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• Google adding automatic captions to YouTube videos

  Think of it as closed captioning for the new media world.

• Yahoo jumps on Twitter bandwagon to improve search

  Yahoo Inc. is jumping on the Twitter bandwagon in its latest attempt to get people to use its Internet search engine more frequently.

• Gadgets: Digital photo gift ideas

  Once again it's that shopping time of year and if digital photography is on your shopping list, here is a roundup of accessories to kick off the season.
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  Obama answers questions from top Cuban blogger

  President Barack Obama has answered questions submitted by a celebrated Cuban blogger, saying he isn't interested in "talking for the sake of talking" with Raul Castro and indicating he won't visit the island until the communist government changes its ways.

• John Malone: Comcast-NBC would have too much power

  Media mogul John Malone said Thursday that Comcast Corp.'s plan to buy a controlling stake in NBC Universal would give it too much market power and force competitors to consider similar acquisitions.
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  Glitch snarls air traffic in latest woes for FAA

  For the second time in a little more than a year, a glitch at one of the two centers that handle flight plans for the nation's air travel system set off delays and cancellations for passengers around the country.
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  AOL offers buyouts to over a third of work force

  The struggling Internet company AOL plans to shed up to 2,500 jobs - more than a third of its work force - as it prepares to separate from Time Warner and finally sever their ill-fated marriage.

• Bridget Carey's video review to appear on `Nightly Business Report'

  Bridget Carey's 60-Second Review will appear as a segment on Nightly Business Report at 7 p.m. Thursday on WPBT-PBS 2. Nightly Business Report airs on more than 250 PBS stations in the United States and various international markets.
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  Sony chief executive outlines turnaround plan

  Sony said it aims to be profitable in gaming and flat-panel TVs by the fiscal year ending March 2011, pushing 3-D technology as a way to showcase its strength in entertainment and surface from deep losses.

• NetEase 3Q results miss estimates, shares fall

  Chinese online gaming company NetEase.com Inc. said Wednesday that its third-quarter profit rose on higher revenue from online games.

• Semtech reports 3Q loss on acquisition charge

  Semiconductor maker Semtech Corp. on Wednesday reported a third-quarter loss due to a charge related to its acquisition of Sierra Monolithics Inc.

• Judge rejects AT&T's bid to pull Verizon ads

  A federal judge on Wednesday denied a request by AT&T Inc. to force competitor Verizon Wireless to pull its "There's a Map for That" commercials.

• Marvell names new board member

  Semiconductor maker Marvell Technology Group Ltd. said Wednesday that it named Ta-lin Hsu to its board.

• Semtech to buy Sierra Monolithics for $180 million

  Semiconductor maker Semtech Corp. said Wednesday that it agreed to buy fellow chipmaker Sierra Monolithics Inc. for $180 million in cash.

• Correction: Verizon layoffs

  In a Nov. 17 story about job cuts at Verizon Communications Inc., The Associated Press, relying on a labor union report, erroneously reported that Verizon is laying off more than 1,000 employees in Washington, D.C., Maryland and Virginia.

• Sony may not fill some e-reader orders by holidays

  Sony Corp. says some customers who pre-order its newest e-reader may not get the gadget in time for the holidays.

• IBM signs $500M deal with UK agency

  IBM Corp. said Wednesday it signed a contract extension worth 300 million pounds ($500 million) with a British government agency that licenses drivers and registers their cars.

• NJ man sentenced in Scientology cyber attack

  A New Jersey man will serve a 366-day federal prison term for conducting a cyber attack on Church of Scientology Web sites in January 2008.
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  Review: $100 Palm Pixi is stylish but sluggish

  Palm Inc. is fighting harder than ever to snag a chunk of the smart phone market, and just six months after releasing the stylish Pre it's back with a lighter, more petite and affordable version called the Pixi.
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  Nintendo's Mario endures even as games come and go

  You might call him the Mickey Mouse of video games. He's reminiscent of a doughnut, round and sweet and comforting. He's also a vessel, devoid of a real personality so you can live vicariously through him.

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