So I went to a very sober Web site to discover the definition of this Social Accountability Standard, which seems to be referred to as SA8000. Here it is: “(The standard) measures the performance of companies in eight key areas: child labor, forced labor, health and safety, free association and collective bargaining, discrimination, disciplinary practices, [...]

Apparently the couple had left their son in line to hold down the fort while they ran errands. When they came back at approximately 8:30 a.m., they tripled their presence in line, angering those behind them.

SAN FRANCISCO AT&T store, 8:25 a.m.: AT&T invited me and another reporter inside the store to check out the [...]

Based on comments by Chairman Bill Gates and CTO Craig Mundie in the last few days, you might think Microsoft has not lost its lust for Yahoo. With no alternatives in sight, Yahoo may be rethinking its terms and conditions for becoming part of Microsoft. In this video, I outline the latest moves and nuances [...]

To be sure, the information you can get from Adeona if your computer does end up stolen will not necessarily lead you directly to it. It would most likely still take a bit of sleuthing, Kohno suggested.

My sense is that this software isn’t for everyone and that it would require more knowledge of technology than [...]

Looking at the turnoff to Pittsburgh’s Oakridge Lane on Google Street View, though, shows a street sign but no obvious private road warning–meaning that, perhaps, any sign didn’t exist when the Google van drove by.

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A Pittsburgh couple is suing Google because photographs of their home are appearing on the company’s street view service.

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Bill Gates’ farewell speech to Microsoft reminded employees that the company knows how to come from behind as well as to lead.

For more on the event itself, check out reports from the Seattle P-I and from Reuters.

Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates joins CEO Steve Ballmer at a town hall event Friday, Gates’ final day as a [...]

Maui algae operation will produce biodiesel for power plant – Pacific Business News (Honolulu)A pollution-to-algae-to-biodiesel project in Hawaii gets a green light.
NREL and Optony Collaborate on Developing Cost-Competitive Approach for Solar Electricity – Press release
The project will combine thin-film solar cells with optics from a new company, Optony, to create a concentrating photovoltaics (CPV) device [...]

Holt is expected to start work on January 5, the company said in a statement. MySpace Music went through a long process to hire a chief, with at least one candidate backing out at the last minute.

As first reported by CNET News on Friday, MySpace Music has hired Courtney Holt, an MTV exec and [...]

Several applicants for this year’s round of FBFund have made their pitches available on the Web: e-commerce gifting service Real Gifts, contacts management system Socialfly, and greeting card creator GroupCard.
“Our team has been busy reviewing each submission and we’re amazed and excited by what we’ve seen,” Lee wrote. “We’re blown away by the remarkable amount [...]

Wiki Server
This patch affects users of Mac OS X v10.5 through v10.5.4, and Mac OS X Server v10.5 through v10.5.4. The update addresses a divide by zero vulnerability described in CVE-2008-3622, in which a remote attacker may cause persistent JavaScript injection on a Wiki server. Apple says “the Wiki Server mailing list archive will [...]