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Google has struck a deal with Hearst-Argyle Television to have local news content from the company's local TV affiliates made available on YouTube, with the TV stations sharing in the revenue generated when video clips are viewed online. The deal covers five Hearst-Argyle stations in Sacramento, Cal...

Palm, the handheld device maker that has been searching for a way to rejuvenate its business in the face of competition from the BlackBerry and other smartphones, will sell an ownership stake to a private equity firm, raising $325 million that it will turn over to shareholders. Elevation Partners --...

The arrest of a Seattle man said to be one of the most prolific spammers in Internet history is sending shockwaves across the e-mail world, but the arrest likely will do little to stem the flood of unwanted messages deluging in-boxes around the globe. Strong law enforcement action across multiple ju...

In theory, Internet pharmacies have the potential to offer consumers considerable benefits over their brick-and-mortar counterparts. Convenience and lower prices, in particular, are two of the big ones proponents frequently cite. Unfortunately, the current reality reveals a very different potential....

ChoicePoint is still doing damage control two years after identity thieves set up fake businesses and bought personal information on 163,000 U.S. residents from the data broker. A settlement reached this week between ChoicePoint and attorneys general from 43 states and the District of Columbia may w...

Dell will cut some 8,800 workers from its payroll over the next year. Dell announced the cuts as it released first quarter results that beat Wall Street forecasts for profit but still showed that the once dominant PC maker is facing an uphill battle against competitors such as HP. Founder and CEO Mi...

The use of a home network largely as a broadband-sharing mechanism is just the first of several stages in the evolution of home networking. Both consumers and carriers will use connectivity for applications beyond shared Internet. For consumers, the desire to share multimedia content among different...

In the never-ending war against spam, the good guys say they have chalked up one significant win: the arrest of 27-year old Robert Alan Soloway, alleged to be the world's most prolific spammer. Soloway has reportedly been using an army of zombie computers to send out huge volumes of unwanted e-mails...

The U.S. General Services Administration has announced the winners of is second largest contract to provide next-generation telecom services to federal agencies: AT&T, Level 3 Communications, Qwest Communications, Sprint Nextel and Verizon. The five companies all have the right to compete for Ne...

eBay has bought community-based Web search tool StumbleUpon for $75 million. The auction giant is once again reaching outside its core business for a strategic acquisition -- one that straddles search and social networking. Along with StumbleUpon's technology, eBay said the purchase provides an esta...

Motorola will cut another 4,000 jobs on top of the 3,500 layoffs it previously announced, the company said Wednesday. This move sets up the No. 2 handset maker to slash 10 percent of its workforce as it bids for enhanced profitability. The Schaumburg, Ill.-based company said it remained on track to ...

As the market for online banking matures, competition is heating up for a group of consumers no longer loyal to their primary financial institution. Some 31 percent of online consumers who have a checking or savings account are "switchers" -- people who can be enticed to desert their primary bank wi...

Google's acquisition of DoubleClick may be under scrutiny for potential antitrust and privacy violations, but that's apparently not stopping the search giant from snatching up another smaller firm -- this time, security software maker GreenBorder. In what's likely an effort to reassure Web users fea...

CBS has acquired Last.fm, a social networking Web site, for $280 million. The London-based operation focuses on music and has more than 15 million active users. CBS has reportedly been working on this deal for some time, the end goal being to allow Last.fm users to post CBS video clips to the site.

IBM has cut more than 1,500 additional jobs from its information technology services unit, the company said Wednesday. The move is the latest in a series of changes to revamp the company to better compete in a changing technology landscape. Big Blue laid off 1,573 more people from its services busin...