Bowing to investor pressure, the struggling Internet company Yahoo has fired CEO Carol Bartz without naming a permanent successor, signaling that the board may be seriously considering selling all or parts of the company, reports The Los Angeles Times. READ MORE
As part of its recent efforts to streamline and focus on social media, Google is shuttering more products. We recently reported the company was winding down Labs and Slide. Now you can add these to the list of disappearing Google offerings. READ MORE
Groupon has fallen victim to the IPO blues. The stormy IPO market claimed several causalities in August, and now Groupon has canceled its roadshow — when it pitches itself to investors nationwide — originally planned for next week. READ MORE
A group of computer geeks may decide at least a bit of TV’s future in a 24 hour period this coming weekend. The event, Hackday.tv, will take place at innovation playground General Assembly, and teams of developers will have a day to whip up new TV-based applications. They’ll get access to APIs from a several existing TV start-ups and other related programs. READ MORE
Healthy businesses across the country recently have been listed as closed on Google Places — sometimes for hours, other times for weeks — when in fact, they’re alive and kicking, reports The New York Times. READ MORE
Amazon.com, the world’s largest online retailer, is giving its Web site a new “airy” look, with fewer product photos and a larger search box. The new homepage also pushes more digital goods–books, music, video and software, according to The Wall Street Journal, which says the redesign correlates with Amazon’s new 7-inch tablet, expected next month. READ MORE
What would you do if aliens invaded our planet? Apparently, the Google security team has an answer to this and every other possible question. READ MORE
Better check out as many episodes of 30 Rock as you can. It seems that change may soon hit Hulu. The leading indicator? Hulu’s launch in Japan. Hulu Japan has several subtle differences with the U.S. version. READ MORE
Yet another tech company is in hot water over its use of geo-location. This time, it’s Microsoft. Seattle-based law firm filed suit against the company alleging that the Camera application on the Windows Phone 7 sends out user information—even when the person has not given the app permission to do so. READ MORE
Innovation Works, a Chinese start-up incubator, announced today that it has raised $180 million from a list of American investors that includes Sequoia Capital, executives from Google and Facebook, and Silicon Valley Bank. READ MORE
