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Google Acquires 5% of AOL

"CNN is reporting that Google just acquired a 5% stake in AOL for $1 Billion, shutting Microsoft out of the deal." Under this new agreement, among many other things, Google Talk will now interface with AOL's instant messenger according to the announcement on Google's site. From the announcement: "Google Chief Executive Officer Eric Schmidt said: 'AOL is one of Google's longest-standing partners, and we are thrilled to strengthen and expand our relationship. Today's agreement leverages technologies from both companies to connect Google users worldwide to a wealth of new content.'"

Well boys and girls in case you didn't notice, this is significant because this is the first time AIM will interface with another IM client other than a 3rd party piggybacker(trillian/gaim/etc) IE, all you AIM users can uninstall AIM and use google IM and still talk to aim users. I see this as one more nail in the coffin for AOL because this is one of the only few apps they have dominance in.

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Censure motion introduced in House over Iraq, torture.

Ranking House Judiciary Democrat Rep. John Conyers (D-MI) has introduced a motion to censure President Bush and Vice President Cheney for providing misleading information to Congress in advance of the Iraq war, failing to respond to written questions and potential violations of international law.

The resolutions were quietly introduced Sunday evening along with a third resolution (HR 635) to create a Select Committee to investigate the administration�s intent to go to war prior to congressional authorization. The committee would also be charged with examining manipulation of pre-war intelligence, thwarting Congressional oversight and retaliatory attacks against critics. As part of this resolution, House Judiciary Democrats seek also to explore violations of international law as pertaining to detainee abuse and torture of prisoners of war.

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Oracle to 'Fortify' its source code


Oracle, recently under fire from security researchers for the state of its product security, is further automating its bug-checking process.

The Redwood Shores, Calif.-based enterprise software maker has started using technology from Fortify Software to analyze the source code of some of its products for potential security vulnerabilities, the companies announced Tuesday.

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