October 20, 2008 11:30 AM PDT
CNET News Daily Podcast: Saving genocide testimony--before the tapes disintegrate
The University of Southern California's Shoah Foundation Institute has begun a five-year project with the objective of saving and disseminating testimonies of Holocaust and other genocide survivors. CNET News' Greg Sandoval, whose story today chronicles what's by any account a massive technology transition--the digitization of 100,000 hours of interviews at a cost of more than $8 million--offers an overview of the project.
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Today's stories:
Number of IT venture deals falls to 10 year low
Microsoft aims to get more touchy-feely
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