http://www.nytimes.com/ A synthetic RSS channel, derived from XML text published by The New York Times Company. en-us Copyright 2001 The New York Times Company Fri, 08 Jun 2001 06:50:21 GMT http://backend.userland.com/nyTimesRssRouter dave@userland.com http://partners.nytimes.com/2001/06/07/technology/08SOFT.html AT&T's broadband division has dropped its commitment to an advanced set-top cable box that was supposed to showcase Microsoft's interactive television software, which is still in development. By JOHN MARKOFF. http://partners.nytimes.com/2001/06/08/business/08STOX.html Semiconductor stocks rallied sharply, leading the overall technology sector higher, as investors hoped that Intel, the world's largest chip maker, would add to the evidence that the industry's decline was ending. By SHERRI DAY. http://partners.nytimes.com/2001/06/08/technology/08BLUE.html I.B.M. has developed a way to make faster, less power-hungry versions of a wide variety of microchips within two years. By BARNABY J. FEDER. http://partners.nytimes.com/2001/06/08/technology/08CABL.html As the high-speed Internet service battle heats up, cable giants are increasingly refusing to sell advertising time to phone companies to promote digital subscriber lines. By SETH SCHIESEL. http://partners.nytimes.com/2001/06/08/technology/08CHIP.html The closely watched bellwether of the semiconductor industry said that quarterly revenue projections remained on target but that there was no indication that the industry had bottomed out yet. By MATT RICHTEL. http://partners.nytimes.com/2001/06/08/technology/08ISP.html Two former rivals, NetZero and Juno Online Services, said that they would merge in a deal that is expected to create the nation's second-largest Internet connection company by number of users. By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. http://partners.nytimes.com/2001/06/08/technology/08MAG.html AOL Time Warner has agreed to buy Business 2.0, the ailing new economy magazine, and merge it with its eCompany Now magazine. By SAUL HANSELL.