Headlines from January 17, 2001

Beware the Borg: Murdoch plans for $40B acquisition of DirecTV.
Ebay will raise fees for listing auction items.
The Internet may be to blame for California's energy woes.
Macromedia creates Flash advertising alliance to make annoying motion banners, that take forever to load, the standard.
Security hole found in Windows Media Player skins.
IBM Tech VP says voice recognition will be the most important tech advancement in the next decade.
In case you missed Adobe's 2001 Tip Odyssey, it's right here.
The Revolution is an utterly strange Flash piece that serves as a momentary distraction.
With the Web as source material, more people are infiltrating abandoned buildings and subway lines.
Show and Play is kind of like Show and Tell, except you don't have to bring anything but patience for confusing navigation.