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Aneesh Chopra, US chief technology officer, is stepping down

"Aneesh found countless ways to engage the American people using technology, from electronic health records for veterans, to expanding access to broadband for rural communities, to modernizing government records," President Barack Obama said in a statement today.

Twitter says it will censor Tweets country by country, users find workaround

"Starting today, we give ourselves the ability to reactively withhold content from users in a specific country," Twitter announced.

Megaupload founder Kim Schmitz, alias 'Kim Dotcom,' in court in New Zealand (VIDEO)

Megaupload founder Kim Schmitz was taken into custody yesterday, after a stand-off with police at his luxurious New Zealand home, known as the "Dotcom mansion."

China's internet users top 500 million

The government's China Internet Network Information Center said today that 505 million people were online in China as of November 2011.

PayPal pilot: In-store payments at Home Depot

“Home Depot has a significant reach,” Brian Blair, an analyst at Wedge Partners Corp. in New York, told Bloomberg News. “PayPal has been historically in online payments. Now it becomes real-world currency.”

Russian blogger sneaks into state's 'high-security' rocket plant through hole in fence

The Russian government was left red-faced after blogger Lana Santor sneaked into a "high-security" rocket plant no fewer than five times, taking dozens of photos that she then posted online.
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One of Lana Santor's photos showing her inside the state-owned Energomash plant. Full series on lana-sator.livejournal.com. (Lana Santor/Courtesy)

A Russian blogger exposed slips in state security when she sneaked into a strategic rocket factory – and not just once, but five times.

Lana Santor documented her visits in photographs, which she then published on her blog. They show a decrepit and seemingly deserted plant, with paint peeling off machinery and piles of junk outside.

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Spain SOPA law passes after pressure from US Ambassador Alan Solomont

The new Spanish government passed a tough new anti-piracy law after pressure from the United States ambassador.
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Don't disturb them, they're praying. (Adam Berry/Getty Images)

File-sharers of the world, rejoice! For you just found religion, even if you didn't know it.

Sweden has become the first country in the world to recognize Kopimism – a belief in the sacred right to file-share – as an official religion.

According to the Missionary Church of Kopimism website, the movement won the right to religious status in late December, after three applications to the Swedish government.

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Google criticized for sponsored blog posts praising Chrome browser

The search term "This post is sponsored by Google" produced more than 400 paid entries from late December, search engine specialist Adrian Wall wrote on the SEO Book blog this week. 

Chart of the day: The web in 60 seconds

Check out this amazing graphic about how the internet really works, from Google, to Facebook, to Twitter, Apple and more.

If you like numbers — and who doesn't? — then check out these amazing infographics (via Barry Ritholtz) that have been making the rounds on the web the past couple of days.

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