MediaDefender does a DoS attack on Revision3

Seeded on Thu May 29, 2008 9:42 PM EDT (revision3.com)

"As many of you know, Revision3's servers were brought down over the Memorial Day weekend by a denial of service attack. It's an all too common occurrence these days. But this one wasn't your normal cybercrime – there's a chilling twist at the end.

technology

Computerworld - Google opens up a little on its search algorithms

Seeded on Sat May 24, 2008 9:31 AM EDT (computerworld.com.au)

"After years of closely guarding the formula for its search algorithms, Google is opening up a little. "

google, technology, search, search-engine

Henderson misses first day as Mets hitting coach

Seeded on Fri Jul 13, 2007 3:47 AM EDT (Yahoo! Sports)

Henderson was traveling Thursday as the Mets announced his hiring and the dismissal of hitting coach Rick Down. It has not been decided whether Henderson or first-base coach Howard Johnson will replace Down.

mlb, sports, new-york, mets, rickey-henderson, rick-down

Nintendo Aims to Zap Its Rivals

Seeded on Thu Jul 12, 2007 11:19 AM EDT (Business Week)

Nintendo's (NTDOY) Wii has looked like a winner in the latest round of the gaming console wars. So the pressure was on Sony (SNE) and Microsoft (MSFT) at this week's Electronic Entertainment Expo (or E3) to prove that their PlayStation3 and Xbox 360 have plenty of fight left.

business, sony, microsoft, xbox, gaming, nintendo, playstation, wii

Made in China: Faulty Tires

Seeded on Thu Jul 12, 2007 11:15 AM EDT (Business Week)

How a Chinese supplier's bad decision turned into one importer's worst nightmare, and may mean the end of his business

business, china, chinese, tire-supplier, tire-importer

Huntsman Agrees to Takeover by Apollo

Seeded on Thu Jul 12, 2007 10:51 AM EDT (Forbes)

Apollo Management LP said Thursday it signed a definitive agreement to acquire Huntsman Corp. in an all-cash deal valued at about $6.5 billion, excluding debt.

business, takeover, apollo-management-lp, huntsman, hexion

Motorola chief faces axe after profit warning

Seeded on Thu Jul 12, 2007 10:32 AM EDT (The Times)

Motorola's embattled chairman and chief executive, Ed Zander, is facing renewed pressure to quit after the company astonished Wall Street by admitting that its mobile phone division would fail to make a profit over its entire financial year.

business, motorola, cell-phones, ed-zander

Rio-Alcan merger 'would create world leader'

Seeded on Thu Jul 12, 2007 10:30 AM EDT (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

The chief executive of mining giant Rio Tinto, Tom Albanese, says its proposed $44 billion takeover of Canada's Alcan will create the world's leading company in the booming aluminium industry.

business, merger, alcan, rio-tinto, rio-tinto-alcan

U.S. Stocks Advance; Dow Average Climbs Above Closing Record

Seeded on Thu Jul 12, 2007 10:21 AM EDT (Bloomberg.com)

" U.S. stocks gained for a second day after Wal-Mart Stores Inc. reported sales that topped its forecast and investors speculated Alcoa Inc. may be taken over."

business, us, stock, wal-mart-stores, dow-jones-industrial-average, alcoa-wal-mart