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[IMAGE]=09[IMAGE] =09[IMAGE]=09 [IMAGE]   In the News  June 8, 2001  [IMAGE=
]  [IMAGE]Worm launches Microsoft attack  [IMAGE]Changing times in tech mec=
ca  [IMAGE]Yahoo scores victory in Nazi case  [IMAGE]Aggravated consumers p=
ummel PCs  [IMAGE]Computer glitch temporarily halts NYSE  [IMAGE]MSN U.K. p=
lays with casino Web site   [IMAGE]  [IMAGE]   [IMAGE]  [IMAGE]  Rumor Mill=
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x--which in turn slap ORBS with a lawsuit--and ultimately shuts down. Read =
Full Story   [IMAGE]   [IMAGE]   Worm launches Microsoft attack  A program =
created to automatically overload Microsoft's Web and e-mail servers has be=
en discovered on several corporate networks and may have spread further on =
the Internet, antivirus researchers said Friday. First reported this week, =
the worm--dubbed DoS.Storm--spreads on Web servers running Microsoft softwa=
re and is designed to use the infected servers to level an Internet attack =
against the company.  June 8, 2001, 12:40 p.m. PT  |  Read Full Story  [IMA=
GE]  Changing times in tech mecca  Computex, the world's third-largest trad=
e show, highlights chip rivalries, handheld computers and the problems faci=
ng Taiwan's tech-heavy economy.  June 8, 2001, 11:30 a.m. PT  |  Read Full =
Story  [IMAGE]  Yahoo scores victory in Nazi case  Yahoo has scored an earl=
y-stage legal victory in its ongoing attempt to post material and auction i=
tems--including Nazi memorabilia--on its Web site that may be offensive to =
people in other countries. Last year, a French court ruled that Yahoo must =
block French citizens' access to auctions of Nazi items on its U.S.-based s=
ite or face fines of $14,000 per day.  June 8, 2001, 12:20 p.m. PT |  Read =
Full Story  [IMAGE]  Aggravated consumers pummel PCs  A quarter of the 4,20=
0 PC users who participated in an online tech store's survey have confessed=
 to physically attacking their computers at one time or another. "Looking a=
t some of the answers, it's clear that in many cases people were actually f=
rustrated at their own lack of know-how," David Furby, Novatech's managing =
director, wrote on the site. "Hopefully as technology improves and computer=
s become ever more user-friendly, these attacks will become less frequent."=
  June 8, 2001, 11:10 a.m. PT  |  Read Full Story  [IMAGE]  Computer glitch=
 temporarily halts NYSE  The New York Stock Exchange, the largest equity ma=
rket system in the world, halted trading on all stocks Friday morning becau=
se of problems with a software upgrade. According to a spokeswoman, trading=
 was set to reopen at 8:15 a.m. PDT, but the exchange missed the deadline. =
Trading resumed at 8:35 a.m. NYSE Chairman Richard Grasso, appearing on CNB=
C, had said he was confident the exchange would open on time.  June 8, 2001=
, 8:45 a.m. PT  |  Read Full Story  [IMAGE]  MSN U.K. plays with casino Web=
 site  Microsoft's U.K. portal has inked a two-year marketing deal to provi=
de advertising and promotions for an online casino, Web-based gambling comp=
any Gaming Internet said Friday. Under the agreement, MSN.co.uk is expected=
 in mid-June to begin linking to international gaming site Harrods Casino, =
a joint venture between Gaming Internet and Harrods Online subsidiary Sport=
ing Resort. MSN.co.uk will also provide banner advertising on its site and =
a promotional page.  June 8, 2001, 12:40 p.m. PT  |  Read Full Story  [IMAG=
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