DARPA Grand Challenge Preview
The qualifiers highlight the technical brilliance and challenges of driving a robot car without human intervention.
Can't Enter Dates in Excel

Make Facebook Friends? Bah. Buy Them!
A few weeks after the death of Michael Jackson, a company called uSocial announced to the world that it had engaged in the "highly controversial" (their words) practice of selling followers to the pop star. Now the company is doing the same for Facebook.

Facebook Could Sell Itself to Yahoo
Social-networking site Facebook is in serious talks to sell itself to Yahoo for an amount that could approach $1 billion, The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.

T-Mobile Suspends Sales of Sidekick Slide
T-Mobile USA suspended sales of the T-Mobile Sidekick Slide phone on Friday evening, Nov. 16, the company confirmed Monday

AVG Buys Sana's Behavior-Based Security Tech
Internet security company AVG Technologies has acquired Sana Security, developers of behavior-based security software that protects against malicious software "in a similar way to the human immune system".
eBay Shifting Ads Away from Google
eBay says that it will resume Web advertising on a limited basis with Google, but will use alternative ad services to a greater degree in the future.

Microsoft Celebrates Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary With Launch Part
Halo: Combat Evolved goes on sale at midnight. Don't miss out on the FPS-related festivities.

eMachines Revs Desktop Line
eMachines introduced a new set of budget-priced desktops and a desktop-monitor combo on Wednesday.
Who, Me?
Catch me if you can. Following controversy over agreements by Google, Yahoo!, and MSN to comply with Chinese censorship policies, Anonymizer is seeking to free electronic speech in China.