Tag Archives: internet

Feds crack down on Chinese ‘birth tourism’

Airfare from the U.S. to China and a months-long stay in an Orange County, Calif., apartment: $80,000. A baby born a U.S. citizen: priceless. In the largest operation of its kind, early Tuesday morning federal officials in Southern California served…

Cable news goes wild watching llamas on the loose

In the ‘70s, Paul McCartney gave us “Band on the Run.” Thursday cable news networks (including CNBC) gave us “Llamas on the Loose.” It seemed all of America was watching as two llamas, a large, white one and a smaller,…

CES leader: Welcome to 2015, the golden age of technology

The tech revolution is killing a lot of old jobs. But it’s creating many, many more – not to mention giving us greater choice and levels of convenience that were once the stuff of fantasy. On one hand, devices connected…

Technology and the Golden Rule: The Internet does not erase our moral responsibility

The Internet does not erase our moral responsibility – some activities involving technology are simply wrong. Our culture, mores, religion and the weight of judgment of the Internet community can and should encourage ethical behavior. I suggest we live by…

China’s e-commerce giant takes on eBay and Amazon

(AP/File) There’s a new kid on the block looking to take on eBay and Amazon. At first glance you may think 11Main.com is just another Internet startup that will quickly fade and disappear, as have so many others that tried…

Cybergambling returns — and this time it’s legal

(Virgin Casino) Congress banned online gambling in 2006. But new laws across the nation are rolling the rules back — and lawmakers think they’re holding a royal flush. Mega-entrepreneur Richard Branson’s Virgin Group is the latest entry in online gambling,…

What Really Happened In Benghazi?

On Monday President Obama delivered a defense of his administration’s response to the Benghazi attacks: he said that nothing new came out in last week’s hearings, that he called the Benghazi attack what it was–a terror attack–the day after it…

Syrian government websites find suitable host in US servers

Dec. 5, 2012: Two Syrian government websites that were unwittingly being hosted on U.S. servers. U.S. Web hosts contacted by FoxNews.com said they had removed the sites after being told of their existence. (FoxNews.com) Being labeled a supporter of terrorism…

Ed Asner defends crude union video, asks to "piss on" Fox News producer

Even Lou Grant never treated newsroom employees this badly. Ed Asner, the 83-year-old, seven-time Emmy Award winner who recently narrated an animated California teachers union video that initially depicted a rich man urinating on common folks, bristled when a Fox…

After Black Friday and before Cyber Monday, don’t forget Small Business Saturday

Even if you are disappointed with the outcome, there are always two good things that come at the end of election season: First, the TV and radio airwaves return to their normal commercial programming. Second, the holiday season officially begins—and…