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Jerry Yang's troubled tenure as chief executive of Yahoo Inc. ended Monday, when the Internet giant announced that he will step aside and that its board of directors is seeking a replacement.

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - A milestone was reached last week in the crossover from Internet to TV when Sci Fi Channel gave an early second-season pickup to "Sanctuary," making it the first TV show based on an online series to accomplish the feat.

SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc said Jerry Yang will step down as chief executive as soon as the board finds a replacement, sending its shares up 4 percent on hopes his departure will clear the way for a deal with Microsoft.

Pacific Ethanol Inc. has adjusted its financial statements for the quarter ended Sept. 30 to include a $14.3 million charge related to its suspended Imperial Valley ethanol plant construction.

Though fewer servers were sold, the research firm points to the trend in virtualization and consolidation.

Consumers say Apple must lower the phone's $500 price for them to make the move.

HP still rules, Sun is making money again and mainframe sales keep on chugging.

10 GbE makes large strides but the technology still has a few years to go until it leads the Ethernet segment.

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Recognizing the limits of traditional advertising, established technology companies are diving headlong into the sometimes chaotic landscape of social media to promote their products.

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Shares of Yahoo Inc soared 10 percent on Tuesday on hopes that the departure of Jerry Yang, its embattled chief executive, would clear the way for a deal with Microsoft Corp.