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Google fears web crackdown after Arab uprisings
AFP, Published on 28/06/2011
» Google chairman Eric Schmidt on Monday warned that the ongoing Arab uprisings could lead to an upsurge in internet censorship and an increased risk of arrest for colleagues working in restive nations.
Top US court zaps violent videogame sales ban
AFP, Published on 27/06/2011
» The US Supreme Court ruled Monday that a California law banning the sale or rental of violent videogames to minors was unconstitutional and a violation of free speech protections.
China's Baidu invests $306 mln in travel website
AFP, Published on 25/06/2011
» Chinese search engine Baidu has agreed to invest $306 million in domestic travel website Qunar as it seeks to cash in on the booming tourism market in China.
Private equity firms seeking to buy GoDaddy: source
AFP, Published on 25/06/2011
» Three private equity firms are in talks to buy website domain hosting company GoDaddy, a source close to the negotiations said Friday.
US regulators investigating Google over search
AFP, Published on 25/06/2011
» US regulators have launched a probe into Google's lucrative search and advertising business in a move that could pose the most serious legal challenge yet to the Internet giant.
Facebook names Netflix CEO to board
AFP, Published on 24/06/2011
» Facebook announced Thursday that it has named Reed Hastings, chairman and chief executive of US video giant Netflix, to the social network's board of directors.
National Enquirer publisher buys OK! magazine
AFP, Published on 24/06/2011
» American Media Inc. (AMI), publisher of the National Enquirer, Star and other titles, announced Thursday it has bought the US edition of entertainment magazine OK! from Britain's Northern & Shell.
Nokia says Symbian development to continue with Accenture
AFP, Published on 24/06/2011
» The world's number-one mobile phone maker Nokia said on Thursday that 2,800 developers working on its Symbian smartphone platform would move to consulting company Accenture.
Yahoo! board re-elected, Bartz comes under fire
AFP, Published on 24/06/2011
» Yahoo! chief executive Carol Bartz defended her turnaround efforts at the Internet pioneer Thursday and won the endorsement of the company's chairman and shareholders.
Google facing wide-ranging US antitrust probe: WSJ
AFP, Published on 24/06/2011
» The US Federal Trade Commission is poised to open a formal antitrust probe into whether Internet search giant Google has abused its dominance on the Web, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday.