YouTube launches long-awaited video piracy blocker
4:23pm | YouTube on Monday put in place software to block the posting of pirated videos and appease content owners that accuse the popular website of being a willing accomplice to copyright abuses. more
AOL to cut 2,000 jobs; one-fifth of global staff
3:50pm | AOL, the Internet division of Time Warner Inc., is planning to cut 2,000 jobs or around one-fifth of its global workforce in a reorganization aimed at improving online advertising, a memo showed Monday. more
Microsoft drops SKorea anti-trust appeal
2:37pm | US software giant Microsoft has dropped its appeal against an anti-trust ruling in South Korea after losing a similar case in Europe, court officials said Tuesday. more
Analysts say competition, market saturation may slow Genentech's earnings growth
2:37pm | Genentech Inc. barely beat Wall Street estimates for the third quarter, and many analysts are skeptical that world's second-largest biotech company can maintain its scorching momentum amid new competition and a saturated market. more
Minnesota woman seeks relief from $222,000 music-sharing verdict; companies want the money
11:20am | A woman facing a $222,000 music-sharing verdict asked a judge on Monday to overturn it. more
YouTube Unveils Anti-Piracy Filters
10:20am | Online video leader YouTube on Monday rolled out long-awaited technology to automatically remove copyrighted clips, hoping to placate movie and television studios fed up with the website's persistent piracy problems. more
HP-owned Mercury Interactive settles stock options lawsuit for $117.5M
9:20am | Mercury Interactive, one of the first U.S. companies to reveal its financial records were faulty because of stock options tampering, has agreed to pay $117.5 million (euro82.6 million) to settle a group of lawsuits accusing the business software maker of duping investors, the company and shareholder lawyers said Monday. more
HP-Owned Mercury Settles Options Lawsuit
9:20am | Mercury Interactive, one of the first companies to reveal its financial records were faulty because of stock options tampering, has agreed to pay $117.5 million to settle a group of lawsuits accusing the business software maker of duping investors, the company and shareholder lawyers said Monday. more
Court Continues Microsoft Antitrust Case
8:50am | Two antitrust claims brought against Microsoft Corp. by Novell Inc. can proceed, a federal appeals court ruled Monday. more
Notices Confuse Some Verizon Customers
8:35am | Several online sites were buzzing this weekend with suspicion that Verizon Wireless was getting going to share its customers' calling records with third parties. more
AOL to Cut Work Force 20 Percent
8:35am | AOL is eliminating another 2,000 jobs worldwide as it tries to cut costs and make room to grow in online advertising. more
7:50am | Two laptop computers with detailed personal information about commercial drivers who transport hazardous materials across the United States are missing and considered stolen. more
Level 3 CFO Resigns
7:20am | Level 3 Communications Inc. finance chief Sunit Patel announced plans to resign as soon as a replacement is found, the communications network operator announced Monday. more
Supreme Court rejects Microsoft, Best Buy appeal to dismiss racketeering class-action lawsuit
7:20am | The Supreme Court Monday rejected an appeal by Microsoft Corp. and a unit of Best Buy Co. Inc. to dismiss a lawsuit alleging violation of racketeering laws through fraudulently signing up customers for Microsoft's online service. more
Broadcasters Unveil Digital TV Campaign
6:50am | A broadcasting trade group Monday unveiled a $697 million public service campaign aimed at educating viewers about the coming shift to digital broadcasting. more
Judge bars RMG Technologies from selling software to be used on Ticketmaster Web site
6:50am | A federal judge ordered RMG Technologies on Monday to stop selling software that lets users flood the Ticketmaster website with requests and snap up tickets in bulk, beating the humans who log in manually to buy tickets. more
Study: Online teens with photos, profiles don't find contacts by strangers more uncomfortable
6:50am | Although they are more likely to be contacted by strangers online, teens who have posted photos of themselves or created personal profile pages aren't necessarily finding those contacts scary or uncomfortable, a new study finds. more
Spain's Prado museum launches new Internet site
5:50am | Spain's Prado museum launched a more detailed version of its Internet site Monday ahead of the opening at the end of the month of a long-awaited new annex which will extend floor space by half. more
Electronics industry forecasts solid holiday season as computers top consumer wish lists
5:06am | Move over, peace and happiness. Computers are what Americans really want nowadays. more
Software Would Automatically Redact
3:20am | Xerox Corp. said Monday it is designing software that automatically removes confidential information from documents. more
