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Bot-wielding hackers crash eBay holiday giveaway	04 December 2008
eBay users are howling in protest after discovering hackers are using automated scripts to win hundreds of steeply discounted auctions as part of a holiday season contest designed to draw visitors to the site.

FCC Nears Vote on Free Internet Plan for U.S.	04 December 2008
New signs of life for a controversial plan for a nationwide, wireless broadband network. But at least one major critic vows a challenge.

Adobe slashes revenue forecast	04 December 2008
Adobe, one of the largest US software companies, yesterday provided the latest indication of how the economic crisis is rolling through the technology industry as it slashed its revenue projections and announced that it had already "taken steps" to cut its workforce by 8 per cent, or 600 people.

Apple yanks antivirus advice from its Web site	04 December 2008
Apple Inc. late Tuesday yanked a controversial support document from its Web site that had urged Mac users to run antivirus software because the recommendation was "old and inaccurate," a company spokesman said today.

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