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Yahoo’s Chairman Disputes Icahn?s Accusations
Yahoo?s chairman rejected accusations from the billionaire investor Carl C. Icahn that the company?s board had acted irrationally in rejecting a $47.5 billion takeover offer from Microsoft.


CBS in Deal to Buy CNet to Increase Online Ads
At $1.8 billion, Thursday?s deal for CNet by CBS is the biggest by far in its recent Internet expansion, making the network bigger players in online media.


Microsoft Joins Effort for Laptops for Children
After years of conflict, Microsoft and the computing and education project One Laptop Per Child, have reached an agreement that will put Windows on the organization’s computers.


Advertising: Yahoo and WPP in Partnership
The deal between Yahoo and WPP Group, the advertising holding company, will give WPP?s clients a broader swath of Web sites where they can aim their messages.


Bits: Ask.com Buys Owner of Dictionary.com
In its quest to increase search traffic, Ask.com buys the owner of Dictionary.com.


Bits: Spammers Create a Tricky Situation for Stickam
Stickam, a live webcam chat site, says hackers broke into a message board system and made off with users? e-mail addresses. Now those addresses are in the hands of spammers.


Bits: Dreaming of an iPhone Keyboard as Good as a BlackBerry’s
This summer, both Apple and Research in Motion are expected to introduce new 3G smart phones which, while stylistically different, will compete ear-to-ear.


Fitness for Every Body: O.K., Avatar, Work With Me
Can Wii Fit, born of a best-selling gaming console, revolutionize exercise? Five testers weigh in.


Blockbuster Swings to Profit on U.S. Sales Growth
The movie rental chain posted first-quarter profit of $42.6 million, citing lower expenses and improved results from its subscription service and domestic sales growth.


Bits: Green Talk Is Gold to Silicon Valley
Presidential candidate Barack Obama's campaign promise to spend $150 billion on alternative energy drew praise from Silicon Valley.


Broadcom Co-Founders Charged in Stock Options Probe
Federal officials charged Henry T. Nicholas III and Henry Samueli with falsifying the company’s reported income by illegally backdating stock options for five years.


Bits: Overstock.com Throws New York Affiliates Overboard to Avoid Sales Tax
To avoid being subject to a New York State law that would have forced it to collect sales taxes on sales to New York residents, Overstock.com has cut off its dealings with Web sites in the state that send it customers.


Telecom Deal by Germans in Greece
Greek officials said that they had sold a 3 percent stake in the country?s public telecommunications operator to Deutsche Telekom, the largest telephone company in Europe.


Sony Braces for Letdown After a Year of Gains
Income at the consumer electronics giant rebounded as the company was able to hold down chip costs, but was hurt by a drop in the value of its financial holdings.


Bits: It’s Complaxtic: Comcast Buys Plaxo to Bolster Video Sharing
Consumers will eventually be able to use a multi-platform connection technology and Comcast?s video-licensing agreements to share videos with friends.



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