IDGNet says that IBM’s Deep Blue RS/6000 supercomputer has become a celebrity.

Korea is updating its internet related laws, says ZDNet.

A fake press release caused a company’s stock to crash, reports ZDNet.

MSNBC evaluates Intel’s recall of its 1.13 GHz processor.

MP3.com, after settling with four other labels, is in court defending its actions against Universal. ZDNet has the story.

ZDNet is reporting on the RIAA’s current CD sales, and their continued growth.

DigitalMass looks at the problems with “foolproof” encryption software in this analysis piece about PGP’s security holes.

From a TechWeb story about Microsoft saying it’s ready to launch BizTalk 2000 and Commerce Server 2000 this fall. “Unix was the preferred platform for early large-scale applications, ‘but it’s different now,’ said Ed Bell, president of CrossTier.com, a Fairfax, Va.-based developer.”

GameSpy Industries has penned a one-year, world sponsorship deal with 23-year-old Kornelia Takacs — the acknowledged World Female Quake Champion. Takacs, from Budapest, Hungary, will represent GameSpy at gaming conferences, expos and gatherings around the world, with appearances at the company’s trade show booths and events, according to DailyRadar.com.

California-based Alteon WebSystems Inc. agreed Monday to acquire Swedish software manufacturer Bluetail AB for $152 million in stock. Stockholm-based Bluetail’s engineers are credited with the invention of Erlang, a programming language used to develop a variety of different applications that run on the UNIX operating system, The Associated Press reported.