Robot with soft hands chats, serves meal (Reuters)

A pearly white robot that looks a little like E.T. boosted a man out of bed, chatted and helped prepare his breakfast with its deft hands in Tokyo Tuesday, in a further sign robots are becoming more like their human inventors.

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Why the RIAA may be afraid of targeting Harvard students (Ars Technica)

The RIAA has targeted over 4,000 students at 160 colleges and universities with its prelitigation settlement letters. None of them attend Harvard. What gives?

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Overly-broad copyright law has made USA a "nation of infringers" (Ars Technica)

Even without using P2P networks, a Utah law professor calculates that he racks up $4.5 billion in copyright liability in a single year. The time for reform, he says, has arrived.

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Amazon launches wireless book reader Kindle (Reuters)

Amazon.com, the world's largest Web retailer, said on Monday it will begin selling an electronic book reader with wireless access, the latest attempt to build consumer interest in portable reading devices.

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Philly’s Wi-Fi net said to run into snags, delays (Network World)

Philadelphia’s path-breaking citywide Wi-Fi network is running into snags and delays, according to a new Associated Press report.

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Vista Migration Scaring Off IT Pros (eWeek)

Now more than a year out of the business gate, Microsoft's Vista operating system is having trouble making friends in the exact place it needs them the most—the IT department.

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