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• Google and NASA ink US$146 million lease

  Google signed a US$146 million contract with US space agency NASA on Wednesday to lease 42.2 acres of open field at NASA Ames facility in Mountain View California to build a new research facility.

• Magnetic bacteria 'factory workers of the future'

  Certain strains of bacteria can pull magnetic materials out of their backside, so to speak. And scientists at Ames Laboratory want to imitate it in an effort to make smaller memory or medical devices.

• Q&A: NASA Ames Research Centre director

  Simon Worden, director of the NASA Ames Research Centre, talks on climate change, astrobiology, Google, elections and peace.

• Google stumps up US$30m for moon robot prize

  Google has announced it has sponsored the Google Lunar X Prize, a robotic race to the moon with a purse of US$30 million.

• With Firefox 2, Mozilla touts security and speed

  Mozilla officially released Firefox 2, adding security features and a new interface.

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  Apple and Apple: We can work it out

  Yesterday, Beatles songs weren't in the iTunes fray, now it looks as though a deal's been made.

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• Why Google hired Vint Cerf

  The Internet pioneer has big ideas for Google Earth and mobile phones. He's also got his eyes on outer space.

• Is privacy a privilege?

  Would you mind if the government took a peek at your personal data? Do you trust the government to keep that data safe?

• Linux kernel flaw could trigger DoS incidents

  Many Linux servers may be easy targets for DoS attacks because of a flaw in the Linux 2.4 kernel.

• Lean machines: making thin clients really cook

  ZDNet Australia shows you how to save money and keep staff happy with thin clients.

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• The man who built a better mouse trap

  Ubiquitous PC mice once existed only on the scientific fringe, with their inventor waiting two decades before commercial models were produced.

• Lean machines: making thin clients really cook

  ZDNet Australia shows you how to save money and keep staff happy with thin clients.

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