YouTube gets billion hits per day

San Francisco - Google's online video site YouTube now gets a billion hits a day, the site's founder Chad Hurley said in a video posted Friday. Three years ago today [YouTube co-founder] Steve [Chen] and I stood in front of our offices and jokingly ... ...

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The Eart...ewspaper — October 09

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The need for speed: Europe's trains beat planes [SMH] "High-speed trains are continually being introduced to new routes. "If you are travelling less than 1500km, taking the train wins," says Rail Europe CEO Pierre-Stephane Austi. "It gives the sensation that Europe is really becoming smaller."... ...

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cityofsound — October 10

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Google on Books Settlement: It’s About Preserving Human Knowledge

Remember the whole Google Books debacle? After finally reaching a formal agreement with authors and publishers, a host of other heavyweights including Microsoft and Yahoo came forward to challenge the settlement. Google co-founder Sergey Brin addressed criticisms of the settlement earlier today i...

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Original... Web 2.0 — October 09

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5 O’Clock Roundup: Google says it’s hiring, FTC pooh-poohs rumors of blogging fines

Google execs say they’re hiring and spending — Google’s co-founder Sergey Brin and chief executive Eric Schmidt answered journalist’s questions in New York today, covering topics like Gmail outages, the Google Book Settlement, and the company’s plans to help news org...

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VentureBeat — October 08

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Google Honchos: Our Employees Should Be Grateful They're Not Starving in Gutter [Perks]

Google used to say its lavish perks bolstered productivity and, if anything, would only grow more posh. But a recession changes things. Now the official line is more like, just be happy you're working, you ungrateful fucking pigs. Speaking to reporters today in New York, founder Sergey Brin and C...

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Gawker — October 07