SAP to buy Ariba for $4.5B, extending cloud push Business software maker SAP AG on Tuesday said it will buy Ariba Inc., which makes Web-based software that connects suppliers and buyers online, for about $4.51 billion. Mammoth 'Butchered' by Ancient Man A young woolly mammoth, found remarkably well preserved in the tundra in Siberia, may have been attacked by lions -- but scientists say there are signs it was then butchered by ancient humans.
  New ad zapper has TV networks worried about sales The maker of a new DVR that lets consumers zap away broadcast TV commercials at the touch of a button suggested Tuesday that the networks are being short-sighted in opposing the technology. SpaceX: Multimillionaire's Ship in Orbit The SpaceX Falcon rocket launch came off successfully this morning; carrying routine supplies for the International Space Station -- and maybe beginning a new era, in which private enterprise handles missions only NASA could before.
  iPhone 5: Reports of New Design And the next iPhone chatter keeps on rolling. Over the last week the Wall Street Journal, Reuters, and Bloomberg have reported that the next iPhone will have a bigger screen. As previously reported by others, the WSJ and Reuters agree that the display will measure...
  Facebook, banks sued over pre-IPO analyst calls
(Reuters) - Facebook Inc and banks including Morgan Stanley were sued by the social networking leader's shareholders, who claimed the defendants hid Facebook's weakened growth forecasts ahead of its $16 billion initial public offering. The defendants, who also include Facebook Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg, were accused of concealing from investors during the IPO marketing process "a severe and pronounced reduction" in revenue growth forecasts, resulting from increased use of its app or website through mobile devices. Facebook went public last week. The lawsuit was filed in U.S. ...
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