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Despite 90% Drop in Income, Intel Looks to Invest

By ASHLEE VANCE 56 minutes ago

The chief executive said Intel would continue to invest in manufacturing technology as it looks to outpace rivals.

Times Topics: Intel Corp.

January 15, 2009, 6:51 PM

'Whopper Sacrifice' De-Friended on Facebook

Burger King shut down Whopper Sacrifice, a Facebook application that offered users a free burger if they dropped 10 Facebook friends, after Facebook raised privacy concerns.

January 15, 2009, 5:56 PM

Has Sprint Started a New Wireless Price War?

Sprint Nextel is shaking up wireless phone pricing with a $50-a-month, unlimited voice-and-data plan from its Boost Mobile division.

January 15, 2009, 5:29 PM

Yahoo Shares Fall on C.E.O.'s Comments

Yahoo shares fell Thursday after Carol Bartz, the new chief executive, said she is not convinced that Yahoo should sell its search business to Microsoft.

January 15, 2009, 3:36 PM

InsideView, Web Crawler for Business, Raises $6.5 Million

InsideView, a start-up that trawls the social Web to create profiles of companies, secured an additional $6.5 million in financing.

January 14, 2009, 10:14 PM

What If Steve Jobs Doesn't Come Back to Work?

The corporate operating system of Apple so revolves around the autocratic vision of Steve Jobs that it will need a cultural upgrade if he doesn't return from medical leave.

January 14, 2009, 7:04 PM

Google Lays Off 100 Recruiters

Google cut 100 of its 20,000 employees. All of them are recruiters no longer needed since the company slowed its hiring.

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Steven P. Jobs, the chief executive of Apple, at the company's headquarters in October.

Apple’s Chief Takes a Medical Leave

By BRAD STONE

Saying his health issues were “more complex” than he originally thought, Steven P. Jobs is taking a leave until the end of June.

Motorola Plans 4,000 More Job Cuts in 2009

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Motorola says the move will save about $700 million a year starting in 2009, totaling $1.5 billion in annual savings.

Nortel Seeks Bankruptcy Protection

By IAN AUSTEN

Nortel has struggled to recover from the collapse of technology stocks early in the decade as well as an accounting scandal.

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Outlook Is Not So Sunny for Solar

By KATE GALBRAITH

The recession has cast clouds over once fast-growing solar manufacturers.

Carol Bartz was chief executive at Autodesk for 14 years.

Former Chief of Autodesk Takes Reins at Yahoo

By MIGUEL HELFT

Yahoo said that it had named Carol Bartz, the chairman and former chief executive of the software maker Autodesk, as its new leader, succeeding its co-founder Jerry Yang.

A Text Arrives. Oh, It’s Just an ‘Idol’ Ad.

By MATT RICHTEL

AT&T sent out text messages to 75 million customers -- urging subscribers to tune into the season premier of “American Idol.”

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Blockbuster Links With CinemaNow for Video Delivery

By By DEALBOOK

The alliance with CinemaNow, to be announced Wednesday, accelerates Blockbuster’s push to catch up with rival Netflix.

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Intel Capital Invests $23 Million in India

By DEALBOOK

The investment arm of Intel said Wednesday that it will invest $23 million in three Indian companies in areas ranging from online marketing to education.

Internet Usage Rises in China

By ANDREW JACOBS

The number of Internet users in China has reached 298 million, nearly equal to the population of the United States, according to official figures.

Report Calls Online Threats to Children Overblown

By BRAD STONE

A high-profile task force concluded that the sexual solicitation of children online is not a significant problem.

Intel Shifts Image Advertising to a Smaller Agency

By STUART ELLIOTT

Intel is hiring Venables Bell & Partners in San Francisco as its lead global creative agency, replacing McCann Erickson Worldwide.

Julius Genachowski to Be Nominee for F.C.C. Chairman

By STEPHEN LABATON

Julius Genachowski was a major fund-raiser for the Obama campaign and played a leading role in the campaign’s highly successful online strategy.

Sony and Toshiba Shares Fall Sharply

By BETTINA WASSENER

News reports projected that Japan’s leading electronics companies would see an operating loss in the current financial year as plummeting demand and a strong yen take their toll on sales.

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