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Google Facing Fresh Antitrust Probe as Display Ad Business Investigated

By IBTimes UK

Federal Trade Commission looks into how search engine giant handles display advertising business. (May 24)

MORE TOPICS: MICROSOFT, CALIFORNIA, FACEBOOK, EUROPEAN UNION, ADVERTISING, SMARTPHONE

Salesforce.com's quarterly results disappoint Wall Street

By Reuters

Salesforce.com Inc's <CRM.N> quarterly earnings and outlook disappointed investors as costs rise following a spree of acquisitions, sending its shares lower. (May 23)

MORE TOPICS: MICROSOFT, MARC BENIOFF, CLOUD COMPUTING

Analysis: Amazon gets help to lure big business to the cloud

By Reuters

As Amazon.com Inc seeks to transform itself into a leading provider of technology to the world's largest corporations, it's discovering that it needs help. (May 14)

MORE TOPICS: GOOGLE INC., MICROSOFT, SAMSUNG, CLOUD COMPUTING

In Silicon Valley, snarky blogs make a comeback

By Reuters

Silicon Valley is taking itself a tad too seriously, and a few of its shriller residents have taken note. (May 06)

MORE TOPICS: STEVE JOBS, TWITTER, FACEBOOK, ADVERTISING

BMC to go private in $6.9 billion deal led by Bain, Golden Gate

By Reuters

Business software maker BMC Software Inc, whose anemic growth has been a source of frustration for its largest shareholder, said it would be taken private by a group led by Bain Capital and Golden Gate Capital for about $6.9 billion. (May 06)

MORE TOPICS: MICROSOFT, BARCLAYS, MERRILL LYNCH, MORGAN STANLEY, NEW YORK, MANAGEMENT

Warren Buffett Invades Twitterland; Gets 188,000 Followers Right Away

By IBTimes AU

nvestment guru Warren Buffet just opened an account with Twitter with the handle @WarrenBuffet, and he already has more than 188,000 followers in a matter of hours. (May 02)

MORE TOPICS: MICROSOFT, LEHMAN BROTHERS, WARREN BUFFETT, BILL GATES, TWITTER, INVESTMENT

Warren Buffett joins Twitter, gains 10,000 followers in 10 minutes

By Reuters

Warren Buffett is an avowed avoider of high technology, but even the world's most famous investor cannot dodge Twitter. (May 02)

From hackers to security experts, the Balkan IT sector is booming

By Reuters

After hacking the Pentagon, NASA and Britain's Royal Navy for fun, TinKode got a real job as a computer security expert for a Romanian cyber safety consultancy. (Apr 26)

MORE TOPICS: NASA, CHINA, UNEMPLOYMENT, IBM, GERMANY, POLAND

News Corp, shareholders agree to phone hacking settlement

By Reuters UK

News Corp <NWSA.O> will receive $139 million worth of insurance proceeds in a rare cash settlement that resolves a lawsuit by shareholders alleging the board failed to investigate the company's phone hacking scandal. (Apr 22)

MORE TOPICS: RUPERT MURDOCH, NEW YORK, LAWSUIT, SETTLEMENT, LONDON