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Snuffing out Goofy's cigarette

January 10, 2008 12:00 PM PST

Jens F. Laurson and George A. Pieler explain the Janus-like impact of technology when companies make dumb decisions.

Stirring GE's Ecomagination

October 26, 2007 5:35 PM PDT

Lorraine Bolsinger, who heads a major energy-efficiency initiative at General Electric, says companies can make green while being green.
Photos: Inside GE's clean-tech labs

China accused of rerouting search traffic to Baidu

October 22, 2007 5:34 PM PDT

Google confirms reports that users attempting to access popular American search engines have been redirected to China-based Baidu.

Debating the morality behind software development

October 15, 2007 4:25 PM PDT

IBM's Grady Booch says the days when developers could dash off code without considering the larger implications are--and should be--coming to an end.

At Microsoft, seeking the next billion computer users

October 10, 2007 4:47 PM PDT

Bill Gates gave Will Poole a not-so-simple job: figure out how to connect the rest of the world's inhabitants to computer technology.
Video: Microsoft's MultiPoint for emerging markets

Barbie comes out swinging

August 29, 2007 4:19 PM PDT

Internet attorney Eric J. Sinrod explains why the doll's corporate parent decided it had to take on a China-based cybersquatter.

Yahoo files to dismiss China human rights suit

August 28, 2007 12:08 AM PDT

Two Chinese journalists allege the Internet giant "willingly" handed over information that led to their arrest and prosecution.

Companies need guidance to face censors abroad

December 18, 2007 4:50 PM PST

How should tech companies deal with nations that oppress their citizens? Professors Jonathan Zittrain and John Palfrey lay out their ideas.

Shareholders blast CEO Semel for Yahoo performance

June 13, 2007 4:06 PM PDT

But they follow board recommendations to reject pay-for-performance and censorship proposals.

Web 2.0 madness grips China

June 7, 2007 1:43 PM PDT

Cheap start-up costs and increasing penetration of Net-enabled devices are fueling a rush into Web sites, online games and novel ad approaches.
Photos: Web 2.0 mania in China

China's new weapon: Low executive pay

June 4, 2007 2:19 PM PDT

Factory workers make less in China than in the U.S., and so do CEOs. But the impact on the market remains unclear.

Google shareholders vote down proposal on censorship

May 11, 2007 1:34 PM PDT

Resolution that would have forced Google to dump its self-censored Web search site in China is rejected.

The free-speech fundamentals of Freewebs

April 27, 2007 12:54 PM PDT

Created by young men who fled persecution in Afghanistan, the Web site publisher has made user rights a key business principle.
Photos: The Freewebs family

MarketWatch's Bambi Francisco resigns

April 9, 2007 1:00 PM PDT

Veteran business reporter steps down after her ties to start-up raise questions about conflicts of interest.

Kodak leaves Better Business behind

March 28, 2007 1:43 PM PDT

Council of Better Business Bureau says Kodak resigned because it was about to be expelled for not adhering to its standards.

'Best practices' for antispyware makers finalized

March 16, 2007 1:25 PM PDT

Anti-Spyware Coalition documents are designed to help companies identify malicious software and overcome conflicts with each other.

Dictatorships catching up with Web 2.0

December 17, 2007 8:52 PM PST

Reporters Without Borders' Julien Pain warns that ethical blind spots surrounding technology may usher in a world where all our communications are spied on.

Web giants ask for feds' help on censorship

January 31, 2007 4:33 PM PST

Google, Yahoo and Microsoft say government should stand behind global Internet freedom, but not all support legislation.

Why Apple can't send Jobs packing

December 17, 2007 8:51 PM PST

CNET News.com's Charles Cooper says the appearance of impropriety won't be enough for the board to force out the CEO.

China signs licensing pact with U.S., U.K.

December 15, 2006 4:45 PM PST

Memorandum of understanding with four American and British trade associations aimed at enforcement of copyright.