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IBM invests in business partners' training A business development fund aims to encourage its largest partners to take up more skills training around data centers. Navy charters kite-powered cargo ship to deliver equipment The use of this new breed of sailing ship could reduce fuel costs by 20 to 30 percent, according to the ship's owners. FCC report negates free Internet interference claims Report from commission engineers boosts plan to auction spectrum for free wireless Internet by dismissing concerns it would interfere with existing providers' signals. Profitability covers a multitude of sins Get profitable as fast as you can. That's the way to survive the downturn. Bookmarklet converts Web pages to CD sleeves Got a printer, some paper, and some loose optical discs? Check out Liquid Mongoose, a simple tool that turns information from the Web into slick envelopes. EFF: Hollywood's RealDVD suit is a smokescreen Internet advocacy group accuses Motion Picture Association of America of being less concerned about stopping piracy than it is about controlling innovation. Photos: Top 10 reviews of the week Here are CNET Reviews' 10 favorite items from the past week, including the Pantech flip phone, Sony Bravia LCD TV, Acer Aspire laptop, and Canon PowerShot ultracompact. Apple will repair MacBooks that have faulty Nvidia GPUs Computer maker says it has determined some MacBook Pros may be affected by Nvidia graphics chip glitch, and offers to repair those notebooks at no charge. ChunkIt for search clarity For some people, Web searches are second nature. If you'd like a hand to speed up getting to exactly what you want, ChunkIt might have the search solution you need. Ellison's mantra: Spend, baby, spend It may be hell out there, but Oracle's chief tells shareholders the company still intends to shop for more acquisitions. President signs broadband data collection bill The Broadband Data Act encourages wider collection of information regarding nationwide access to broadband. Microsoft to announce Silverlight 2.0 on Monday The software maker plans to announce the completion of Silverlight 2.0 on Monday, according to a source familiar with the matter. Fallout takes hold: Seesmic publicly lays off 7 The video community cuts back on developers, citing "market conditions and the recession." YouTube beams up 'Star Trek' for long-form video YouTube gets Beverly Hills 90210, MacGyver, and Star Trek in a test of longer-form video that's theatrically presented and interrupted by ads. Verizon Wireless considers extra text fee The wireless company is considering a plan to charge companies that send SMS text alerts three cents extra per message. Apple, eBay stocks rise as Dow goes on wild ride Two notable technology stocks swam against the tide Friday, with shares rising in the positive territory for most of the day. Security Bites 117: How 'Clickjacking' attacks hide behind the mouse Jeremiah Grossman talks about the increasing threat of clickjacking with CNET's Robert Vamosi. World Bank under cyberattack? Up to 40 servers have been penetrated in a series of attacks that have been under investigation by the FBI since last year, according to a report. AOL to developers: Put passion over profit Q&A The Web portal's Edwin Aoki talks about the impact Web applications have had in the enterprise and what trends are emerging. Tech's next step: More M&A? The last time Silicon Valley got hit by this kind of a financial storm, it remade itself and emerged stronger. Will Darwin apply this time around as well? Video: Daily Debrief: Web 2.0 casualties? Fans of Twitter, Pandora, Skype, Zillow, and seven other Web companies had better hope these start-ups find creative business plans to weather the financial downturn. These 11 Web 2.0 favorites have landed on Webware.com editor Rafe Needleman's list of companies that are potentially in peril. On Friday's edition of the Daily Debrief with CNET's Kara Tsuboi, Rafe explains why these companies are in danger--and what they could be doing to survive.