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Twitter founder to join Huffington Post

Biz Stone, co-founder of Twitter, is to join the <i>Huffington Post</i> as the media firm adds big names to its roster following its takeover by AOL.

The Huffington heist

Arianna Huffington must be smiling from ear to well groomed ear right now. You would be too if you’d just suckered a struggling internet giant.

AOL to buy Huffington Post for $315-million

AOL has agreed to purchase the <em>Huffington Post</em> for $315-million, the United States internet company announced on Monday.

Time Warner and AOL to demerge at end of the year

Time Warner and AOL are to go their separate ways by the end of the year, a decade after the pair came together in a disastrous deal.

Google releases Google Health for medical records

Google on Monday unveiled Google Health, a long-anticipated United States health information service that combines the leading web company’s classic search services with a user’s…

Investors eye Yahoo!’s alternatives to Microsoft

Yahoo! faced growing pressure on Sunday to find an alternative strategy to Microsoft’s ,5-billion takeover offer after the software maker walked away over a disagreement on…

Microsoft withdraws offer for Yahoo!

Microsoft walked away from its bid to buy Yahoo! on Saturday after the internet company turned down its offer to raise the price by -billion to ,5-billion. Microsoft’s offer was…

Unusual catch: Cheney’s fishy trip

He told his wife he’d gone fishing. But when a photograph of Dick Cheney, the United Vice-President, appeared on the White House website, the smile on his face and the reflection…

Google aims to store patients’ health records

Google will begin storing the medical records of a few thousand people as it tests a long-awaited health service that is likely to raise more concerns about the volume of…

Murdoch rescue bid for Yahoo! sets up showdown

Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation (News Corp) is negotiating to rescue embattled internet company Yahoo! through an alliance that could set up a heavyweight business showdown…

Yahoo! spruces up its email offering

Yahoo! has introduced new features for its popular web-based email program, including software that allows computer users to type text messages on a keyboard and send them…