Ellison questions safety of America's Cup venueSAN DIEGO — Software tycoon and sailor Larry Ellison on Tuesday questioned the safety of a Persian Gulf port picked as the site for the America's Cup showdown between his American-based crew and defending champion Alinghi of Switzerland.

Another attack downs Twitter, briefly this timeNEW YORK — Twitter has suffered from another attack following one that left the site down for several hours last week.

Google provides peek into new search engineNEW YORK — Google has lifted the lid on a new version of its search engine, allowing users to look at the results it will generate.

Yahoo's  extravagance pouring dollars on weird domain names, like its own. For the latest Yahoo purchased OMG.com for a massive $80000. Yahoo's newly acquired domain name OMG commonly stands for Oh My God used in shorthand and texting. This might have something to do with Yahoo's popular celebrity gossip omg.yahoo.com.   

Qualcomm: court grants motion to dismiss lawsuitSAN DIEGO — Qualcomm Inc. said Tuesday that a California court has granted its motion to dismiss a consumer class-action lawsuit that accused the chip maker of antitrust violations and unfair competition.