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IF you can tear yourself away from the twin sagas of the day, the suicidal web programmers and the rescue attempt of Apple, we have some other technology news for you today.

A new way reportedly has been found to make semiconductors, Cornell University scientists say. The work, which is preliminary, could lead to achieving a long-term goal of semiconductor research: developing a universal base, or substrate, on which pure, single crystals of almost any semiconducting material could be grown.

Microsoft is considering opening up a San Francisco showcase space, to be shared with Sony, IMAX and Discovery Channel.

No-banking pledge: Bill Gates told the nation's bankers that Microsoft does not want to compete with the existing banking industry. "We see ourselves as a supplier to you," Chairman Bill said.

You decide: Is China's copyright piracy war real or a smokescreen?

Parlez-vous le web? France isn't happy that the European Union is giving English prominence over the 10 other languages on its web site and wants the practice stopped, toute de suite.

Can't we all just get along: Sure we can. Take Intel and Compaq, for instance. They're working on interoperability standards for consumer electronics. Next project: May we suggest world peace?

Credit card numbers are being unwittingly handed out via the Net as browsers roam from secure to insecure sites, spokesfolks for Netscape and Microsoft said. The flaw appears to be limited to secure machines that use the GET protocol.

Gateway 2000 is offering to buy the remnants of Amiga and operate it as a separate business.

The World Wide Web Consortium will reveal an initiative to enhance the web for people with disabilities at its conference next month.

Optimism prevails: High-tech CEOs are bullish on the U.S. economy in the coming year.

Taiwanese SRAM makers are shrugging off dumping charges made by Micron Technologies.

We've always liked our coffee strong and black; but it's a mixed-up world out there, and some like flavored Java; Sun Microsystems plans to announce some revisions to its Java programming language next week, and three new versions. Just like we tell the waiters at the local greasy spoon: Keep it coming, darlin'.

From Mercury Center:

Mass suicide of web programmers
Ellison's buyout statement creates Apple furor
Digital TV up in the air