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Yahoo Okays Initial Term Sheet to Sell Stakes Back to Asian Partners — While Also Hoping to Keep PE Firms in Fray

Kara Swisher in News on December 23, 2011 at 11:23 am PT

It’s on.

Google Street View: Chronology of a Cock-Up

John Paczkowski in News on October 29, 2010 at 3:30 am PT

Much as Google would like Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal to follow the Federal Trade Commission’s lead and close his inquiry into the inadvertent collection of user data by its Street View cars, that seems unlikely. Blumenthal, whose office is spearheading a multistate investigation into Google’s Wi-Fi data-gathering debacle, says he has no plans to end it simply because of some announced improvements to the company’s privacy practices.

SAP: Please Gag Oracle

John Paczkowski in News on October 26, 2010 at 3:00 am PT

With hearings in its intellectual property battle with Oracle set to begin on Nov. 1, SAP is steeling itself for what promises to be some raucous gladiatorial litigating. Last Friday, the company asked a California court to slap a gag order on Oracle’s legal counsel ahead of the trial, which will determine the damages SAP will pay for its TomorrowNow division’s admitted theft of Oracle intellectual property.

Chapter 10, in Which Nortel Mulls Chapter 11

John Paczkowski in News on December 10, 2008 at 2:48 am PT

A few weeks back, RBC Capital Markets analyst Mark Sue warned that Nortel is facing a very bleak future. “Considering the worsening macro environment, Nortel’s challenged industry position, and concerns related to liquidity while the capital markets are basically closed, we think bankruptcy is a distinct possibility down the road,” Sue wrote in a note to investors. Looks like Sue was right, and the road to which he referred was a short one.