Google's birth

Over at Wired, the genesis of the world's favourite search engine is chronicled in an excerpt from a new book to be published in September. Among the interesting nuggets are how the two founders didn't like each other to start with. But, more importantly, the source of Google's accuracy is explained.

While you're there, check out this piece about how easily pay-TV (and much more) in hotels can be hacked via the infra-red remote control.