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In a move that could have repercussions for all forms of social networking, especially online user-generated video, YouTube intends to begin sharing its advertising revenue with users who contribute videos. YouTube co-founder Chad Hurley disclosed the plans during the World Economic Forum in Davos, ...

The Intercontinental Exchange, or ICE, has earned a reputation as a leader and successful innovator in the field of exchange-based energy and commodities trading. Having launched a string of new exchange and over-the-counter traded energy derivatives contracts this past year, the ICE's total 2006 f...

Despite losing an antitrust case in the European Union nearly three years ago, Microsoft is releasing its new Vista operating system in Europe with features similar to those found illegal by the European Commission in 2004, charged a coalition of Microsoft rivals. Microsoft, of course, is still appe...

Twentieth Century Fox has subpoenaed Google's YouTube, demanding that the video service release the identities of users who recently uploaded pirated videos of the "24" and "The Simpsons" TV series. With the subpoena, which was issued January 18, Fox may be taking a page from the legal playbook of t...

President Bush, trying to squeeze some political fuel from his State of the Union address, hit the road Thursday to campaign for an energy plan aimed at reducing Americans' energy consumption habits. After signing an executive order Wednesday to cut down on the federal government's use of gasoline a...

As it awaits the release of Windows Vista, Microsoft on Thursday posted a second quarter that saw sharply lower earnings for a period marked by continued growth in its entertainment division and little progress in its efforts to catch up with Google on the online search front. For the quarter that e...

The appendage of the letter "i" to a word with the intent of creating an icon is silly. Momentary, short-term fame and glory may be possible, but it is a very dubious tactic for creating a long-lasting, global iconic mark. What makes an icon is the exclusive longevity of its unique name. That's why ...

20th Century Fox has served YouTube and another video-sharing site, LiveDigital, with subpoenas to hand over information about the user who uploaded episodes of the hit TV series "24" before they aired this month. The user also uploaded recent episodes of "The Simpsons." It is not known how YouTube ...

AT&T reported that its earnings rose 17 percent in the fourth quarter, bolstered by strong growth in the company's wireless subscriber base and the continued development of its regional wireline businesses. The largest provider of phone, wireless and broadband Internet services in the U.S., AT&a...

AT&T reported that its earnings rose 17 percent in the fourth quarter, bolstered by strong growth in the company's wireless subscriber base and the continued development of its regional wireline businesses. The largest provider of phone, wireless and broadband Internet services in the U.S., AT&a...

AT&T reported that its earnings rose 17 percent in the fourth quarter, bolstered by strong growth in the company's wireless subscriber base and the continued development of its regional wireline businesses. The largest provider of phone, wireless and broadband Internet services in the U.S., AT&a...

A former Hewlett-Packard employee facing charges that he stole company secrets from HP has claimed in court papers that HP management tried to obtain trade secrets from rival Dell. Karl Kamb Jr., previously vice president of business development and strategy at HP, was sued by his former employer af...

A strong holiday season rife with hard-to-find gifts helped push eBay to a record fourth quarter, with revenue up 29 percent and profits up 24 percent as the online auction giant soundly beat forecasts and boosted its outlook. eBay said revenue was $1.72 billion compared to $1.33 billion in sales in...

The digital lifestyle has taken root in U.S. living rooms, primarily with the TV set and the home PC -- and, like the couch potato, it's beginning to spread. From set-top boxes and time/place shifters such as TiVo and Slingbox to iPod's home stereo and TV component, the shift seems to be centered on...

During the last quarter of 2006, Cingular Wireless' profits jumped fourfold and Sun Microsystems registered a profit for the first time in more than a year; however, Seagate Technology's earnings dropped by about 50 percent. Nevertheless, as many major tech companies report their earnings this week,...