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Concern for Those Who Screen the Web for Barbarity

Internet companies must screen content submitted by users, and the firms that sell the screening services are weighing the emotional toll on their workers.

U.S. Inquiry on Apple Music Tactics Reported

Investigators are said to be looking at allegations that Apple uses its market position to deter labels from giving Amazon.com exclusive access to soon-to-be released music.

Regulators Are Watching Google Over Antitrust Concerns

The government is looking for signs that Google’s enormous market power may be hurting competition in Web search and advertising.

F.T.C. Approves Google’s Deal for AdMob

The surprising endorsement by the Federal Trade Commission of Google’s deal for AdMob follows Apple’s purchase of Quattro Wireless, an AdMob rival.

Sex Ads Seen Adding Revenue to Craigslist

Law enforcement officials say the ads, expected to bring $36 million this year, are still being used for prostitution.

Quarterly Sales Rise 23% at Google

Income rose more than 37 percent as Google’s online advertising business continued to hum along nicely.

Apple Moves Into the Ad-Selling Business

The new service will offer ways to develop interactive ads in apps for the iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch.

Messages From Steve Jobs Are Making Recipients Swoon

Steve Jobs, the secretive head of Apple, has been busy sending replies to e-mail messages from customers.

Major League Baseball to Stream ESPN Events

Major League Baseball Advanced Media will handle the technology infrastructure and customer support for the nearly 3,500 live events that ESPN streams each year.

Ads Posted on Facebook Strike Some as Off-Key

From mainstream companies to others that are more off-putting, advertisers on Facebook are a motley bunch.

TiVo to Offer Boxes That Go Beyond the Recorder

In addition to its standard TV offerings, TiVo, the DVR pioneer, said it would offer an array of related offerings from Netflix, Blockbuster, YouTube and Amazon.

For Apple, iPad Said More Than Intended

Other high-tech companies already sell products using the name. It has also provoked awkward associations.