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Microsoft sues over Google hire

Opening a new chapter in its rivalry with Google, Microsoft on Tuesday sued the search giant and a former Microsoft executive that Google had tapped to run its China operations. Read more »

Court docs: Ballmer vowed to 'kill' Google

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer vowed to 'kill' Google in an expletitive-laced, chair-throwing tirade when a senior engineer told him he was leaving the company to go work for Google, the engineer claimed in court documents made public on Friday. Read more »

Yahoo settles China lawsuits

Just a week after being publicly chastised by Congress for cooperating with the Chinese government in a case that led to the jailing of two journalists, Yahoo has settled a lawsuit filed by the men and their families. Read more »

Privacy International demands Yahoo boycott

The human-rights group is calling for action over claims Yahoo is 'cheerfully sacrificing human rights in return for a cut of the Chinese market' Read more »

Courtroom showdown for Microsoft and Google

Attorneys for Microsoft and Google faced off before a state court judge in Seattle on Tuesday, arguing whether former Microsoft executive Kai-Fu Lee should be allowed to start work for the search company before a trial determines whether he violated a noncompete contract. Read more »

Cybersquatting escalates in Asia

Inexpensive domain names are fuelling the growth of cybersquatting in the region Read more »

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