President Clinton expected to sign compromise Y2K liability bill after intense negotiations. A new portal gorilla. CMGI's purchase of AltaVista moves the holding company into the big leagues and a battle with Yahoo, others. Free updates from Microsoft. If you don't like paying for bug fixes and slipstream upgrades, you can now download them for free.
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Slashdot.org, the popular open source and Linux site, should get more exposure after being purchased by Andover.net. Disney demands privacy. The entertainment behemoth takes privacy a step further, saying no to ads from companies that do not have clear privacy policies. Angry Yahoo users organize boycott. They're upset over move to control content.