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Wired parent buys Ars Technica — and Webmonkey, too?

Owen Thomas · 05/16/08 09:05PM

TechCrunch reports that CondeNet, the online arm of Condé Nast and the parent of Wired.com, has bought Ars Technica, a rival technology news site. But if the latest issue of Wired is any indication, that's not the only tech property that's moved to CondeNet recently. On page 24, Wired's June issue announces a new version of Webmonkey, a defunct site for Web developers, under a list of Wired.com features:

Korean Internet kingpin suspected in massive gambling scandal

Nick Douglas · 08/30/06 11:47PM

Lee Jae-woong has a gambling problem. The Daum chief is suspected in a scandal that's rattling the highest levels of South Korea's government and businesses. He's one of fifty suspects ordered to stay in the country pending an investigation of companies that allegedly bribed government officials to allow illegal vouchers to be issued for video gambling games.