New York - U.S. Internet ad revenues rose 11% in the third quarter from the same period a year ago, and 2% from the second quarter, to nearly $5.9 billion, according to a report from the Internet Advertising Bureau (IAB) and PricewaterhouseCoopers. [more..]

Basking Ridge, N.J. - Verizon Wireless admitted late Thursday that several of its employees broke company rules by accessing and viewing President-elect Barack Obama's personal cell phone account. [more..]

Pembroke Pines, Fla. - A Florida teen committed suicide on Tuesday and broadcast the event on the Internet via his live webcam feed on Justin.tv, NewTeeVee reported. [more..]

London - Politics and culture blog The Huffington Post is near the close of a new $15 million third round of venture capital financing, The Times reported, while PaidContent adds that sources tell it that Oak Investment Partners will lead the round. [more..]

Paris - Two French music industry groups have filed a copyright infringement claim against Soulseek, a file-sharing network focused on electronic music, TorrentFreak reported. [more..]

Sunnyvale, Calif. - Yahoo has sold its Kelkoo comparison shopping site for the European market to U.K. private equity firm Jamplant, TechCrunch reports. [more..]

Chicago - Video game publisher Midway Games said on Friday that last week it received notice from the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) that its shares are in danger of being delisted from the exchange, for failing to maintain a minimum average closing price of $1 for 30 consecutive days. [more..]

Irvine, Calif. - WebVisible, a provider of local online advertising services, announced that it has acquired Adapt Technologies, a developer of search engine marketing technologies. [more..]

Mountain View, Calif. - Google this week launched SearchWiki, a new feature that lets searchers customize the search results the site provides them by selecting preferred websites, and deleting other sites from results. [more..]

Cupertino, Calif. - Apple has released its 2.2 software update for the iPhone, while includes new features like Google Street View and walking directions for the Google Maps application, and on-the-go podcasts downloads via Wi-Fi or 3G connections. [more..]

Carlsbad, Calif. - NTN Buzztime, a provider of interactive TV trivia games in bars and restaurants, announced on Friday that Michael Fleming has resigned as the company's interim CEO, chairman and board director. [more..]