Washington - XM Satellite Radio (NASD: XMSR), the satellite radio provider awaiting government approval to merge with rival Sirius, disclosed in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that it must come up with $120 million in financial commitments to avoid an "adverse effect" on its financial position.

New York - Eight former executives from the company then known as AOL Time Warner (NYSE: TWX) have been charged by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) with inflating the company's online ad revenues by more than $1 billion between 2000-2002. Four of the executives -- including former controller James MacGuidwin -- have agreed to settle civil charges by paying the SEC about $8 million in fines.

Agoura Hills, Calif. - Video game publisher THQ (NASD: THQI) announced on Wednesday that it has received word that the SEC has completed its investigation into the company's stock options granting practices, and will not recommend any action against the company.

Redwood City, Calif. - Video game developer and publisher Electronic Arts (NASD: ERTS) announced on Wednesday that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has terminated its enquiry into the company's stock options grant practices, and recommended no enforcement action.

Washington - Apple CEO Steve Jobs has been subpoenaed by the SEC to give a deposition in a lawsuit related to the company's stock options granting practices, Bloomberg reported on Thursday, citing two people familiar with the matter.

New York - Video game publisher Take-Two Interactive has announced that the company received notice from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that it may file charges in relation to Take-Two's stock option granting practices.

San Francisco - An informal inquiry into stock options granting practices at technology publisher CNET Networks has been upgraded to a formal investigation, the company said in its second quarter earnings statement.

Cambridge, Mass. - Forrester Research, the Cambridge, Mass.-based, technology market research firm, has received notification from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that it intends to launch an investigation relating to the company's stock option granting practices.

San Francisco - The U.S. Supreme Court yesterday ruled against investors who filed an antitrust lawsuit against a number of investment banks, which alleged inflated charges and prices collected during the dot-com boom of the late 1990s, CNET News.com reported.

New York - Days after a group of dissident shareholders ousted the CEO and five of six board members at game publisher Take-Two Interactive, the company's chief financial officer has resigned.

New York - Video game publisher Take-Two, creators of the "Grand Theft Auto" franchise, is now the subject of a formal investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) into its stock options granting practices, the company said in a regulatory filing.

New York - Apple said in a regulatory filing on Friday that it has received a new request from the government for additional information and documents regarding its stock options granting practices.

San Francisco - Apple CEO Steve Jobs was questioned last week by authorities from the U.S. Department of Justice and Securities and Exchange Commission about the company's admitted stock option grants that were "backdated" to make them more valuable for employees, The San Francisco Chronicle reported, citing "people familiar with the case."

New York - Video game publisher Take-Two Interactive announced on Monday that its internal investigation has uncovered irregularities in its stock options granting practices.

Cedar Knolls, N.J. - MediaBay, a distributor of spoken word audio content, announced on Friday that it has filed to deregister its stock and end its reporting obligations with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The company said it was eligible to do so under SEC rules because it has fewer than 300 shareholders of record. MediaBay expects the deregistration to become effective in 90 days.

Boston - Federal authorities have launched an investigation into a stock option grant made to Apple CEO Steve Jobs, The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing "sources familiar with the probe."