EBay Inc. on Monday announced a restructuring at its PayPal online payments business that includes the cutting of 325 jobs. More: continued here
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Costco, eBay, Google and the nation's top art museums are backing a Thai graduate student against book publishers, the movie and music industries in a Supreme Court battle over copyright protections with important implications for consumers. More: continued here
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