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Microsoft Software Translates Skype Conversations in Real Time

Dec 17, 2014
It's now possible to have a conversation in English and Spanish on Skype without having to hire an interpreter; the Rolling Stone writer continues to research her controversial story on UVA students; meanwhile, former Sen. Mark Udall revealed a "smoking gun" regarding the CIA torture report but no one seems to have noticed. These discoveries and more after the jump.
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China Jails Dissident for Poem Sent Over Internet

Feb 11, 2012
Chinese authorities demonstrated their continued disregard for free speech and human rights as they sentenced a democratic dissident to seven years in jail for sending a poem he had written and other messages over the Internet, the man’s son told reporters. The verdict cited Zhu Yufu's online calls for a democratic political movement, the son said.