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Not So Scott Free? Yahoo’s Other Big Shareholder — Cap Re — Leaning Toward Supporting Loeb Over Thompson ResuMess.

Kara Swisher in News on May 10 at 3:56 pm PT

Is the tenure of Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson — who is now big with the excuses — in trouble if other shareholders start to bolt?

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Supply Data Now a Focus of Probe

Susan Pulliam, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on November 24, 2010 at 8:30 am PT

Has the “channel check” become a criminal act? Wall Street analysts have been left bewildered in recent days, as federal prosecutors begin to home in on insider-trading cases that appear to involve routinely published information about public-company supply chains. Case in point: Apple.

VC Ben Horowitz Takes Aim at HP Critics (Are You Listening, Larry and Jack?)

Kara Swisher in News on October 8, 2010 at 4:32 pm PT

Today, in a sharply worded post titled “In Defense of Standards, Ethics, and Honest Financial Reporting at Hewlett-Packard,” prominent venture capitalist Ben Horowitz took to his blog to shoot back at the plethora of critics of the Hewlett-Packard board for their conduct related to the controversial jettisoning of CEO Mark Hurd. Let us just say, the longtime business partner of HP board member Marc Andreessen did not mince words.

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In Defense of Standards, Ethics, and Honest Financial Reporting at Hewlett-Packard

Ben Horowitz, Co-founder and General Partner, Andresseen Horowitz in News on October 8, 2010 at 4:22 pm PT

Recently, my old company Hewlett-Packard has been in the news–and not in a good way. I’ve been watching the coverage from the sidelines up to this point, but felt increasingly compelled to join the conversation and share my point of view. So here goes.

World War WAN: Google Hack Traced to Schools in China

John Paczkowski in News on February 19, 2010 at 5:33 am PT

The online attacks that inspired Google’s “new approach to China” have been traced to computers at two educational institutions in the country, including one with ties to the Chinese military. Anonymous sources close to the investigation into the attacks, which targeted dozens of American corporations, tell the New York Times they originated at Shanghai Jiaotong University and the Lanxiang Vocational School.

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The Fallacy of Identity Theft

Julia Angwin, Senior Technology Editor, WSJ.com in News on October 13, 2009 at 10:55 am PT

I hate the term “identity theft.” As far as I know, no one can steal my identity. Even if my bank account number, my credit card number and all my passwords are stolen, I am fairly confident that I will still be me and the thief will be a different person.

That's Declaratory Relief Against Idiocy, Right?

John Paczkowski in News on May 20, 2009 at 1:41 pm PT

Oh, it’s on now. Craigslist this morning turned the tables on South Carolina Attorney General Henry McMaster, suing him for threatening to file criminal charges over its adult classifieds. The suit seeks declaratory relief and a restraining order against McMaster, who alleges that those classifieds often display advertisements for prostitution and graphic pornographic material.

That’s Declaratory Relief Against Idiocy, Right?

John Paczkowski in News on May 20, 2009 at 1:41 pm PT

Oh, it’s on now. Craigslist this morning turned the tables on South Carolina Attorney General Henry McMaster, suing him for threatening to file criminal charges over its adult classifieds. The suit seeks declaratory relief and a restraining order against McMaster, who alleges that those classifieds often display advertisements for prostitution and graphic pornographic material.