News Bits
- New study out of NYU "discovers" that blogosphere "chatter" about an album is directly correlated to that album's sales.
- Yahoo will reject Microsoft's buy-out bid of $44.6 billion, claiming that the figure "massively undervalues" the company. Analysts, on the other hand, believe that Yahoo's acceptance of the buy-out offer is only a matter of time.
- Today, Austin's City Hall will discuss a recent study showing the economic impact of a proposed medical school for the Austin area.
- Scientific American: "Biofuels are bad for feeding people and combating climate change."
- At last, the writers' strike is over! Writers to return to work by mid-week.
- Hillary has replaced her campaign manager.
- Meanwhile, Obama seems to be kicking ass.
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