Resistance from tax authorities means that the forgiven loans will in most cases not be tax deductible. All Japanese and all interested in working for a foreign company. Satellite seizure, blackmail reported In a story that sounds like a LeCarre spy novel, hackers have reportedly seized control of one of Britain's military communication satellites and issued blackmail threats. According to a UK Sunday newspaper, the hackers altered the course of one of Britain's four defense satellites just over two weeks ago. They then issued a blackmail threat, demanding money to stop interfering with the satellite.
British authorities deny the report.
The German based software giant said it would release details at the CeBIT 99 trade show later this month. The product will be shipped Q3 this year. Italian hospitalized for net-induced hallucinations Italian newspaper, la Republica, has reported that an Italian who spent 3 straight days surfing the Internet has been hospitalized with hallucinations. A psychiatrist said he believed several hundred people had overdosed on the Net in Rome alone. He said that the typical sufferer was aged around 30, single, educated and had never had any mental problems until they started spending more than 10 hours a day on the Internet.