Microsoft's latest IE patch can cause the browser to crash yay. YouTube is talking to record labels about music videos. Google has no plans for a national WiFi service.

The free service in Mountain View, Calif., the company's base in the heart of Silicon Valley, will become generally available on Wednesday after nine months of testing. Google has been selected by the city of San Francisco to install and operate a similar service there in partnership with EarthLink; the two companies are negotiating with the city over the terms.z