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Building a safety net <br />for a Web 2.0 world

Building a safety net
for a Web 2.0 world

Organization of Internet safety experts aims to help social networks provide appropriate Web 2.0 environments in an age of cyberbullying and Internet predators.
• A passion for protecting kids

Microsoft's sneak peek at 2008 Xbox games

photos Microsoft's Spring Showcase shows off some of its forthcoming 2008 title releases to journalists in San Francisco.
• Impressions from sneak peek

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Facebook exec: We're the Net's cable company

Chamath Palihapitiya tells conference-goers that Facebook can turn any ambitious entrepreneur (with the right application) into an overnight success.
(Posted in News Blog by Stefanie Olsen)
• Social graphs just wanna be free, but will they ever be?

Elon Musk talks Tesla IPO, funding

Founder says electric-car maker will raise series E round of financing to bring itself to profitability, begin production of White Star luxury sedan by 2010.
(Posted in Green Tech by Stefanie Olsen)

Motorola's strategy and technology chief quits

Latest executive to depart the struggling cell phone maker since Icahn gained board seats is Rich Nottenburg, who will "return to the New York area to be with his family."
(Posted in News Blog by Zoë Slocum)

Preview: New graphics chips from ATI, Nvidia

There's a wealth of info already on the upcoming ATI HD 4800 chips, and less on Nvidia's GTX 200 products. Here's a quick summary of what's out there.
(Posted in Nanotech: The Circuits Blog by Brooke Crothers)

EA's acquisition bid for Take-Two expires

Friday deadline for game maker's reduced-and-extended offer, rejected last month, passes without action shortly after record-breaking release of Grand Theft Auto IV.
(Posted in News Blog by Zoë Slocum)

Yahoo tries to conceal lawsuit documents

Suing shareholders and Yahoo disagree about whether information on the company's employee severance plan should be public.
(Posted in News Blog by Stephen Shankland)
• Yahoo-Google ad deal 'still on track'
• Full Microhoo coverage

Firefox 3 release candidate goes public

A preview release of the latest Mozilla browser, ready for downloading, includes many new features and performance improvements.
(Posted in News Blog by Dan Farber)

Photos: Top 10 reviews of the week

CNET Reviews rates the Aliph Jawbone 2, the RIM BlackBerry Curve 8330, the 2008 Mini Cooper S Clubman, and more.

Sharp, MIT make strides in methanol fuel cells

Sharp claims a breakthrough in developing fuels cells for consumer devices, while MIT develops a material to improve efficiency by 50 percent.
(Posted in Green Tech by Martin LaMonica)

Video: Weekend QuickCast

Here's what's happening: Yahoo opens up Search Monkey; Nintendo's Wii Fit gears up for retail; the 2008 Mini Cooper S Clubman gets tested; we tour Pittsburgh's convention center.
(Posted in CNET TV)

HP to launch fall line of teen-designed products

At conference on teens and tech, Hewlett-Packard exec says his company plans to introduce new devices this fall that will be designed by teens, for teens.
(Posted in News Blog by Stefanie Olsen)

Conde Nast buys Ars Technica

Publishing company Conde Nast will fit the decade-old technology enthusiast site alongside Wired.com in its modest stable of online properties.
(Posted in News Blog by Stephen Shankland)

Senators OK $1 billion for online child porn fight

Bill would urge investigators to comb peer-to-peer networks for illegal images and would rewrite laws to ban Webcasts depicting child abuse.
(Posted in News Blog by Anne Broache)

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