AP Top Technology News DreamWorks says TV revenue to hit $200M by 2015June 18, 20137:22 PM ET LOS ANGELES (AP) — DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc., the studio behind "Shrek" and "Kung Fu Panda," said Tuesday that a new deal to provide original TV shows to Netflix will help it double the revenue it gets from TV shows to $200 million by 2015.  Icahn changes tack, seeks $16B Dell stock buybackJune 18, 20137:18 PM ET NEW YORK (AP) — Activist investor Carl Icahn on Tuesday proposed a $16 billion share buyback in his latest effort to thwart Dell Inc. founder Michael Dell's effort to take the struggling computer maker private.  Award-winning journalist Michael Hastings diesJune 19, 20133:24 AM ET LOS ANGELES (AP) — Michael Hastings, the war correspondent whose unflinching reporting from Afghanistan led to the resignation of a top U.S. army general, has died in a car accident in Los Angeles, according to his employer and family.  Social-network gaffes plague Japanese politiciansJune 19, 20137:30 AM ET TOKYO (AP) — On the Internet, no one can save you from yourself. That is a lesson many Japanese politicians have learned recently in painful, awkward and at times costly fashion.   Hewlett-Packard puts Bradley in strategy roleJune 18, 201311:44 AM ET NEW YORK (AP) — Todd Bradley, the head of Hewlett-Packard Co.'s printing and personal computer business, has been appointed to a new position in charge of the company's strategy with a focus on China, the company said Tuesday.   Sprint sues to stop Dish Clearwire buyoutJune 18, 20132:36 PM ET OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) — Sprint is suing to stop Dish Network's buyout of wireless data network operator Clearwire. The nation's third-largest cellphone carrier said the proposed deal violates the rights of Sprint and other Clearwire shareholders.  Stuntwoman sues News Corp. over alleged phone hackJune 18, 20133:55 PM ET LOS ANGELES (AP) — A woman who worked as a stunt double for Angelina Jolie sued Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. in Los Angeles on Tuesday, claiming she's a victim of a phone hacking scheme to obtain information about the actress.  
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