Yahoo In Corporate Raider’s Crosshairs

The sale of Yahoo to Microsoft isn't going away without a proxy fight. Billionaire Carl Icahn, the guy they made Wall Street movies about in the Eighties and had to invent the phrase "corporate raider" for, is said to have gathered up 50 million shares in Yahoo.

Street View Takes A Cue From “Cops”

Users of Google Street View will still be able to hunt for people hopping fences, losing their pants, and lying out in the sun.  Users may not be able to see many faces, though, as Google's making them disappear.

eBay To Move To PayPal Only In Australia

After negative publicity about an eBay plan to require users in Australia to use PayPal-only, its online payment system, rumors about a similar policy in the U.S. were met with a forceful denial from the company."In the U.S., we are not mulling, planning, or otherwise seriously considering a move to PayPal-only," wrote spokesman Usher Lieberman on the company's eBay Ink blog. "There are U.S. market-specific…

Report: Blinkx Achieves 1,000 Percent YOY Growth

Blinkx might not be up for sale; an official source denied acquisition rumors that started last week.  But corporate statements don't necessarily mean much, and new Hitwise stats portray Blinkx as a tempting target.