Citigroup: Microsoft likely to raise bid for Yahoo
Microsoft will most likely increase its initial US$44.6 billion bid for Yahoo , according to a Citigroup Investment Research analyst.
Stories by Linda Rosencrance
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Network Solutions suspends anti-Islamist film Web site
Web hosting company Network Solutions has suspended a Web site that a conservative Dutch politician wanted to use to release an anti-Quran video that critics are saying is extremely critical of Islam.
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FAQ: Microsoft's proposed takeover of Yahoo
Baffled by Microsoft's push to acquire Yahoo? These frequently asked questions provide the lowdown on the contest for the Internet company.
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Reporters Without Borders holds Online Free Expression Day
Reporters Without Borders is asking Internet users to demonstrate virtually against countries that censor Internet freedom.
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Internet retailer sues IBM for $6M in fraud case
Online retailer Harry and David has filed a US$6 million fraud and breach of contract lawsuit against IBM, claiming it was sold e-commerce software that IBM knew violated patents held by Charles Hill & Associates and NCR, according to court documents.
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Report: News Corp. won't battle Microsoft for Yahoo
Media magnate Rupert Murdoch said Monday that News Corp would not battle Microsoft over Yahoo, according to a report by the Reuters news agency.
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VeriSign: 33 million Internet domain names added in 2007
The Internet grew by almost 33 million domain names last year, according to the fourth quarter 2007 Domain Name Industry released this week by VeriSign, a digital infrastructure vendor that manages Internet domain names such as .com.
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EU expected to OK Google's US$3.1B acquisition of DoubleClick
The European Union is expected to give the thumbs up to Google's US$3.1 billion takeover of online advertising company DoubleClick, according to a report Thursday from the Reuters news service.
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Yahoo says Microsoft takeover bid is a distraction
Yahoo has told US federal regulators that Microsoft's unsolicited takeover bid, now worth $US41.6 billion, is becoming a "distraction" to the company.
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Report: Yahoo board reported split over Microsoft bid
Yahoo's chairman, Roy Bostock, is leading a group of the company's board members in favour of accepting Microsoft's unsolicited $US44.6 billion takeover bid, according to a new report.
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Report: Yahoo plans to reject Microsoft's US$44.6B buyout bid
Yahoo's board of directors plans to reject Microsoft's unsolicited US$44.6 billion takeover bid, The Wall Street Journal reported Saturday, citing as its source "a person familiar with the situation."
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Report: Yahoo said to beef up talks with Google
Yahoo has beefed up its talks with Google as it looks for alternatives to Microsoft's unsolicited US$44.6 billion takeover bid, according to a report in the Los Angeles Times.
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Yahoo: Will any other suitors come a-courting?
While Google has reportedly shown an interest in collaborating with Yahoo to ward off a potential takeover bid from Microsoft, and other companies have contacted Yahoo, it's unlikely that any of them could beat Microsoft's offer, analysts said Monday.
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IDG revives The Industry Standard online
International Data Group (IDG) Monday relaunched an online-only version of The Industry Standard, once known as The Bible of the Internet economy, with a new publishing model that includes editorial content, a community-driven prediction market and social networking components.
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Historic documents stolen, sold on eBay
An employee of the New York State Department of Education allegedly stole hundreds of historic documents and artifacts from the New York State Library and sold some of them on eBay Inc., New York state's attorney general said.
