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Microsoft bid for Yahoo! 'fair', Gates says
Microsoft chairman Bill Gates has reiterated a statement he made earlier this week suggesting that his company's bid to take over search engine provider Yahoo! is "a very fair offer".

Google generates $2.53bn in UK advertising sales
Google has reported that it generated advertising sales of $2.53 billion in the UK last year.

Tax and politics 'prove popular among US internet users'
Last month, internet properties concerning tax and politics proved popular among US internet users, new research indicates.

Yang speaks out against Microsoft bid in shareholder letter
Jerry Yang, chief executive of struggling search engine provider Yahoo!, has sent out a letter to the company's shareholders arguing against a takeover by Microsoft.

Tech Ticker premiered by Yahoo!
Despite the current turmoil surrounding its rejection of Microsoft's takeover bid, search engine provider Yahoo! has launched a new programme for technology investors dubbed Tech Ticker.

Yahoo! formally rejects Microsoft takeover bid
Yahoo!'s board of directors formally rejected Microsoft's offer of $44.6 billion for the company this afternoon, citing the proposed sum as too low.

Microsoft 'may raise Yahoo! bid'
Internet and software giant Microsoft may be set to raise its current bid for Yahoo!, it has been claimed.

Google hits back at Microsoft over proposed Yahoo! takeover
Google has hit out against Microsoft, saying that it finds the company's proposed hostile Yahoo! takeover bid "troubling"

UK YouTube users now able to make money from videos
Users of Google-owned video sharing site YouTube in the UK will be given the opportunity to make money from the videos they post, it has been revealed.

Yahoo! to axe 1,000 jobs
Search engine provider Yahoo! has announced it is to cut 1,000 jobs in its biggest cull of staff since the dotcom crash.