Reuters - The European Commission, a thorn in Microsoft's side for its antitrust campaigns against the software giant, is falling short in its own internal attempt to promote more competition in the technology sector.

Reuters - EBay Inc on Monday unveiled plans to let outside software programs work inside the world's largest e-commerce site, joining a trend toward openness that fueled the popularity of the social network website Facebook.

AP - Yahoo Inc.'s efforts to revive takeover talks with Microsoft Corp. have reached a dead end, setting the stage for the Internet pioneer to turn over a piece of its advertising platform to online search leader Google Inc.