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Rupert Murdoch has spent months complaining that Google is ruining the newspaper business, and now he wants to do something about it. But, his proposal is a gamble, and one that could hurt News Corp instead of helping it.

Microsoft Corp has had talks with News Corp about a tie up, which would involve News Corp getting paid to take its news websites off Google Inc, a source familiar with the matter said on Sunday.

Web search leader Google Inc said it is buying Silicon Valley display advertising technology startup Teracent, which expands its competition with display leader Yahoo Inc.

Web search leader Google Inc said it is buying Silicon Valley display advertising technology start-up Teracent, which expands its competition with display leader Yahoo Inc.

WASHINGTON - Drug makers, Internet companies and nonprofits called for clarity on what is a gray area for U.S. health regulators: how drug promotion on Twitter, Wikipedia, blogs and other social media can be regulated.

In 2005, China administered a spelling test that asked respondents to spell Google for a search market report: only 60 percent took the test and more than 20 percent got it wrong.

Search engines are celebrating the holidays by offering users free internet and New York City is getting a special treat.

Major search engines like Google, Microsoft and Yahoo, and eBay are offering free WiFi hotspots around the nation this holiday season till early next year, at airports, hotels and even in New York's Time Square.

Alibaba.com, China's largest e-commerce company, reported its worst profit in three quarters after betting on acquisitions and product development to tap the region's early recovery from the global downturn.

GDP Sustainable, Says Survey; Key Target Set at Yahoo; UK Banks See Bottom

Yahoo Inc wants to triple its operating margin to 15-20 percent over the next three years by increasing revenue and keeping costs under control, CEO Carol Bartz said on Tuesday.

Internet giant Yahoo Inc is committed to grow its operating margin at a 15-20 percent pace over the next three years, CEO Carol Bartz said on Tuesday.

Widespread recovery doubts; More Caught in Trading Scandal; Microsoft-Yahoo Pact May Go Global

Microsoft Corp Chief Executive Steve Ballmer said on Thursday the company's search engine partnership with Yahoo would not be limited to the U.S. but would be introduced around the world, once it gets regulatory approval.

Microsoft Corp Chief Executive Steve Ballmer said on Thursday the company could look to extend its search engine partnership with Yahoo outside the United States, if it gets regulatory approval.

Microsoft Corp Chief Executive Steve Ballmer said on Thursday the company could look to extend its search engine partnership with Yahoo outside the United States, if it gets regulatory approval.

Microsoft is offering a sneak peak at its new redesigned version of its MSN.com home page that incorporates social media giants: Facebook and Twitter.

Yahoo Inc, looking to match rivals in providing up-to-the-minute Internet search results, is running tests with several real-time search partners, sources familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.

Yahoo Inc vowed to triple its operating profit margin in the next three years as the Internet company seeks to reignite its growth and regain investor confidence.

Yahoo Inc said it has fixed various shortcomings that have plagued the Internet company in recent years and touted its large online audience and ties to advertisers as keys to its comeback.

Microsoft Corp is viewed as the most likely buyer or partner for IAC/InterActiveCorp's Ask.com if CEO Barry Diller decides to throw in the towel on the struggling search engine.

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Billionaire activist investor Carl Icahn gave up his seat on the Yahoo Inc board of directors on Friday, closing a tumultuous chapter in the Internet company's 15-year history.

Billionaire activist investor Carl Icahn gave up his seat on the Yahoo Inc board of directors on Friday, closing a tumultuous chapter in the Internet company's 15-year history.

Activist investor Carl Icahn resigned from the board of Yahoo Inc on Friday, a little more than a year after winning a seat in the wake of its protracted takeover talks with Microsoft Corp .

Activist investor Carl Icahn resigned from the board of Yahoo Inc on Friday, a little more than a year after winning a seat in the wake of its protracted takeover talks with Microsoft Corp .

Investor Carl Icahn said late Friday he has resigned from the board of directors at Yahoo Inc., saying that there was not a need at this time for an activist investor at the internet company. Icahn said in a statement that there were a number of other companies on which he is currently focused, and praised the company's recent search and advertising partnership with Microsoft Corp.

Investor Carl Icahn said late Friday he has resigned from the board of directors at Yahoo Inc., saying that there was not a need at this time for an activist investor at the internet company.

Microsoft Corp and Google Inc secured separate agreements to access real-time content from Web phenomenon Twitter, intensifying their battle for a search market that Google dominates.