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There Goes the Sun ![[dashes]](http://static.wired.com/news/images/pix155.gif){kind=small} JP@antionline.comowns you all!!!!!The Greatest Show from Earth3:00 a.m. The biggest thing to cross the sky since Hale-Bopp appears in Europe and the Middle East for a scant three minutes. In England, hype for Wednesday's total solar eclipse is out of control. By Leander Kahney. in CULTURE
Other Top Stories News: In Brief Lucent Strikes Again 7:30 a.m. Lucent Technologies agrees to acquire telecom software maker International Network Services. The price tag: US$3.7 billion in stock. Also: AT&T says there's no AOL deal in the works.... Qwest packages long-distance service with free Net access.... Razorfish in deal to buy i-Cube.... And more. in BUSINESS Bands Speak Out on MP3.com 3:00 a.m. Format, schmormat. It's all about the music, right? Just how are unsigned bands faring on the site? Hint: The No. 3 CD sold 600 copies. By Jennifer Sullivan. in CULTURE Texas Fingers Welfare Fraud 3:00 a.m. Don't even think about using a fake ID to get welfare benefits in Texas. The Lone Star State is fingerprinting applicants, to the dismay of privacy advocates. By Lindsey Arent. in TECHNOLOGY Mitnick Could Go Free in January 3:00 a.m. Good news for Kevin Mitnick: A federal judge turns him loose with only a token fine. Bad news: He can't touch a cell phone for three years. Douglas Thomas reports from Los Angeles. in POLITICS An Old-Fashioned Online Romance 3:00 a.m. A new novel explores its characters' humanity by immersing them in the world of cyberspace. By Andrew Rice. in CULTURE Millions of Eardrums Go Digital 3:00 a.m. A Media Metrix report shows a big jump in the use of digital music -- from a few hundred thousand users last year to four million this year. in CULTURE Amazon Wins One from NYT Monday The Times didn't like it when the online bookseller used its bestseller list to offer 50 percent discounts. But the newspaper caved in on Monday. By Kristen Philipkoski. in BUSINESS Plan B for Cyber Space Monday With his proposed federal surveillance system universally scorned, President Clinton trots out another cybercrime prevention program. This time, he's talking task force. in POLITICS SDMI Chooses Tracking Tech Monday The Secure Digital Music Initiative chooses a watermarking technology for players. It's a small step, and the group still has a long way to go. in TECHNOLOGY Med-Tech The High Cost of Living Forever Monday The problem with life extension research isn't a lack of scientific interest. It's just that the people with the money think it's all poppycock. Giovanni McClellan reports from Berkeley, California. in TECHNOLOGY Drugs.com Fetches Nearly a Mil Rev. Tues. Monday A Web developer outbids the pharmaceutical giants and snaps up the domain name drugs.com for more than US$800,000. in BUSINESS Lose Money Fast! Day Trade! Monday Odds are you won't lose your marbles, but if you're a day trader you'll probably lose your shirt, a new report says. By Craig Bicknell. in BUSINESS File Storage Matter of Trust Monday I-Drive wants to host your personal files so that others can read them from any browser. The company says it's not liable if files are compromised, raising privacy concerns. By Chris Oakes. in TECHNOLOGY Technology: In Brief Digital Signatures for the Palm Monday PenOp releases the first electronic signature application for the Palm platform. Also: LookSmart will provide directory content for Excite. in TECHNOLOGY Elsewhere Today Gates Wishes He'd Settled Suit New York Post Bio-War Games SF Gate Old Actors Get Digitized Los Angeles Times Personalized Email Ads The New York Times (Registration Required) Who's Behind That Dot-Com? ZDNN Battling Video Game Pirates MSNBC Buying Art Online BBC News Dress for Access Forbes Valley of the Doll-Less Newsweek Private Eyes Going Online USA Today |
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