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Adams Platform Performance Claims Debunked
An anonymous reader writes "For years sceptics have ridiculed Australian Adam Clark's controversial claim that 'Adams Platform technology enables the real-time delivery of high quality video and audio content at bandwidth observed as low as 14.4Kbps. ' - (from the Media World website) Media World Communications, owner of the Adams Platform Technology, has issued a statement to the Australian Stock Exchange saying 'The board today determined that it does not believe that it can sign off on the performance capabilities of the Adams Platform Technology.' Cold fusion anyone?" -
Company Gains Research Rights To Tongan Genome
spam_it_to_me_baby writes: "An Australian listed company, Autogen, has acquired research rights to the Kingdom of Tonga's gene pool. The Pacific island's 108,000 residents will be used by the company to identify genes that cause common diseases. Autogen says serum or DNA samples collected in Tonga shall remain the property of Tonga, while Autogen will build the genetic database on which the research will be based. More here." Similar to research going to collect the genetic information of everyone in Iceland, another place with a winning combination of low population and historical isolation. A single company (Decode) also won the "rights" to that information, for a mere $200 million. -
Australian Stock Exchange Crack Attempt Came From US Military Installation
Hamish writes "The Sydney Morning Herald is reporting the US military may have tried to crack the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX). Have a look at the article. No one is actually claiming that the attack was officially sanctioned but the attack did originate from a US military institution. "