Ex-Executive of Jobs Site Is Indicted

James J. Treacy, the former chief operating officer at Monster Worldwide, was indicted on charges that he conspired to backdate millions of dollars in employee stock option grants.

Bits: EBay-Craigslist Fight Is About Kijiji and Control, Complaint Shows

The document seems to show that the two companies have been engaged in a battle over control triggered by Kijiji, eBay’s rival classified advertising site.

Bits: Blu-ray: The Future Has Been Delayed

On the heels of a report last week noting that many consumers may not see the picture quality difference between Blu-ray and standard DVDs comes the latest Blu-ray sales figures.

Bits: Warner Brothers to Rent Movies Online Sooner

Warner Brothers will now start making films available for online rental, such as through Apple TV, and on cable pay-per-view systems, the same day that it releases them to DVD.

Bits: AOL’s Blame Game: The Guy We Fired Did It

The price of ads plummeted for AOL in the first quarter. Time Warner blames the head of its advertising unit who it fired in March.

H-P Researchers Announce New Memory Technology

A device, called a memristor, is an electrical resistor with memory properties. The technology could eventually build very dense chips that go beyond DRAM and use much less power.

Microsoft Helps Law Enforcement Get Around Encryption

Microsoft first released the Computer Online Forensic Evidence Extractor to law enforcement last June and it’s now being used by about 2,000 agents around the world.