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So IBM decided to drop the bomb on Google -- Big Blue will offer a basic email service for $36 per seat, undercutting the latter's $50 a head Apps pricing. A Gartner analyst called it "trouble for Google," but I'm not so sure. I think that Google has still got some enormous advantages, and that IBM's target may actually be another company.
There is a lot of evidence that Apple acquired mapping company Placebase this summer and that the action might have undermined its relationship with Google, for which mapping technology is a core business. But forget the sturm und drang of outrageous corporate soap opera for a moment, because there's a bigger issue. How does a registered public company in the U.S. acquire another company without giving any sort of public notice at all? And how long is Apple going to consider itself above the rules before a heavy-handed regulatory agency slaps it down so hard that the collective set of eyes in Cupertino, and among all investors, will be bouncing for months after?
Cisco is off again on another acquisition, this time of Tandberg, a big name in video communications, for about $3 billion. And the fit should work with other commercial video acquisitions the company has undertaken. Cisco is certainly the acquisitive sort, but the smartness of this fit only brings up the question of why it has also tried to compete in the server market.
More good news on the tech job front, at least insofar as less bad news is good news. September announcements of planned job cuts were down significantly -- 24.8 percent -- from August. This continues a general downward trend, according to figures from Challenger, Gray & Christmas. Here's a summary of the months so far
Mobile applications are critical to the strategies of Apple, Nokia, Palm, Google and Microsoft, but there are questions as to the business model for apps themselves.
I had missed this last week when it first came out, but IBM has essentially declared war on the technical standards process. The words seem supportive enough, but when you read between them, you can see that a systematic round of arm-twisting is likely about to happen.
So Verizon CTO Dick Lynch finally dropped what has been obviously developing over some time, that the company is looking at moving to a consumption model for wired broadband. And so we've just seen the official launch of a new sport: telecom versus tech.
Many investors are questioning the wisdom of the announced Xerox acquisition of Affiliated Computer Services. Word of the $5.6 billion deal sent share prices down by 14 percent. And yet new CEO Ursula Burns declared it a "transformational deal" that would put the company in hot pursuit of a $500 billion market. I normally heavily discount chief executive enthusiasm, but in this case, she's on to something.
Last week we had news from the Consumer Electronics Association and CNET that consumer confidence in electronics was up. Given how dismal the numbers looked in context, maybe the headline was supposed to read that consumers are more certain that their cell phones will turn on when so required. For those tech companies that have been hoping for cheerful news, you might want to skip the rest of this post.
Now that Microsoft has given its partners a limited preview of its Office applications suite, the race to dominate the market for online productivity tools has officially begun. On the face of it, despite its tardy entry to this race Microsoft has an enormous head start because of its base of u...
For the last 15 years or so, many tech vendors who had been largely enamored of Fortune 500 clients have taken notice of small and mid-sized businesses. The need is obvious. Companies in the tech space want to keep growing as rapidly as possible because investors have come to expect it. Drop the growth rate in an industry that is traditionally seen as growing quickly, and you are suddenly lagging. But the idea of going small is spreading and fundamentally transforming high tech and maybe even the strategies necessary for success in the future.
Microsoft has finally released its new free security software for PCs. Aside from the irony of Microsoft, home of security flaws, providing applications to protect PCs from security flaws, there is a more interesting dynamic. The company is undercutting a number of long-standing partners, such as McAfee and Symantec, with the combination now of anti-virus and firewall. But this is more a desperation move than anything else.
The acquisition of ACS by Xerox marks the most recent corporate move into the lucrative, stimulus-driven health care IT business.
EU releases emails regarding charges of Intel anticompetitive activities, but says Google can sell trademarks as search terms; Facebook kills Beacon as part of suit settlement; SpeedTrack suing e-tailers right and left for alleged patent infringement; and Eminem's publisher and Apple head to court over iTunes royalties.
In case anyone hadn't yet guessed it, Microsoft is having a bad day in the mobile OS. Better make that a bad few years. Bloggers attending the company's Venture Capital Summit reported Steve Ballmer saying that the company had "screwed up with Windows Mobile", with Ballmer wishing that Microsoft could release Windows Mobile 7, even though 6.5 is still yet to be launched. Apparently it has reconstituted the Windows Mobile team, hoping to change things.
The Trump administration has been strategizing methods and options to secure or extract Iran's nuclear materials, according to multiple sources.
The Iran war is nearing the three-week mark as about 2,200 more U.S. Marines and three more warships are headed toward the region, two U.S. officials said.
It is unclear under what circumstances President Trump would authorize the use of U.S. troops on the ground in Iran.
A federal judge has struck down some of the Defense Department's strict controls on how journalists with access to the Pentagon are allowed to report — ending a policy that caused many news outlets to leave the Pentagon.
The U.S. Treasury has authorized the purchase of Iranian oil that's already at sea, exempting buyers from the tight sanctions that have restricted Iran's oil industry for years, as the Trump administration grapples with high oil prices.
The separate narco-trafficking investigations, based out of New York's Southern and Eastern districts, didn't set out to target Petro, but his name has come up during the course of the probes, one source said.
Chuck Norris' family said his death at 86 was sudden, but did not share any other information.
As Florida moves homeowners' policies out of its state-run insurer of last resort, insiders question one new company's finances.
Two former Louisville police officers were facing civil rights charges in connection with the 2020 shooting death of Breonna Taylor.
Nicholas Brendon was best known for his role as Xander Harris on all seven seasons of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer."
The separate narco-trafficking investigations, based out of New York's Southern and Eastern districts, didn't set out to target Petro, but his name has come up during the course of the probes, one source said.
A federal judge has struck down some of the Defense Department's strict controls on how journalists with access to the Pentagon are allowed to report — ending a policy that caused many news outlets to leave the Pentagon.
A jury has found Elon Musk liable for misleading investors by deliberately driving down Twitter's stock price in the tumultuous months leading up to his 2022 acquisition of the social media company.
Transcript: Siamak Namazi, Emad Shargi, Roger Carstens, Neda Sharghi on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," March 22, 2026
A jury has found Elon Musk liable for misleading investors by deliberately driving down Twitter's stock price in the tumultuous months leading up to his 2022 acquisition of the social media company.
CBS News announced Friday that CBS News Radio will be shutting down this spring after nearly 100 years of broadcasting, citing "challenging economic realities."
Security lines are stretching up to 2 hours at some airports amid TSA staffing shortages. Here's how to check wait times before you leave.
With gas closing in on $4 a gallon, the Trump administration is pulling multiple levers to tame energy prices. The results have been mixed.
A pharmaceutical company issued the recall after receiving complaints of "gel-like mass and black particles" in the product, the FDA said.
The Trump administration has been strategizing methods and options to secure or extract Iran's nuclear materials, according to multiple sources, as the military campaign against Tehran enters a more uncertain phase.
The separate narco-trafficking investigations, based out of New York's Southern and Eastern districts, didn't set out to target Petro, but his name has come up during the course of the probes, one source said.
The U.S. Treasury has authorized the purchase of Iranian oil that's already at sea, exempting buyers from the tight sanctions that have restricted Iran's oil industry for years, as the Trump administration grapples with high oil prices.
A federal judge has struck down some of the Defense Department's strict controls on how journalists with access to the Pentagon are allowed to report — ending a policy that caused many news outlets to leave the Pentagon.
Transcript: Siamak Namazi, Emad Shargi, Roger Carstens, Neda Sharghi on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," March 22, 2026
A judge blocked a set of changes to the childhood vaccine schedule recommended by allies of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, dealing a setback to the Trump administration's efforts to overhaul federal vaccine policy.
Patchwork state policies and limited federal oversight have led to a fragmented system for tracking organ donor status.
Spencer Laird was diagnosed with colon cancer at 26. At 30, he was told it had returned and spread to his lungs, with one tumor the size of a golf ball.
The Trump administration's Medicare boss reacts to CBS News investigation into California's hospice fraud problems.
Even people with six-figure incomes are making financial sacrifices to pay for medical care, a new study finds.
The Trump administration has been strategizing methods and options to secure or extract Iran's nuclear materials, according to multiple sources, as the military campaign against Tehran enters a more uncertain phase.
The U.S. Treasury has authorized the purchase of Iranian oil that's already at sea, exempting buyers from the tight sanctions that have restricted Iran's oil industry for years, as the Trump administration grapples with high oil prices.
Transcript: Siamak Namazi, Emad Shargi, Roger Carstens, Neda Sharghi on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," March 22, 2026
Siamak Namazi, who was released from Iran's Evin prison in 2023, said "it's important" that President Trump "hears that there are innocent Americans being held like we were as political pawns."
With gas closing in on $4 a gallon, the Trump administration is pulling multiple levers to tame energy prices. The results have been mixed.
Singer-songwriter Russell Dickerson speaks with CBS News' Dave Malkoff about his upcoming "RussellMania" tour, his path to stardom and more.
"SWIM" by K-pop super-group BTS is taking the world by storm. It's their first single after a four-year hiatus, kicking off the comeback of one of the world's biggest bands. Billboard News host Tetris Kelly joins "The Daily Report" to discuss.
CBS News announced Friday that CBS News Radio will be shutting down this spring after nearly 100 years of broadcasting, citing "challenging economic realities."
Bodycam video footage of Justin Timberlake's June 2024 DWI arrest on Long Island was released to the media Friday.
Action star Chuck Norris has died at age 86, his family announced Friday. CBS News' Mugo Odigwe reports.
A jury has found Elon Musk liable for misleading investors by deliberately driving down Twitter's stock price in the tumultuous months leading up to his 2022 acquisition of the social media company.
The White House unveiled a national framework for how it wants Congress to address concerns about artificial intelligence. Technology journalist Jacob Ward joins CBS News to discuss the outline and AI concerns.
From labor shortages to environmental impacts, farmers are looking to AI to help revolutionize the agriculture industry. One California startup, Farm-ng, is tapping into the power of AI and robotics to perform a wide range of tasks, including seeding, weeding and harvesting.
Val Kilmer was originally set to star in "As Deep as the Grave" before he died last year, never shooting a scene of the movie. But Kilmer will still star in the film thanks to generative AI, which is artificial intelligence that can generate new content by analyzing existing content. Jo Ling Kent has more.
More than 80% of adults say they go online at least several times per day and research indicates that even adults' fully-formed brains can suffer negative consequences from excessive screen time. Dr. Sue Varma breaks down risks, tips to reduce your screen time and why adults are spending more time on screens.
The song is that of a humpback whale and was recorded by scientists in March 1949 in Bermuda, researchers said.
A new study in the journal Nature says most sea level rise research may have underestimated coastal water heights by an average of 1 foot.
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman announced significant changes to the agency's Artemis program, which aims to land on the moon in 2028.
Documents might help scientists shed light on unexplained phenomena and government secrets, experts said.
A large shark was caught on camera for the first time in Antarctica's waters, surprising researchers. "There's a general rule of thumb that you don't get sharks in Antarctica," one said.
Five people who were charged in connection to the Feeding Our Future scheme pleaded guilty to wire fraud this week.
Bodycam video footage of Justin Timberlake's June 2024 DWI arrest on Long Island was released to the media Friday.
Federal prosecutors in Miami subpoenaed former FBI Director James Comey as part of a probe into Obama-era intelligence officials, two sources familiar with the investigation tell CBS News. Jake Rosen reports.
The failure to protect explicit case evidence in Denise Huskins' kidnapping and sexual assault case is driving reform at the State Capitol. New developments exposed a little-known gap in state law that could expose videos of sexual assault victims.
Several Minnesota families saw justice served on Thursday morning after five young women were killed in a high-speed crash two summers ago in Minneapolis.
After a trip back out to the launch pad, NASA's Artemis II rocket will be readied for a historic flight to the moon.
A meteoroid was spotted streaking across the sky in 10 states. In some areas, there was also a loud boom, similar to an explosion. NASA says the meteor, which was traveling 45,000 mph in the sky, fragmented - causing the bright fireball and loud boom.
Some residents immediately feared the sound was an explosion, according to CBS affiliate WOIO, but weather service officials say it appears to have been a meteor.
Bill Nye the Science Guy sits down with CBS News chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett to talk about his life and career.
NASA's huge Space Launch System rocket has been repaired and is ready for rollout back to the launch pad next week.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
Does the evidence show a cover-up, or was Todd Kendhammer wrongfully convicted for the murder of his wife?
Christy Salters-Martin dominated in the boxing ring but faced her toughest challenger at home.
Family seeks answers in death of newlywed who disappeared in 2005 while on Mediterranean honeymoon cruise.
Meet the tattooed beauty charged in the death of Google executive Forrest Hayes.
Singer-songwriter Russell Dickerson speaks with CBS News' Dave Malkoff about his upcoming "RussellMania" tour, his path to stardom and more.
On March 20, 2003, a coalition of U.S.-led forces invaded Iraq, marking the start of the eponymous war. Watch the full "CBS Evening News" broadcast from that day.
Years after the Vietnam War, a veteran who suffered from PTSD found hope and joy in an old carousel he brought back to life. When a recent fire destroyed the businesses around it, he stepped in to give back. Steve Hartman has the update.
Action star and martial artist Chuck Norris has died, his family said. He was 86. Mark Strassmann looks back at his life and career.
Thousands more U.S. Marines and three more warships are headed toward the Middle East, two U.S. officials told CBS News, as the war nears the three-week mark with no signs of letting up. Charlie D'Agata has the latest.