News to know: Apollo goes beta; Google privacy; Surface demo; Yahoo security
Adobe's Apollo platform, now called AIR, goes beta. Ryan Stewart: Adobe announces hardware accelerated video in Flash, Apollo’s new name, and two new betas.
Wi-Fi memory cards coming to cameras.
Jason O'Grady: WWDC predictions.
Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft provides first public demo of the Surface tabletop. 
David Berlind: ZDNet names next Deputy Testers of the Week to get free tech: Some Sun Spot JDKs. MonkCast #4: 'URL-based computing' closer to reality (and so too is the GPLv3). Can Microsoft change 'gears' for the sea-change ahead?
Privacy International: A Race to the Bottom - Privacy Ranking of Internet Service Companies. Techmeme. Garett Rogers: Close all Google accounts: Google doesn't care about privacy. Dan Farber: Privacy International pokes a stick in Google's eye. Mitch Ratcliffe: A response to Google: Basic data rights.
AP: Yahoo CEO Faces Shareholder Backlash.
Ryan Naraine: Yahoo screws up flaw disclosure, helps exploit writer.
Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft to push Windows Server 2003 SP2 via Automatic Updates. How will Windows Server 2008 fare on the compatibility front?
Computerworld: The security world according to vendor surveys.
Dana Gardner: Consultants hold an influential SOA role, and the vendors are a courtin' it.
Palm Infocenter: New Treo Smartphone Images Leaked. Matthew Miller: Is a new form factor Palm Treo on the way?
Financial Times: Hollywood studios in video talks with Apple. WSJ: GE discussed buying Dow Jones.
New York Times: Microsoft Finds Legal Defender in Justice Dept.
Marc Orchant: Parallels 3.0 a worthy upgrade. George Ou: Practical strategies for protecting your data.
Larry Dignan: Life without Google Day 2: Windows Live Search a viable contender. Gallery (right). Altavista a depressing dead end. MacRumors: iPhone Details from AT&T's Sales Training Workbook.
TechRepublic: Combating prejudice on the Helpdesk.