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"Do we really need another news aggregator to follow in the footsteps of Google News, Digg, Reddit, Netvibes and the rest? Well, the founders of NewsCred have decided we do - and they reckon they've got two killer angles which will make their service, launched today, into a...

Sun to spend $1B to acquire MySQL, will compete with Oracle, Microsoft

"When discussing enterprise database installations worldwide, as of today, it will be impossible not to consider Sun Microsystems along with Microsoft and Oracle. This morning, Sun announced it has reached an agreement with MySQL -- which by some accounts may have become the...

Libel Lawsuit Filed Against iBrattleboro citizen journalism site

Chris Grotke and Lise LePage, co-founders and owners of iBrattleboro.com, a widely acclaimed citizen journalism site based in Brattleboro, Vermont, were sued on November 16 for libel based on a comment submitted by one of the site's users. The lawsuit, brought by Effie...

Topless swimmers make waves in Sweden

In Sweden sexuality as the new political weapon of choice"STOCKHOLM, Sweden - A group of Swedish women is making waves by taking their tops off at public swimming pools in a protest against what they call gender-biased rules on swim wear. About 40 women have joined the...

Skype founders 'happy' £260m exit

"Skype co-founders Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis have said they are happy with their decision to step down from the company they sold to eBay in 2005. The move, which was announced yesterday, has forced eBay into a £590m writedown on the £2.1bn it paid for the internet...

One dollar salary for Google's founders

The founders of number one search engine Google, Larry Page and Sergey Brin, in 2006 earned their salaries of just one dollar. The information was provided after the examination of specific documents. The two partners who were able to create the Internet giant starting with...

Googlepealago:China Censorship Bad for Business

"Google's decision to censor its search engine in China was bad for the company, its founders admitted yesterday. Google, launched in 1998 by two Stanford University dropouts, Sergey Brin and Larry Page, was accused of selling out and reneging on its "Don't be evil" motto...