- Fri Nov 20 1:05 PM PST 2009 Electric-car maker Tesla preparing IPO
An IPO filing for the electric-car start-up is expected any day, according to sources. Public offering would be the first from a U.S. automaker since Ford Motor shares debuted in 1956.
- Thu Nov 19 3:40 PM PST 2009 eBay sets Skype loose at $2.75 billion valuation
The auction site has sold off its telephony unit, finally, after plans to take it public and a legal dispute with the company's founders.
- Thu Nov 19 10:42 AM PST 2009 Dell's 'Mr. A' is a key figure in Intel defense
An unnamed high-ranking Dell executive is cited liberally in the European Union ombudsman's review of the decision to fine Intel on antitrust charges.
- Tue Nov 17 6:06 AM PST 2009 AOL to spin off Dec. 9, begin trading Dec. 10
Shareholders will get one share of AOL for every 11 shares of Time Warner, giving the former an implied value of $3.2 billion--a fraction of its estimated $20 billion valuation in 2005.
- Mon Nov 16 11:35 AM PST 2009 Two cheers for Google Books
Friday's settlement offers an awkward resolution on "orphan works." The real problem, says lawyer Larry Downes, is the sad state of copyright law.
- Thu Nov 12 3:58 PM PST 2009 Verizon tests sending RIAA copyright notices
The No. 2 phone company, known for its reluctance to intervene in antipiracy cases, strikes an agreement to forward copyright notices on behalf of the music industry.
- Thu Nov 12 6:21 AM PST 2009 Intel to pay AMD $1.25 billion in antitrust settlement
AMD drops its litigation while Intel agrees to "abide by" a long list of prohibitions. And renewed patent cross-license agreement frees AMD to spin off chip manufacturing.
- Wed Nov 11 3:54 PM PST 2009 AMD: Our claims about Intel have been 'ratified'
CEO Dirk Meyer cites action by EU and the lawsuit filed by New York's attorney general as confirmation of AMD's allegations of anticompetitive behavior by its rival.
- Wed Nov 11 1:24 PM PST 2009 HP aims for networking cloud with 3Com buy
Hewlett-Packard says it plans to acquire the maker of network switching and routing products in a deal valued at $2.7 billion.
- Sun Nov 8 5:55 PM PST 2009 New preorders of Nook get later shipping date
Demand for the unreleased e-book reader is so strong that the bookseller is telling new customers not to expect shipment until December 11.




