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  • Google to buy Digg?

    Search giant Google is close to acquiring US-based social news aggregator Digg for around US$200 million, according to a report on US technology blog TechCrunch.

  • OpenBSD devs respond to Torvalds' monkey jibe

    OpenBSD developers have responded to comments made by Linus Torvalds that they are a "bunch of masturbating monkeys".

  • MySpace lets users share data with Yahoo, eBay, Twitter

    MySpace has announced a new initiative called Data Availability, a way for members to share profile data with other social and community sites across the Web.

  • LinkedIn looking for a suitor, maybe

    There is speculation that a big name prospective buyer is looking to acquire business social network LinkedIn, after its co-founder and chairman said that he would be open to an offer.

  • Firms use evil SEO to kill rivals' Google rankings

    Competition for dominance of search engine rankings is turning sour as rival companies sabotage each other's Web sites to trick search engines into mistakenly believing them to be spam sites.

  • Yahoo hyped on Digg-alike Buzz tool

    Although Yahoo executives speaking at an online ad conference on Monday were mum on Microsoft's takeover attempt, they were quick to tease a new feature -- due out this week -- on their home page which could be their rumoured competitor to social news aggregator Digg.

  • NSA 'illegal spying' charge falls on a technicality

    The US National Security Agency and President Bush's wiretapping program may or may not have violated the US Constitution -- we may never find out for sure because the case was thrown out of court last week on "narrow procedural grounds".

  • Apple iPhone marketing: a work of genius?

    As iPhone Week dawns, one thing is clear: marketing is a lot easier--and cheaper--if you let other people do it for you.

  • FaceBook platform attracts 1,000 developers a day

    Founder Mark Zuckerberg says new third-party applications will help his social network grow. But how much is too much of a good thing?

  • Digg in tough spot with DMCA debacle

    It was a whirlwind Tuesday for the social news site Digg, complete with a cease-and-desist letter, a mutinous user base and speculation that it might get sucked into a legal battle.

  • JavaScript opens doors to browser-based attacks

    Security researchers have found a way to use JavaScript to map a home or corporate network and attack connected servers or devices, such as printers or routers.

  • Google unveils new applications

    Google announced on Wednesday an update to its Google Desktop product, as well as several new products designed to enhance information gathering on the Web.

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