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Yahoo to Buy Web-Ads Firm Overture Services
Terry Semel, Yahoo's CEO, said the purchase will help extend Yahoo's reach into Web-search areas such as shopping, real estate, sports and travel. (Yahoo Photo Via AP)


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		Caught in the Web: Can the family that clicks together stick together? Reporter Ariana Eunjung Cha profiles one Washington-area family where everyone has his own computer. Transcript: Washington Post staff writer Ariana Cha fielded questions about this article.


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		Copyright in the Digital Age A three-day TechNews.com series examined the debate over the Internet and copyright law. • Online Piracy Spurs High-Tech Arms Race (June 26, 2003) • Businesses Battle for Song Sharers (June 25, 2003) • Internet Sparks a Copyright Fire (June 24, 2003) • Online Piracy Frightens Movie Moguls (June 24, 2003) • Full Coverage


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Yahoo's Search for Dominance
Terry Semel's bid to revive his Web portal is clearly on track. With Yahoo's deal to buy paid-search firm Overture, Semel is sending a clear signal to Google and Microsoft that when it comes to online ads, he's aiming for dominance. -washingtonpost.com
• Yahoo To Buy Web-Ads Company

Edwards Buyout Cleared
PeopleSoft Inc. said Monday that the Justice Department has raised no antitrust objections to the company's $1.8 billion acquisition of rival software maker J.D. Edwards & Co., allowing the deal to close within a week. -The Washington Post

Matrics Secures $20M in Venture Financing
The radio-frequency identification technology firm announced that it has received financing from investors led by venture capital giants Carlyle Group, Novak Biddle Venture Partners and Polaris Venture Partners. -The Washington Post

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Loral Files Ch. 11, to Sell Satellites to Intelsat (Reuters, July 15, 2003; 10:13 AM)

Boeing to Take $1.1B in Satellite Sector Charges (Reuters, July 15, 2003; 10:16 AM)

Sprint May Switch to New Auditor (Post, July 15, 2003)

Air Force Defends Lease Plan Again (Post, July 15, 2003)

File-Sharing Dips After Threat to Sue (AP, July 15, 2003; 4:13 AM)

Student Hackers Settle Debit-Card Device (AP, July 15, 2003; 8:34 AM)

Yahoo To Buy Web-Ads Company (Post, July 15, 2003)

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