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Law firm sues Roche, calls Genentech bid too low

A New York law firm has sued Roche Holding AG claiming the Swiss pharmaceutical company is offering too little in its takeover bid for Genentech Inc. - (Sydney Morning Herald — 9 hours ago)
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Fresh face of a Family man

The first two Godfather movies are Shakespeare for Americans, writes Paul Byrnes. - Brisbane Times (The Brisbane Times — 23 July, 2008)
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Xerox Profit Declines, but Meets Expectations

Xeroxs profit fell 19 percent, but matched Wall Streets forecast, as the office-equipment maker was hurt by restructuring charges. (New York Times — 11 minutes ago)
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Microsoft looks to 'Mojave' to revive Vista's image

CNET News gets an exclusive look at what's likely to form the guts of a new Vista marketing push. (CNET News.com — 2 hours ago)
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Killings turn focus on San Francisco sanctuary law

Road rage killings put San Francisco's liberal politics to the test, setting off a debate over its sanctuary law that shields undocumented immigrants from deportation. (MSNBC — 3 hours ago)
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New Tool From Facebook Extends Its Web Presence

At its annual conference for developers, the company announced Facebook Connect, a way that other Web sites can integrate parts of Facebooks service. (New York Times — 9 hours ago)
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Google launches Wikipedia clone

Google is taking the wraps off an internet encyclopedia designed to give people a chance to show off - and profit from - their expertise on any topic. (Sydney Morning Herald — 9 hours ago)
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Alleged SF computer saboteur's bail request denied

A judge on Wednesday refused to reduce the $5 million bail of a San Francisco technology expert accused of rigging the city's computer system to malfunction during routine maintenance. - (Sydney Morning Herald — 15 hours ago)
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Web site design flaws make banking riskier

Many U.S. banks are unwittingly training their online customers to take risks with their passwords and other sensitive account information, leaving them more vulnerable to fraud, new research shows. (MSNBC — 17 hours ago)
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Jailed SF worker accused of setting network sabotage time bomb

San Francisco city computer engineer remains held on $5 million bail, accused of hijacking city network and arranging it so that the network would self destruct during the next routine maintenance or power outage. (CNET News.com — 17 hours ago)
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Google unveils reference tool after 7-month test

Google Inc. is taking the wraps off an Internet encyclopedia designed to give people a chance to show off _ and profit from _ their expertise on any topic. - (Sydney Morning Herald — 18 hours ago)
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AIDS among Latinos on rise

AIDS rates in the nation's Latino community are increasing and, with little notice, have reached what experts are calling a simmering public health crisis. (MSNBC — 23 July, 2008)
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SF mayor gets codes to hijacked network

City IT worker, who has been in custody on felony charges of taking sole control of the city's network, gives access codes to Mayor Gavin Newsom during a secret jailhouse visit. (CNET News.com — 23 July, 2008)
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Charles Schwab Founder Is Stepping Down

The online brokerage firm said that it had appointed Walter W. Bettinger II as president and chief executive, succeeding the founder Charles Schwab. (New York Times — 23 July, 2008)
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Slowdown in Online Advertising Hits Yahoo

Yahoo said that its revenue in the second quarter grew a sluggish 6 percent from the same period a year earlier as net income dropped by 19 percent. (New York Times — 23 July, 2008)
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Decision at the pump: Cash vs. credit

Gas stations across the country are increasingly offering discounts for fuel purchases made with cash as high oil prices eat into their profits. (CNN — 23 July, 2008)
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Viacom CEO Philippe Dauman on Google's 'rogue company'

Viacom chief says Google has an inability to bend in negotiations with Hollywood and suggested that he believes it was always Google's strategy to ignore piracy on YouTube so the site could "dominate the space." (CNET News.com — 23 July, 2008)
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Top Roche, Genentech officials meeting

Top officials of Swiss pharmaceutical giant Roche Holding and Genentech Inc. are meeting Tuesday to discuss Roche's proposed $43.7 billion takeover bid for the U.S. biotechnology pioneer. - (Sydney Morning Herald — 23 July, 2008)
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GM partners with utilities to advance plug-in hybrids

General Motors, electric companies, and the Electric Power Research Institute aim to lay the groundwork for stations to charge electrified cars. (CNET News.com — 22 July, 2008)
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Coulomb unveils electric car charging stations

Tests of Coulomb Technologies' curbside stations to charge electric vehicles are coming first to San Jose, Calif. (CNET News.com — 22 July, 2008)
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