Washington - The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has issued its report on its test of "white space" devices -- which could be used to deliver high-speed Internet access using portions of the broadcast spectrum -- which concludes that device prototypes have provided 'proof of concept,' helping spur FCC chairman Kevin Martin to publicly support the technology. [more..]

Sunnyvale, Calif. - Shares of Yahoo jumped more than 10% on Thursday, following remarks by Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer that some believe could signal his company's renewed interest in a deal for Yahoo. [more..]

Washington - Sirius XM Radio, the satellite radio provider created by the recent $3.3 billion merger of XM with Sirius, has laid off at least 50 on- and off-air employees, The Washington Post reported on Thursday, citing an unnamed source with direct knowledge of the cuts. [more..]

San Francisco - The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) is appealing a judge's decision to declare a mistrial in the case of Jammie Thomas, who was the first American to be convicted by a jury of copyright infringement on file-sharing networks and ordered to pay $220,000 in damages, Wired.com reported. [more..]

Berlin - Google has appealed a pair of court losses in Germany that found that its Image Search service, which indexes thumbnail images of pictures from across the Web, violates the image owners' copyrights, the Associated Press reported. [more..]

Los Angeles - Playboy Enterprises has announced plans for a restructuring that aims to reduce costs by $12 million annually, which will include the shuttering of its DVD business in favor of Web video, consolidation of office space, and the elimination of about 80 positions, PaidContent reported. [more..]

Chicago - Struggling video game publisher Midway Games, which posted a $70 million loss for the first half of 2008, announced on Thursday that it has agreed with licensing partners to cancel future versions of some game properties and associated development costs. [more..]

San Francisco - Blog search engine Technorati announced that it has acquired AdEngage, a four-year-old online ad network and ad exchange that serves more than 1.2 billion ad impressions across more than 4,000 sites.
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Sligo, Ireland - Automattic, the developer of the WordPress blogging platform, has acquired Ireland-based Web polling service PollDaddy. [more..]

New Haven, Conn. - Connecticut Innovations (CI), the state's quasi-public agency responsible for technology investing and innovation development, announced that it has made an investment of $750,000 in RemoTV, the developer of an online media delivery for Internet-connected devices. [more..]

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Cupertino, Calif. - Apple announced on Thursday that it has now sold more than 200 million TV episodes from its iTunes Store, including over one million HD episodes. [more..]

Melbourne, Fla. - Harris Corp., a communications and information technology company, announced on Thursday that its media inventory service will be integrated with Google TV Ads to create a new sales channel for broadcasters, cable networks and cable system operators. [more..]

Burbank, Calif. - Time Warner's TheWB.com announced on Thursday that it will host a new original Web series created by comedian and actor Rob Corddry ("The Daily Show with Jon Stewart"), and produced by Warner Bros.' Studio 2.0 digital venture. [more..]

New York - Sirius XM Radio and device partner Pioneer Electronics on Thursday introduced the XMp3 wearable satellite radio and MP3 player, which it says is the lightest and most compact receiver yet, and the first to offer simultaneous, multi-channel recording capability. [more..]

Copenhagen - Danish telecom TDC has added a new element to the unlimited music download service that is bundled with its broadband and mobile subscriptions, Billboard reports. [more..]