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Updated: 04:29 PM EDT 20:29 GMT -- 9 May 2001

New 'Homepage' virus opens porn Web sites

Unlike some predecessors, a virulent new computer virus doesn't use sexual intrigue to entice people to open infected e-mail. Instead, this worm, once unleashed, attempts to open numerous X-rated Web pages. Known as "Homepage," the application has been rated a serious threat by Internet security professionals.

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Songbird software aims to keep track of Napster

Microsoft announces release date for Windows XP

Groups claim phones, devices distract drivers

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The federal government and U.S. industry must reach a new level of communication and trust in order to prevent cyberterrorists and common hackers from attacking the Internet and other U.S. communication infrastructures, a senator said.

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The Smithsonian Institution, battling to reconcile the passions of its scientists and its new business-minded head, announced on Monday it would take a long, hard look at how it does science and research.

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A federal judge has ruled that the Federal Trade Commission may lawfully require credit reporting agencies not to use certain types of personal consumer data, unless the agencies observe rules established under a 1999 financial privacy law.

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A race game with cutesy cartoon animals: Pass, you say? "Mad Dash Racing" could give a jolt to the hackneyed genre with hybrid platform/racing/combat gameplay and wicked Xbox-powered visuals.

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