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Google has announced a project to solicit ideas that can have a positive impact on humanity, and to fund those it deems most promising. The project, dubbed 10^100 (10 to the hundredth power), will dole out up to $10 million to the winning idea or ideas. As CNN reports, Google is open to any sort of idea that helps people in some way, from providing food and shelter to promoting clean energy.

Web pick posted by Neil Savage, Xconomy.com

Last week's military incursion into Georgia by Russian troops was preceded by an attack on government computers, and the same thing could happen here, experts warn. According to CNN, computer security experts say no one has devised a way to protect against online attacks on government systems. The fact that the U.S. is so dependent on the Internet makes us all the more vulnerable, they say.

Web pick posted by Neil Savage, Xconomy.com

The market for "green" housing that's more environmentally friendly than traditional homes is growing, even during the housing slump, CNN reports. According to McGraw-Hill Construction Research and Analytics, about 6 percent of new homes will be built to green standards in 2008. That's up from 2 percent in 2005.

Web picks posted by Neil Savage, Xconomy.com

Using Unused TV Airwaves

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High-tech companies would love to use portions of the electromagnetic spectrum that are set aside for television broadcasts (but not being used) for various mobile communication devices. The Federal Communications Commission has yet to issue regulations for this so-called "white space." But according to CNN, the FCC says it will begin testing prototype devices from Microsoft, Motorola, and Philips next week.

Web pick posted by Neil Savage, Xconomy.com