U.S. judge orders YouTube to hand over video logs
The order raised concerns that the online video viewing habits of hundreds of millions of people could be exposed.

Digital pens that deserve some buzz
There are less-touted cordless digital pens out there that don't require special paper.

Publicis Groupe agrees to buy Kekst
The advertising conglomerate based in Paris is acquiring a firm that has been behind the scenes of some of the largest and most contested takeovers in history.

Los Angeles Times to eliminate 150 newsroom jobs
The newspaper will publish 15 percent fewer pages. The cut is the deepest of a series of cuts at Tribune Co. newspapers as the company tries to stay afloat.
- U.S. firms cut 79,000 jobs in June

Upgrade one thing, downgrade three others
Buy a new printer, and watch its fancy new software befuddle your desktop. Switch to Vista, and - wham-o! - your iPod and PDA drivers go on strike. And God help you if you decide to encrypt your Wi-Fi signals.

Hollywood pushes on despite strike threat
As production on some potential blockbusters goes on, it has become apparent that the film industry's needs have overwhelmed any conviction that actors will actually walk out.

Taking steps toward mobile cash
European banks and mobile operators have agreed on a standard way of safeguarding and marrying phone and banking data to make wireless payments possible.

The world's most wired countries
In this year's Global Competitiveness Report, Nordic and Asian countries in general did well while the United States lagged behind.

Omnicom creates consultancy just for women
The new unit, called G23, joins a lengthening list of projects centered on women, some of which are more than a decade old.

Microsoft buying Powerset, a start-up for Web search
Powerset's technology breaks down the meaning of words into related concepts, freeing users from having to type the exact words they want to find.