Earlier this week we noted that engineers will be performing maintenance this weekend to resolve an issue with the interim generators that have been powering Fisher Plaza East since the big Internet hub was hit by a fire at the beginning of the month. Several readers raised red flags, in email and comments, about the [...]

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Microsoft says it’s willing to put a "ballot screen" into Windows 7 to let European consumers choose from among several competing web browsers as the default in the operating system. The concession is aimed at resolving an antitrust complaint filed against the company in Europe by Opera Software over the bundling of Internet Explorer in Windows.
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What a difference a day makes. After releasing grim quarterly earnings yesterday, the region’s two tech giants, Amazon.com and Microsoft, took a beating on Wall Street today — and saw big chunks of market value evaporate.
Microsoft’s market value lost nearly $19 billion as its stock fell more than 8 percent, to $23.45. The company [...]

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CHICAGO — Two months after Craigslist promised to rid itself of advertisements placed by prostitutes, law enforcement officials say the classified ad site is still in the business of selling sex., more 

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