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US search-engine giant Google is interested in setting up a base in Malaysia, Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi says.
Google's top executives gave a glimpse into how it might try to deflect antitrust concerns of a possible ad-sharing deal with rival Yahoo on Thursday, advising observers to look at the overall ad market.
Google and Amazon.com are fighting for top computer scientists on Google's home turf: search results.
StumbleUpon is one of most interesting and addictive new tools on the Web but administrators should immediately ban its use at work.
As the two giants tussle for domination of online advertising dollars, it's increasingly clear that this tug-of-war is really a test of each company's corporate culture.
Internet search leader Google filed to go public on Friday, seeking to raise US$2.7 billion in an unusual auction-style offering that will give the founders rare control over the company.
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Microsoft has staff investigating software that will find and summarise all the news items in which an individual is interested.
Commentary: Google is one of the best things on the Web--but there are signs that it may be tempted into rank commercialism.
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