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E&P's Top 10 Newspaper Industry Stories of 2005 (Editor and Publisher via Yahoo! News) - The newspaper industry had quite the rollercoaster year in 2005, with many of the twists and turns leading down rather than up. We saw anonymous sourcing attacked, blockbuster deals struck, and, of course, cuts, cuts and more cuts.

Music Industry Investigated Over Pricing (BetaNews) - The music industry has made no secret of its desire to raise prices of legal music downloads, but the record labels have instead raised the ire of New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer.

CFTC To Hold Hearing Examining Futures Industry SROs (Compliance Reporter) - The Commodity Futures Trading Commission said it will hold a public hearing on self-regulation and self-regulatory organizations in the U.S. futures industry on Feb. 16. The hearing is part of the CFTC's ongoing review of the roles, responsibilities and capabilities of SROs.

Symantec, McAfee Problems May Lead To Sea Change In Antivirus Industry (CRN) - Doubt is mounting about the antivirus industry's install-and-upgrade model, and Microsoft is preparing to enter the market. Combine that with vulnerabilities in popular antivirus software, and the market is ripe for a shift.

Chip industry wastes energy, money, says ISMI (CommsDesign) - LONDON — The global semiconductor industry could save itself nearly $500 million per year in energy costs — or enough electricity to power a small city — and do something for the planet at the same time, according to the International Sematech Manufacturing Initiative.

Federal prosecutors hope long sentence dents Idaho meth industry (KBCI Boise) - POCATELLO, Idaho POCATELLO, Idaho Federal prosecutors are hoping a 23-year-prison sentence for a Pocatello man accused of being a major methamphetamine dealer will put a dent in the local illicit drug industry.

Canadian steel industry on the verge of transformation, experts say (Canadian Press via Yahoo! News) - TORONTO (CP) - Canada's steel industry is poised for more rapid change in the year ahead after clinging to the edge of its seat on a white-knuckled ride through much of 2005.

Warner subpoenaed in NY probe of music industry (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - Warner Music Group Corp. has been subpoenaed by the New York Attorney General in connection with an anti-trust investigation into pricing of digital music downloads, the company said in a securities filing on Friday.

The Fast-Maturing Tech Industry Needs New Type Of Innovation (Investor's Business Daily via Yahoo! News) - It's a real possibility, says tech author Geoff Moore, who makes the case in his new book "Dealing with Darwin: How Great Companies Innovated at Every Phase of their Evolution" (Penguin USA).

Industry suffers heavy losses due to power failure (The Tribune) - Ludhiana, December 23 The industry suffered production losses to the tune of crores of rupees as production came to a sudden halt following power suspension on account of a snag in the northern grid today. City residents too kept shivering due to suspension of power supply for more than 10 hours.