Archive for June, 2009

Google trial in Italy: freedom v. responsibility (AP via Yahoo! News)

Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009

An Italian court on Tuesday postponed the trial against four Google executives accused of defamation and violating privacy for allowing a video to be posted online showing an autistic youth being abused.

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Trial in Italy of Google execs to resume in September (AFP via Yahoo! News)

Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009

The defamation trial of four Google executives over the broadcast in Italy of video showing the bullying of a teenager with Down’s Syndrome will resume in September, lawyers said Tuesday.

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Google Censors China Porn Searches (PC World via Yahoo! News)

Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009

Google engineers have put in place several measures to remove pornography from search results in China, after the government warned the company its filter was too weak.

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Microsoft nabs Yahoo data center executive (CNET)

Monday, June 22nd, 2009

In the latest purple-badge-to-blue-badge transition, Yahoo VP Kevin Timmons is joining Microsoft to lead data center services.

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Job cull at Yahoo to cost $27m in severance pay (VNU Net via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)

Monday, June 22nd, 2009

Yahoo’s plans to lay off 700 staff, announced in April, will cost the company between $22m and $27m (£13m and £16m), according to a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission.

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T-Mobile to launch second Google phone in August (AP via Yahoo! News)

Monday, June 22nd, 2009

T-Mobile USA’s follow-up to the first “Google phone” is due to go on sale in early August.

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How Good (or Not Evil) Is Google? (New York Times)

Monday, June 22nd, 2009

After Google scanned millions of books without permission, some wonder how the behemoth can avoid making tsunamis instead of waves.

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BET AWARDS HOOKS UP WITH YAHOO MUSIC: The Jamie Foxx hosted show will feature exclusive coverage and content online. (Eurweb)

Saturday, June 20th, 2009

*BET and Yahoo! Music are coming together for a content and promotional partnership in support of the BET AWARDS ’09, the #1 program in cable television among African Americans.

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Yahoo Lists Cost of Layoffs (New York Times)

Saturday, June 20th, 2009

Yahoo said on Friday that laying off nearly 700 workers would cost $30 million to $34 million in severance pay and other related expenses.

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Yahoo sees up to $27 million charges for job cuts (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

Friday, June 19th, 2009

Yahoo Inc said it will incur $22 million to $27 million in restructuring charges in the current quarter to account for previously announced layoffs of 5 percent of its staff.

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