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Initiative to fight global poverty (SiliconValley.com)
SiliconValley.com - Bill Gates Sr., whose son founded Microsoft, was in San Francisco Thursday to recruit Bay Area business and philanthropic leaders to join the Initiative for Global Development, which he co-founded last year to end the world's most extreme poverty by fostering education, health and economic programs. The initiative targets places where people live on $1 or less a day.
Researcher Says Windows XP SP2 Has DoS Bug (TechWeb)
TechWeb - Microsoft Windows XP SP2 has an unspecified bug in its kernel that could let attackers bring down the machine with a denial-of-service (DoS) attack, a researcher says.
Microsoft Urges Developers to Prepare for IE 7 (Ziff Davis)
Ziff Davis - The beta version of Internet Explorer 7 could cause compatibility problems, but many Web developers are reluctant to take advance action.
Microsoft Investigates New XP SP2 Flaw (Ziff Davis)
Ziff Davis - A potentially serious security hole has been discovered in fully patched versions of Windows XP SP2, even with the integrated firewall turned on.
Microsoft Updates Windows Automotive Platform (TechWeb)
TechWeb - Adds tools that it claims will simplify development of in-car applications such as navigation and entertainment.
Microsoft and Marvel ink online game deal (Reuters)
Reuters - Microsoft Corp. said on Thursday
it won exclusive rights to develop and publish multiplayer
online games starring Marvel Enterprises Inc.'s super heroes,
including Spider-man, the X-men and the Hulk.
Microsoft Licenses Audio Tech To Improve VOIP (Ziff Davis)
Ziff Davis - Global IP Sound said late Wednesday that the company has licensed several audio technologies to Microsoft to improve its VOIP functionality for real-time collaboration.
Microsoft, Marvel ink online game deal (Reuters)
Reuters - Microsoft Corp. said on Thursday
it won exclusive rights to develop and publish multiplayer
online games starring Marvel Enterprises Inc.'s super heroes,
including Spider-man, the X-men and the Hulk.
Microsoft Woos Spider-Man Into Xbox Fold (TechWeb)
TechWeb - Deal with Marvel Enterprises gives software company the rights to add Marvel characters to its massively multiplayer online games.
Microsoft, Marvel Got Game (The Motley Fool)
The Motley Fool - It seems like once again, Marvel's (NYSE: MVL - News) getting into the game -- this time, by teaming up with Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT - News) in an exclusive deal to put Marvel characters into massively multiplayer online games developed for Microsoft's next-generation Xbox 360 console. Marvel's cast of 5,000 characters includes such well-known names as Spider-Man, the X-Men, and the Fantastic Four.
Google's Growth Prompts Privacy Concerns (AP)
AP - Google is at once a powerful search engine and a growing e-mail provider. It runs a blogging service, makes software to speed Web traffic and has ambitions to become a digital library. And it is developing a payments service.
Web Sites New Twist in Celebrity Drug Ads (AP)
AP - Like millions of women going through menopause, actress Cheryl Ladd quit taking hormone pills after research showed risks of breast cancer, stroke and heart attack.
Podcasting Spurs a Media 'Land Grab' (AP)
AP - The runaway popularity of blogging, which has turned everyday people into online news outlets, caught the media establishment off guard. The industry is trying not to make the same mistake with podcasting — which lets nearly anyone "broadcast" on the Internet.
Museum Shows Power of the Printing Press (AP)
AP - It took about 500 years for Johannes Gutenberg's ideas about printing to become obsolete, but Gardner LePoer worried the artifacts of Gutenberg's legacy would be gone far sooner.
Non-English Domain Names Likely Delayed (AP)
AP - Concerns about "phishing" e-mail scams will likely delay the expansion of domain names beyond non-English characters, the chairman of the Internet's key oversight agency said Friday.
10 years after birth of e-commerce, fear may curb growth (AFP)
AFP - After enjoying phenomenal growth in its first 10 years, Internet commerce faces new challenges amid growing fears of viruses, spyware and a range of fraud schemes.
AMD sales flat, profit falls from '04 (SiliconValley.com)
SiliconValley.com - Advanced Micro Devices on Wednesday beat analysts' estimates for its second-quarter results thanks to strong demand for personal computer chips.
Gretchen Wilson, Cingular 'Jacked Up' (Reuters)
Reuters - The first time fans will
hear Gretchen Wilson's new single is when a mobile phone rings.
Debian Linux: Living in Interesting Times (Ziff Davis)
Ziff Davis - Opinion: The emerging Ubuntu and Debian Core Consortium developments take the distro in unexpected directions.
Oracle hires a third president (SiliconValley.com)
SiliconValley.com - When Oracle Chief Executive Larry Ellison went looking for his next chief financial officer, he apparently wanted more than a numbers guy. He picked a seasoned deal-maker and gave him the title of president -- making him one of an unusual presidential trio at the business-software giant.
Google's Growth Prompts Privacy Concerns (AP)
AP - Google is at once a powerful search engine and a growing e-mail provider. It runs a blogging service, makes software to speed Web traffic and has ambitions to become a digital library. And it is developing a payments service.
10 years after birth of e-commerce, fear may curb growth (AFP)
AFP - After enjoying phenomenal growth in its first 10 years, Internet commerce faces new challenges amid growing fears of viruses, spyware and a range of fraud schemes.
Internet speed battle heats up (SiliconValley.com)
SiliconValley.com - Comcast, the Bay Area's dominant cable provider, said Tuesday that it will upgrade customers to a faster broadband Internet connection this summer -- up to 6 megabits a second for most subscribers.
Amazon fetes 10th year with Bob Dylan, Norah Jones (Reuters)
Reuters - Online retailer Amazon.com Inc.
celebrated its 10th year with a concert on Saturday for its
employees and customers that included a rare joint performance
by Bob Dylan and Norah Jones.
Internet provides instant Harry Potter reviews (Reuters)
Reuters - In the age of the Internet, a book
review can be virtually instant.
AOL, AEG, XM link for online programing (Reuters)
Reuters - AOL, XM Satellite Radio
and Anschutz Entertainment Group are betting big that Live 8's
recent success as an online programing event was no fluke.
At 10, eBay still scrappy (SiliconValley.com)
SiliconValley.com - Meg Whitman speaks with the confidence of a warrior who's stared down many an enemy. And for good reason. As chief executive of eBay, she's guided the company to the top of the e-commerce mountain, beating back nearly every competitor that has tried to stand in her way.
Yahoo Heads to Berkeley for Internet Research (Ziff Davis)
Ziff Davis - Yahoo opens a research lab in conjunction with the University of California, delving into the Web-related sciences of search and social media.
Non-English Domain Names Likely Delayed (AP)
AP - Concerns about "phishing" e-mail scams will likely delay the expansion of domain names beyond non-English characters, the chairman of the Internet's key oversight agency said Friday.
IBM Sends Blogging to Work (PC World)
PC World - Company introduces two new business blogging tools.
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