Microsoft in talks with Yahoo over scaled-down takeover

Microsoft is returning to the negotiating table just two weeks after insisting it had 'moved on' from takeover. By Andrew Clark in New York

Corporate raider Icahn leads investor revolt against Yahoo board

The billionaire tycoon Carl Icahn has accused directors of 'irrational' and 'irresponsible' actions in turning down Microsoft's offer. By Andrew Clark

CBS pays $1.8bn for web network

CBS is to acquire CNET Networks, which owns websites including GameSpot.com and ZDNet, in a cash deal worth $1.8bn. By Mark Sweney

CBS to buy CNET for $1.8bn

CBS is to buy digital media content company CNET Networks, which owns websites including GameSpot.com, in a $1.8bn deal. By Mark Sweney

Ask.com fights back with $100m buyup

Ask.com is refusing to give up the fight to be a major search engine with the acquisition of the firm behind three reference sites for an estimated $100m. By Mark Sweney

Facebook gets $100m to expand

Facebook has raised $100m to expand its server capacity to help the social networking website cope with a huge growth in users. By Mark Sweney

Private equity puts banks in the dock over Clear Channel buyout

The trial to determine the future of a hotly contested $27bn buyout of Clear Channel begins in New York's supreme court this week. By Andrew Clark

Virgin Media ‘well positioned for growth’

Cable group Virgin Media added 4,900 new customers in the first quarter of 2008 and said the number of subscribers churning out of its services was under control. By Mark Sweney

Universal to allow free music downloads

The world's largest record label has signed a deal with Qtrax, an ambitious ad-funded file-sharing service. By Owen Gibson

Fourteen years after founding Yahoo this man has eight weeks to save it

Jerry Yang faces being 'flayed alive' by Wall Street for rejecting Microsoft's $47bn. By Richard Wray

Yahoo shares feel heat of investor anger over rejected Microsoft

The internet firm is called on to compensate investors and is expected to face a flurry of lawsuits, while shares plummet 15%. By Andrew Clark in New York

Video games go mainstream – and the high street makes a killing

Britain's £1.7bn gaming market is booming at last, writes Zoe Wood

i-level reveals details of £45.5m deal

The UK's largest independent digital media agency, i-level, and parent company ILG digital have sold a majority stake to private equity group ECI in £45.5m deal. By Mark Sweney

Microsoft to get tough with Yahoo

Wall Street expects Microsoft to enter a protracted period of 'trench warfare' in its attempt to buy Yahoo. By Andrew Clark and Richard Wray

Murdoch attacks BBC over iPlayer

James Murdoch has attacked the BBC for squashing competition in the broadband TV market with its costly iPlayer service. By Mark Sweney