Google apologizes for offensive first lady image
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Google Inc. is apologizing for a racially offensive image of the first lady that appears at the top of the list when users search for pictures of Michelle Obama on its site. Google placed a text ad above the image titled ``Offensive Search Results'' that states ``Sometimes our search results can be offensive. We agree.'' More »
Rare economic espionage case ends in jury deadlock
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Two men accused of the rare charge of economic espionage against the U.S. have been acquitted on two counts, but they could face a retrial on three other counts on which a jury deadlocked. Lan Lee and Yuefei Ge were the first defendants to go to a jury trial on a charge of economic espionage, which alleges that someone stole trade secrets from a U.S. company with the intent to benefit a foreign government. Their case was being heard in U.S. District Court in San Jose, Calif. More »
Google documents Iraqi museum treasures
BAGHDAD (AP) - Google is documenting Iraq's national museum and will post photographs of its ancient treasures on the Internet early next year, Google chief Eric Schmidt announced Tuesday. The museum was ransacked in the chaotic aftermath of Saddam Hussein's ouster in April 2003, and only reopened to visitors early this year. Schmidt, who toured the museum with U.S. Ambassador Christopher Hill on Tuesday, said it was important for the world to see Iraq's rich heritage and contribution to world culture. More »
HP profit jumps on cost cuts, new market expansion
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Hewlett-Packard Co.'s cost-cutting and push into new markets is helping soften the blow from weakness in the company's mainstay businesses. HP on Monday reported big revenue declines in four of its main divisions - PCs, servers, software and printers - in the latest quarter. A bright spot was technology services, a division HP beefed up last year with the $13.9 billion acquisition of Electronic Data Systems and which posted better profits. HP is eliminating 24,600 jobs as part of that takeover. More »
EU drops Qualcomm antitrust probe
BRUSSELS (AP) - European Union antitrust regulators on Tuesday dropped a monopoly abuse probe into wireless chip maker Qualcomm Inc. after mobile phone companies withdrew complaints about high royalty fees. Broadcom Corp., NEC Corp., Nokia Corp., LM Ericsson, Panasonic Mobile Communications and Texas Instruments Inc. backed off complaints they made in October 2005 that Qualcomm broke agreements among patent holders to keep costs at reasonable levels for key WCDMA patents used in third-generation phones. More »