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| Dec.2 |
Stanford |
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Internet-operated labs created
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| Dec.3 |
Mountain View |
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MedImmune to buy Aviron MedImmune Inc. is paying about $1.3 billion in stock for the maker of a nasal-spray flu vaccine
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Fremont |
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Guilty of selling pirated software
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| Dec.5 |
Palo Alto |
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Biotech company sued over patent
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| Dec.6 |
Intel |
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Revenue to beat forecasts Revenue for the 3 months will be between $6.7 billion and $6.9 billion
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| Dec.7 |
HP |
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Packard Foundation against merger| Hewlett-Packard largest shareholder plans to vote against the $25 billion acquisition of Compaq | |
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| Dec.9 |
Intel |
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Moore pledges $261M to conservation
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| Dec.10 |
Palo Alto |
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Unreliable tests for Lyme disease Igenex is being threatened with closure by federal regulators. SF Medical Examiner is also the company's medical director
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| Dec.11 |
Palo Alto |
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Xerox spinning off famed lab Palo Alto Research Center, or PARC, gave the world laser printer, computer networking and GUI
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Intel |
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Sentenced for copying trade secrets
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| Dec.12 |
Yahoo |
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$436 million offer for HotJobs Bid is challenging an earlier offer from the parent company of Monster
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Applied Materials |
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Applied Materials to cut 1,700 jobs Chip equipment maker will cut 10% of its work force, in response to the semiconductor industry slump
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Santa Clara |
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Transmeta offers gloomy guidance
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HP |
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$1.9M grant for Healthy Kids
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| Dec.13 |
HP |
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Opposition to merger is widespread Walter Hewlett appealed to directors and the board of Compaq to scuttle merger because of what enormous unhappiness
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Palo Alto |
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4 teens arrested for car burglaries Jose Flores and Cruz Henriquez, both 18, and 2 unidentified juveniles allegedly involved in a string of car burglaries
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Santa Clara |
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Covad to emerge from bankruptcy Covad Communications plans to emerge from bankruptcy proceedings on Dec. 20
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| Dec.14 |
Intel |
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Intel lost patent case A federal jury ruled against Intel in a $82 million patent infringement suit against Broadcom
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| Dec.16 |
Santa Clara |
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 Palestinian has sued Macy's for firing Alia Atawneh, 28, alleges that she lost her job, in the wake of the Sept. 11 attacks, because she's Palestinian
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| Dec.17 |
Mountain View |
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Mayor accused of land grab Mario Ambra wanted to turn his family's 2-acre spread into a rich dealership or condominiums
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Palo Alto |
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PayPal sets IPO price $12 to $14 Online payment provider expects to raise $63.3 million by selling 5.4 million shares
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| Dec.18 |
3Com |
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3Com beats expectations| Network equipment maker's loss narrowed and businesses showed signs of improvement | |
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| Dec.19 |
Santa Clara |
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Officer-involved shooting Metotsi Wolfgramm allegedly tried to run down a Police Officer and his K-9 dog
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Palm |
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Narrower-than-expected loss| For the 3 months ther is a net loss of $25.2 million, or 4 cents a share | |
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Palo Alto |
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Child Porn Case Police seized 8 PCs from the home of a 57-year-old man
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| Dec.20 |
Sunnyvale |
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Juniper made revenue warning Shares fell 15% after the company warned its 4th-quarter profits and revenue will not meet forecasts
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Mountain View |
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Mayor Accused of Abusing Authority| Prosecutors have charged Mario Ambra with using his authority for his own financial benefit | |
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| Dec.21 |
Palo Alto |
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Biotech companies patent settle suits Incyte Genomics and Affymetrix had settled all patent infringement suits against each other
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| Dec.27 |
Yahoo |
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Takeover of HotJobs.com cleared| Monster.com decided not to sweeten its 6-month-old offer for HotJobs | |
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HP |
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W. Hewlett Files Proxy Against Merger Founding family member filed proxy statement to solicit votes against the proposed acquisition of Compaq
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