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Internet blackout against U.S. law fails to enlist big sites (Reuters)

Reuters – A blackout scheduled for Wednesday to protest against proposed legislation on online piracy has failed to get the support of the biggest Internet players.

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Yahoo co-founder Jerry Yang leaving company (AP)

AP – Yahoo co-founder Jerry Yang is leaving the struggling Internet company, as it tries to revive its revenue growth and win over disgruntled shareholders under a new leader.

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Reports say ‘Cyber Monday’ top online shopping day (AP)

AP – Online shoppers spent record amounts on the Monday after the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, making it the biggest online shopping day in history.

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Coldplay keeps ‘Mylo Xyloto’ off streaming plans (AP)

AP – British band Coldplay is withholding its latest album, “Mylo Xyloto,” from all-you-can-listen streaming services such as Spotify and Rhapsody — making it the biggest band yet to express reservations about a system that pays artists a fraction of a penny every time someone listens to a song.

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Yahoo, bidders at impasse over nondisclosure (Reuters)

Reuters – Despite all the rumored interest in Yahoo Inc, progress on a deal has hit a brick wall mainly due to the company’s lack of strategy and restrictive confidentiality agreement, people familiar with the situation said.

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".brands" approach with Internet name shake-up (Reuters)

Reuters – Brand owners will soon be able to operate their own parts of the Web — such as .apple, .coke or .marlboro — if the biggest shake-up yet in how Internet domains are awarded is approved.

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Sony to resume network services after hacker attacks (AFP)

AFP – Sony said it would start Sunday a “phased restoration” of network services that came under hacker attacks in one of the biggest data breaches since the advent of the Internet.

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Sony removes data posted by hackers (AFP)

AFP – Sony said Saturday about 2,500 customers’ names and partial addresses stolen by hackers had been discovered posted online as it struggled to recover from the biggest-ever Internet security break-in.

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