US relinquishes control of the internet

After complaints about American dominance of the Internet, Washington has said it will relinquish some control over the way the network is run and allow foreign governments more of a say in the future of the system. Icann – the official body that ultimately controls the development of the internet thanks to its oversight of web addresses such as .com, .net and .org – said today that it was ending its agreement with the US government. The move will give other countries a more prominent role in determining what takes place online, and even the way in which it happens – opening the door for a virtual United Nations, where many officials gather to discuss potential changes to the internet.

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Maureen Dowd on William Safire

"He always had interesting advice.

"'Put a phone in your office that doesn’t go through the switchboard,' he told me."

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Rather’s CBS Suit Dismissed

Dan Rather’s expensive attempt at vindication against his former employer CBS was repudiated Tuesday by the appellate division of New York State Supreme Court, which ruled unanimously to dismiss the $70 million lawsuit he had brought against the network in 2007.

Corus expects a rebound in advertising next year

Canadian media and entertainment company Corus Entertainment Inc. said Tuesday it expects a rebound in advertising next year thanks in large part to new technology that will make for more accurate ratings data, company executives said at an investor day seminar.

More than 400 copies of Dawson City paper vanish; it's not crime though

About 420 copies of Friday's edition of the Yukon News were swiped from Dawson City's post office not long after they were delivered as usual to the town.

"We don't know what happened to them. We do know that they're missing, about 420 copies," said Yukon News editor Richard Mostyn.

"There's been no report, official report, to the police in regards to a theft," said RCMP Cpl. Karina Watson.

Since the newspapers were given out for free, Watson said they technically weren't stolen, according to the Criminal Code.