Weekly world news quiz
2010-09-02 21:59:46
How much do you recall from the past week's news events?

Record Numbers Pinging Ping.fm Thanks To Apple’s Ping
2010-09-02 21:59:40
An interesting beneficiary of Apple's launch of music-oriented social network Ping—social status updater Ping.fm. According to Seesmic CEO Loic Le Meur, Ping.fm saw a record number of accounts created yesterday (Seesmic acquired Ping.fm earlier this year). Could it be a coincidence? Definitely, not. When you Google 'Ping,' Ping.fm is the second result under the golf equipment site PING (this doesn't include News results). Apple's Ping is actually the fourth result (not including Video results). On Bing, Ping.fm is the third result, behind the golf company and the Wikipedia page for Ping. Clearly, as people starting becoming curious about Apple's Ping yesterday on search portals, they also found Ping.fm in results.

Arizona governor stumbles during debate - The Associated Press
2010-09-02 21:57:06
msnbc.comArizona governor stumbles during debateThe Associated PressPHOENIX — It will go down as one of the most painful openings to a political debate in recent memory. Gov. Jan Brewer stumbled and stammered through her opening statement during a televised debate Wednesday night, suffering through an embarrassing, ...Ariz. governor's long pause during debateWashington Post"The Immigrant Song": A Playlist For Arizona Governor Jan BrewerHuffington Post (blog)A Much-Discussed SilenceNew York Times (blog)ABC News (blog) -CBS News -ChattahBoxall 410 news articles »

Delhi's Games gloom
2010-09-02 21:51:45
Preparations for Commonwealth Games badly behind schedule

Reddit Diggs Traffic Surge, Prepares For Expansion
2010-09-02 21:41:44
It's all hands on deck at Reddit this week. In the wake of Digg's bungled redesign, its rival is enjoying a surge in traffic and a jump in ad and subscription sales. Since Monday, the site has been averaging 900,000 uniques per day--- a 50% increase from Reddit's pre-'Digg 4' average, according to senior programmer, Chris Slowe. The six-member team does not openly celebrate the technical woes of its competitor but there is a certain giddiness in the air at Reddit's SF headquarters (a small room, tucked in the corner of Wired's expansive office). The Conde Nast owned startup is having a moment, and they know it. On Thursday, we dropped by their offices for a pulse check. While programmer David King's eyes were glued to his monitor--- tweaking a feature that will hopefully improve the site's scalability--- senior programmer Chris Slowe was available to take our questions, video ahead.

Murray ready for Jamaica's Brown
2010-09-02 21:36:55
Britain's Andy Murray takes on Dustin Brown of Jamaica in the second round of the US Open, with the threat of Hurricane Earl hanging over New York.

Ustream Snags Former Palm PR VP Lynn Fox
2010-09-02 21:27:41
We hear that former Palm Vice President of Public Relations Lynn Fox has given up on her “Consult Until-I-Find-Another-Job Consulting' plans and landed a permanent gig at video streaming service Ustream. Her formal title will be VP of Corporate Communications and she will be reporting to Ustream CEO John Ham. Sources say that Fox is the first in a series of new hires at Ustream, hires which should be announced formally in the next couple of weeks. Fox's first day will be Tuesday, Sept. 7 and her primary duties will be leading all things related to PR, Events and Social Media. It looks like Ustream is taking advantage of its m round of funding from Softbank and other investors earlier this year in order to ramp up their recruiting efforts and attract major talent like Fox. Prior to Ustream, Fox had to honor of working in the upper echleons of communications departments at both Google and Apple. She left Palm shortly before the HP acquisition in June.

Mexican clash 'kills 27 gunmen'
2010-09-02 21:26:25
The Mexican army says it has killed 27 suspected drug gang members in a clash near the US border, hours after the country's president insisted the war against the cartels would continue.

BP Says Limits on Drilling Imperil Oil Spill Payouts - New York Times
2010-09-02 21:23:04
ReutersBP Says Limits on Drilling Imperil Oil Spill PayoutsNew York TimesBP is warning Congress that if lawmakers pass legislation that bars the company from getting new offshore drilling permits, it may not have the money to pay for all the damages caused by its oil spill in the Gulf ...Mariner Platform Blast May Extend Obama Deep-Water Drilling BanBloombergShallow-water platform fire raises wider questions on oil safetyWashington PostRigs Drill for Oil; Platforms Pump ItWall Street JournalHouston Chronicle -Los Angeles Times -USA Todayall 4,420 news articles »

Facebook Wants To Be In A Relationship With The Big Boys — They Want To Be Just Friends
2010-09-02 21:16:35
Yesterday, Apple launched iTunes Ping, their new music social network. Part of that launch was a very basic implementation of Facebook Connect, simply to hook in and find out which of your Facebook friends were also using Ping. I tried it yesterday and it worked fine. But this morning the option vanished and everyone was left wondering what happened? Well, it vanished because Facebook started blocking iTunes Ping from accessing their API, we've heard (just as AllThingsD and New York Times have as well). Obviously, there's no point in having a feature that doesn't work -- so Apple simply removed it.

Tropical hotspot
2010-09-02 21:14:53
Why tensions are rising in the South China Sea

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2010-09-02 21:14:41
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Drug shootout with army kills 25 in Mexico (Reuters)
2010-09-02 21:03:12
Reuters - At least 25 suspected drug gang members were killed in an army raid in rural northeastern Mexico on Thursday, the army said in a press release.

Hurricane Earl now 'category two'
2010-09-02 21:01:33
Hurricane Earl is downgraded to a category two storm as it nears the US East Coast.

Big improvement in 999 responses
2010-09-02 20:53:51
A health watchdog reports a marked improvement in 999 response times at Yorkshire Ambulance Service.

Technique to trace persistent CFCs
2010-09-02 20:49:58
Ultrafine measurements of atmospheric gases could help scientists track down the last sources of CFCs thought to be slowing the recovery of the ozone hole.

Openness urged on UK's emissions
2010-09-02 20:49:34
The government's chief environment scientist calls for more openness in admitting the UK's cuts in greenhouse gas emissions are an illusion.

Amazon river level at 40-year low
2010-09-02 20:49:24
The River Amazon has dropped to its lowest level in 40 years in north-eastern Peru, leaving boats stranded.

UKIP meets as leader hunt begins
2010-09-02 20:40:01
UK Independence Party members gather for their autumn conference in Torquay with the search for a new leader top of its agenda.

Videocon May Sell Control of Mobile-Phone Unit, Executive Says
2010-09-02 20:34:06
Billionaire Venugopal Dhoot’s Videocon group may sell a controlling stake in its wireless unit to an overseas partner to help fund expansion of the business.