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Investors Give Mayer Vote of Confidence After Earnings Win October 23, 2012 Yahoo on Monday reported quarterly earnings that beat expectations, owing largely to the sale of its Chinese assets and modest growth in some of its core business areas. The quarterly report was the first for new CEO Marissa Mayer. She left Google to lead Yahoo in July after the sudden departure of former CEO Scott Thompson in May.

Google Vows Blockade if France Charges for Links October 19, 2012 In a letter to several French ministerial offices, Google reportedly has warned that it could exclude French media sites from its search results if the country implements a proposed law that would force search engines to pay for content. The letter reportedly said that such a move would threaten Google's existence.

Google's Q3 Report Arrives Early, Puny and Naked October 18, 2012 Google did not have a good day on Thursday: Its stock plunged when its unexpectedly dismal third-quarter earnings became public. Then, there was the matter of how exactly they became public. Google's financial printer, R.R. Donnelley, reportedly posted the earnings report to the Securities and Exchange Commission website without Google's final approval.

Google Razzle Dazzles With Data Center Display October 17, 2012 Google on Wednesday threw open the doors of its Lenoir, N.C. data center to the public, posting a virtual tour of the facility on Street View. Meanwhile, a detailed story about the facility by author Stephen Levy, who toured the data center by invitation, has been published.

UK Blocks Extradition of UFO-Seeking Hacker October 17, 2012 Gary McKinnon, a 46-year-old British computer hacker who admits to accessing U.S. government computers in 2002, will not be extradited to the U.S. UK home secretary Theresa May reportedly said that McKinnon was "seriously ill" and that the extradition request should be withdrawn. McKinnon says he hacked the U.S. computers searching for evidence of UFOs.

FTC Case Against Google May Be Antitrust Horse of a Different Color October 15, 2012 The Federal Trade Commission is poised to launch an antitrust case against Google, according to anonymous sources. The alleged charge is straightforward: Google has been using its search engine dominance to hurt competing firms. The rest of the details are expected to unfold in the coming weeks.

Mobile Gains Greater Ad Share, Sparks Innovation October 12, 2012 Online outlets' share of the advertising pie grew 14 percent from a year ago, with mobile channels commanding a larger bite as more users consume content on smartphones and tablets, according to a new report from the Interactive Advertising Bureau and PricewaterhouseCoopers. Advertisers spent a total of $17 billion on online ads in the first half of 2012.

Huawei Can't Catch a Break October 10, 2012 Huawei wasn't mentioned by name, but...come on. Canada announced that it could exercise its right to block companies that pose a security threat to the nation's communications network. Canada invoked what it calls a "national security exception" when choosing telecommunications companies.

Google Settles Epic Lawsuit With Publishers October 04, 2012 Google and the American Association of Publishers, whose members are 300 of America's largest publishers, have settled their 7-year-old legal dispute over digitizing books for Google Books. The settlement will give Google access to publishers' journals and books that are in copyright, for its Google Library project.

Ubuntu and Amazon Make Uneasy Bedfellows October 01, 2012 Well it's been another tempestuous week here in the Linux blogosphere, rounding out a month that never ran short on controversy, to put it mildly. The topic du jour this time? None other than Canonical's decision to integrate Amazon results into searches done through the Dash on Ubuntu's Unity desktop.

Combatants Getting Down and Dirty in Chinese Search Wars September 12, 2012 Today we're going to be talking with Tech In Asia Editor Charlie Custer about the ongoing spat between a pair of Chinese search engines -- the dominant incumbent, Baidu, and a newer search engine, Qihoo, which has launched recently and which has caused some waves in the Chinese search engine world.

'World of Warcraft' Collides With World Politics August 29, 2012 Today in international tech news: Trade sanctions have prevented Iranians from playing the ever-popular computer game "World of Warcraft." Also: Australia grapples with data collection laws that one official likened to a police state; Chinese search engines juke results to stymie one another; VMware tries to tap into China's IT-heavy Five Year Plan.

Has Google Crossed Over Into True Evil? August 27, 2012 The reason we keep asking about Google and evil is because early in their existence they appeared to create a policy of not being evil. This was most unusual, but since then the invasions of privacy and moves like taking self-driving cars on the road without approval and in early testing seemed to test that definition.

Facebook Chases Search Ads in Quest for Revenue August 23, 2012 Facebook is integrating sponsored results into its search function as part of the social network's ongoing effort to increase advertising revenue. The ads appear when a user looks for a person, place, app or other item through Facebook's search bar. Advertisers can choose which search terms to target with their ads.

New Google Rules Pound Sites for Takedown Notices August 13, 2012 Google is altering its algorithms to disfavor websites that are frequently accused of carrying content that violates copyright regulations. The search engine will include a new search signal in its rankings. Starting this week, its algorithms will include the number of copyright removal notices that Google receives regarding individual sites. Sites that have multiple notices could appear lower in search results.

Move to Mobile Has China's Sina Sweating August 10, 2012 Today in international tech news: The move to mobile is making a top Chinese Internet portal very nervous. Also: Another cyberwarfare device has apparently been designed to target Lebanese banks; the so-called Kidney for iPad trial begins in China, with five people facing charges for taking a 17-year-old's kidney in exchange for money to buy Apple gear; and more.

Mayer Mulls Putting Alibaba Cash to Work August 10, 2012 Newly hired Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer is reportedly considering a change in business strategy for the company, beginning with a restructuring plan that would use the revenue from Yahoo's Alibaba sale for long-term investment options rather than an immediate payback to shareholders. Yahoo announced in May it would sell half of its 40 percent stake in the Chinese Internet company in a $7 billion deal.

Google Grafts Gmail Onto Web Searches August 09, 2012 Google has announced it's testing a new service that will include relevant information from a user's personal Gmail account when that person types in a query on the company's basic search page. Google said the service is meant to further integrate the company's Web presence and its many functions, including e-mail, so that users can have faster, more relevant information at their fingertips.

Passed Over for CEO Seat, Levinsohn Bids Adieu to Yahoo July 31, 2012 Weeks after Marissa Mayer was hired as the new CEO of Yahoo, her predecessor has stepped down. No, not Scott Thompson. He left in May amid a resume scandal involving a false computer science degree. Yahoo's latest defector is Ross Levinsohn, the person who briefly held the position of interim CEO of Yahoo after Thompson was pushed out.

Google Still Hasn't Cleaned Out Its Private WiFi Data Closet July 30, 2012 Google has not deleted the sensitive data it collected from private wireless networks in 2010, according to a recent report. Earlier, the company had promised regulators it would dispose of the information. The search engine giant originally collected the data while it was mapping areas for its Street View services.