Reuters reports that, according to according to a survey released today, “[t]rust in business plummeted worldwide last year, as the global economic crisis sent financial institutions pleading for government support, leaving average people to question industry's ability to bring prosperity.  Some 62 percent of informed adults aged 25 to 64 [...]

Silicon Valley Watcher has an interesting list of “10 reasons why this is a good time to invest in innovation.” The New York Times writes that “[t]he time-tested way for governments to create jobs in a hurry is to pour money into old-fashioned public works projects like roads and bridges. [...]

The Register reports that “Belgium declared last week that it intends to join the ranks of European nations operating a hidden list of blocked websites.  The move is controversial, as it would build on existing powers to block websites – but essentially hand jurisdiction over what gets blocked on a [...]

The Washington Post writes that “[e]ven if high-speed Internet service was available to the entire nation, about one-third of Americans not currently using broadband still wouldn't because of the expense, according to a report released yesterday by the Pew Internet & American Life Project.  The report was based on two [...]

Over the weekend, a piece of art commissioned by the Czech Republic to mark the start of its six-month presidency of the European Union was installed in the European Council building.  However, the piece was not quite what the Czech government had expected.  Instead of symbolizing the glory of a [...]