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18. august 2005
 

Lawmakers Fear Software Use for Terror . AMSTERDAM, Netherlands -- Two members of the Dutch parliament have questioned whether a free mapping program from Google Inc. may help would-be terrorists by providing aerial photos of potential targets. By TOBY STERLING. [washingtonpost.com - Technology - Industry News, Policy, and Reviews]
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New Xbox 360 will ship with or without a hard drive (SiliconValley.com). SiliconValley.com - Microsoft announced Wednesday that it will sell two different versions of the Xbox 360, the next-generation video game console that makes its debut this fall. [Yahoo! News: Technology News]
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Google files to sell $4 billion in stock (Reuters).

Internet search company Google Inc. on Thursday filed with regulators to sell up to 14.16 million shares of class A common stock, which would be worth $4.04 billion based on last night's closing prices. Its shares fell as much as 4 percent in preopening trade on Inet after it announced the news. Google, the world's most popular Internet search engine, said in a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission it would use the proceeds for general corporate purposes, including working capital, capital expenditures and acquisitions of complementary businesses, technologies or other assets. REUTERS/Peter MorganReuters - Internet search company Google Inc. on Thursday said it planned to sell up to 14.76 million shares of Class A common stock, which would be worth $4.21 billion based on Wednesday closing prices.


[Yahoo! News: Technology News]
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