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Reuters – Japanese superhero Ultraman vanquishes an
evil enemy during a live performance at a Tokyo games arcade.
But Ultraman’s real battle is proving much harder—enticing
customers back to the nation’s arcades.

Reuters – If you work for a bank, a
computer may be reading your e-mails, listening to your phone
calls or analyzing chat conversations as you type.

Reuters – Tecom Investments, a
telecom investor owned by the ruler of Dubai, is mulling a
joint venture with Dell Inc. and said it expects to
make up to three acquisitions in the Middle East and Africa
this year, including in a mobile phone firm.

Reuters – U.S. mobile navigation device company
Garmin Ltd is the mystery bidder behind a takeover
approach for Britain’s Raymarine Plc , the Sunday
Telegraph reported, citing sources close to the deal.

NewsFactor – On May 15, a Missouri woman was indicted on federal charges for fraudulently using an account on MySpace. While many people may pretend online to be someone they’re not, this particular incident apparently had deadly consequences.

AP – Almost nonstop, the uncensored opinions of Chinese citizens are popping up online, sent by text and instant message across a country shaken by its worst earthquake in three decades.

AP – Edd Hifeng barely merits a second glance in “Second Life.” A steel-gray robot with lanky limbs and linebacker shoulders, he looks like a typical avatar in the popular virtual world.

AFP – An explosion in Internet usage in the Middle East by “ordinary” people will show the world that the region is just like anywhere else, Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales said on Sunday.

AP – The Internet is routinely used when making buying decisions, but its influence is small compared with offline channels such as friends and sales personnel, a new study finds.

AP – The Internet is routinely used when making buying decisions, but its influence is small compared with offline channels such as friends and sales personnel, a new study finds.

Reuters – Apparently, 68% growth
just isn’t good enough, so investors sold shares of the video
game software makers Friday.

AP – Microsoft Corp. said Sunday it is talking to Yahoo Inc. about a transaction that doesn’t involve a full buyout like the software maker’s $47.5 billion offer that fell apart earlier this month.

Reuters – Microsoft Corp said on Sunday it has
reached out to Yahoo Inc about an alternative deal that would
not involve a full acquisition, in a move that could save the
web pioneer from fighting a proxy battle with financier Carl
Icahn.

Reuters – Apparently, 68% growth
just isn’t good enough, so investors sold shares of the video
game software makers Friday.

AP – Microsoft Corp. is once again trying to team up with Yahoo Inc. to challenge Internet search and advertising leader Google Inc., although at this point the renewed talks haven’t escalated to another attempt to take over Yahoo.