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In a new memoir, James Lasdun describes how a former-student-turned-friend stalked and slandered him online. Give Me Everything You Have is a meditation on what it means to control your reputation on the Internet — and the book is Lasdun's attempt to fight back.

Microsoft says its net income rose 51 percent in the most recent quarter, boosted by higher sales of Windows and Office software. If it had not deferred some revenues last year, the latest profit number would have been only 16 percent higher.

More than 3,100 companies flocked to the Consumer Electronics Show to hawk their wares this year, and the show's host estimates that 20,000 products are launched there. Many of the small companies founded for the show won't be back next year, but their hustle is infectious and some become huge.

Yahoo is rejecting an unsolicited $44.6 billion offer from Microsoft. But it remains to be seen whether Yahoo shareholders will support a management decision to snub the software giant's bid.

Some 2400 expecting and new moms in San Diego have signed up for a free service that sends out text messages with health tips and resources.

A security breach of the internet marketing firm Epsilon's files has put millions of people at risk for identity teft. There are a few simple rules to follow that will almost certainly prevent you from becoming a cyber attack victim according to our phishing expert, Randy Abrams. Find out how to protect yourself.

Jack Rickard and Brian Noto have developed something of a cult following on their webcast in which they talk in soul-crushing detail about the intricacies of how to gut a gas-guzzling road warrior and convert it into an all-electric vehicle. On Wednesday, they host the Electric Vehicle Conversion Convention at the Cape Girardeau airport.

Alinghi nosed across the finish line ahead of rival Team New Zealand to win the America's Cup for landlocked Switzerland on Tuesday.

The explosion of online video content has a varied group of companies, including Netflix and Amazon, competing with movie studios as well as cable and phone companies to meet customer demand. So far, Netflix is leading the pack with its 20 million subscribers.

Airs Saturday, October 2, 2010 at 5 p.m. on KPBS TV