Alistair Darling backpedals on Capital Gains Tax
According to the Guardian, British Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling told MPs today that “[a]round 80,000 [UK] business owners and investors will benefit from a new capital gains tax [...]
Connecticut AG praises “milestone agreement” with MySpace for significantly improving social networking security
In USA Today, Connecticut’s Attorney General Richard Blumenthal points out that “[i]n [their] milestone agreement with MySpace, the nation's attorneys general have marked a profoundly significant step toward social networking [...]
Rock On, Ireland!
The New York Times this week has an interesting article on entrepreneurship in Ireland. According to the NYT, entrepreneurs in Ireland – such as our friend Brian Dean from Ceatec [...]
Microsoft puts technical documentation for Office binary formats on the Web
CNetNews.com points out that “Microsoft has made changes designed to make it easier to access the technical documentation for its older Office binary document formats and will sponsor an open-source [...]
Want to get rid of an old gadget and make some money at the same time? Try gadget buyback services
The Associated Press writes that “[w]e think a lot about getting new gadgets, but not so much about getting rid of old ones. The result: old cell phones, defunct laser [...]
Public airwave auction might not fulfill one of its key goals
The Washington Post reports that “[m]ore than 200 companies qualified to bid in the upcoming auction of public airwaves that could raise as much as $15 billion for the U.S. [...]