A gaping hole in the foundation of the Internet can allow malicious hackers to launch new attacks on corporate systems as well as individual computer users, a leading technology security researcher said Wednesday.

Michael Liedtke, The Associated Press July 28, 2008 - 7:27 p.m. SAN FRANCISCO - Anna Patterson's last Internet search engine was so impressive that industry leader Google Inc. bought the technology in 2004 to upgrade its own system.

Cheap computers and Internet connections have helped people get online in greater numbers in recent years. Now Barry Diller's IAC/InteractiveCorp wants to make money by helping minority groups connect more easily to specific sites.

BEIJING — China denied accusations by two U.S. lawmakers that it hacked into congressional computers, saying Thursday that as a developing country it wasn't capable of sophisticated cybercrime.

Reuel Virtucio’s father is an expert on bamboos. He looked for a consulting job when he retired, but after searching for a year, the elder Virtucio discovered that companies were looking for consultants familiar with technology and the Internet.