Thomson divests its textbooks before Reuters deal
The Canadian publishing company raised $7.75 billion from the sale of the business to two investment funds, which analysts expect the company will use to finance part of its $17.5 billion plan to buy Reuters.

U.S. movie rating agency plans to get tough on smoking
The Motion Picture Association of America said that portrayals of smoking would be considered alongside sex and violence in assessing the suitability of movies for young viewers.

Dow Jones begs the question: How much is information worth?
Rupert Murdoch's offer of $5 billion for the publisher of The Wall Street Journal raises plenty of meaty questions, all involving the value of information. Also: Duke University uses working-class athletes to try to counter its effete image.

Deutsche Telekom faces first-ever strike
Workers at Ver.di, the union representing the 36,000 Deutsche Telekom workers affected by the plans, voted overwhelmingly for the strike action to protest the transfer of up to 50,000 employees to lower-paying jobs in a new subsidiary, the union said Thursday.

EU to finance Galileo satellite program
A European Union spokesman said Thursday that a private sector consortium that was to have shared the financing costs had failed to overcome its internal differences and balked at the possibility that the project would not pay off.
- Funding breakdown throws Galileo satellite project off course

Intel and AMD jostle for notebook technology spotlight
Days after Advanced Micro Devices touted the Turion processor's new features, its rival unveiled its latest Centrino chip set upgrade.

HBO's chief, Chris Albrecht, resigns over arrest for assaulting girlfriend
The announcement followed a report that in 1991, HBO paid a settlement to a subordinate who accused Albrecht of choking her.

Microsoft to invest in employment site
Microsoft said it would take a small equity stake in CareerBuilder, a popular job recruitment site operated by three big media companies.

Smarter ingredients for the BlackBerry
The new BlackBerry Curve, which will be available first in the United States in a few weeks, is a pleasant and logical descendant of the Pearl.

Don't move: Images lost to dreaded shutter lag
Avoiding or minimizing the problem of shutter lag in the next point-and-shoot digital camera that you buy - well, that's a tricky problem.