It seems like everyone has an opinion about how Twitter should try to make money (by the way, there is no official business plan yet, at least one that's public). Webware editor Rafe Needleman stops by to explain why there's plenty of time for the Twitter guys to figure that out.
Also in today's podcast: Microsoft takes the gloves off with its latest Windows ad; Disney and Hulu appear poised to make a deal; and the Tesla Model S sedan is actually quite inexpensive--if you ask company founder Elon Musk. Listen in to hear how he explains the latest model's price tag.
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Today's stories:
Twitter still has no business model, and that's OK
Microsoft goes after Mac on price in new ad
Apple joins AT&T with no-contract iPhones
Report: Disney in talks to join Hulu
Tesla CEO: Model S cheaper than it looks
CNET News' Declan McCullagh calls it an expensive lesson in the law of unintended consequences.
He's talking about widespread adoption of touch-screen machines in the aftermath of the 2000 election debacle. But as the U.S. heads to the polls on Tuesday, there's a lot of anxiousness over the reliability of the e-voting systems which have since been put in place. This, and other headlines of the day, in Monday's podcast.
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Today's stories:
E-voting worries linger as Election Day nears
Ethanol maker VeraSun files for bankruptcy
Tesla Motors secures $40 million in funding
Motorola invented the cell phone biz, but hasn't had a hit in years. Now the company's losses are starting to pile up and investors and observers wonder if the company will be able to turn itself around. CNET News reporter Maggie Reardon, who keeps a close eye on Motorola, talks with us about how the phone maker can get its groove back.
Also on Friday's podcast: Movement within the Microsoft ranks, IBM's not happy about Apple's most recent hire, Tesla is having financial issues, and electric-car companies could be creating a different kind of environmental problem.
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Today's stories:
Motorola's struggle for survival
Microsoft's Mac unit gets new boss
Apple hires top IBM chip design and blade server guy
Tesla Motors seeks cash to keep moving forward
CNET News' Declan McCullagh explains why a federal judge's decision may have potentially major implications for Internet auction sites. Even though the court was sympathetic to the problems Tiffany faces with counterfeit products on auction sites, the ruling found that trademark law can't be used to compel eBay to police listings.
Carl Icahn and Yahoo are stepping up their confrontation. After a SEC filing by Icahn and a warning from CEO Jerry Yang to his employees, the old Godfather phrase about "going to the mattresses" seems more than apt. CNET News' Dawn Kawamoto has the latest recap.
Plus, what brings together the geeks from Google and the British rock band Radiohead? Why, technology, of course. Read on--and then take a listen.
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Today's stories:
Icahn to run slate of nine for Yahoo board
eBay wins counterfeit-sales lawsuit brought by Tiffany
Microsoft opens up E3 with loud, energetic press conference
The man who changed Internet security
Glam Media jumps into e-newsletter market
Tesla Roadsters now rolling off production line
Google: Hey, look, Radiohead's new video is cool and has lasers
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Rafe Needleman is editor of CNET's Webware. He's been covering technology since 1988, and has interviewed thousands of tech execs. He blogs at 
Leslie Katz is senior editor of CNET News' Crave blog, which focuses on gadgets, games, and all other digital distractions.
Erica Ogg keeps up on the latest consumer electronics and PC goings-on as chief correspondent for CNET News' Crave blog.
Jennifer Guevin is assistant managing editor for CNET News and focuses on science and green tech.
Josh Lowensohn writes for Webware.com, CNET's blog about Web applications and
services. 
