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America Online, Dulles, Va., last week acquired Net radio company Spinner.com and technology company Nullsoft, maker of the MP3 player Winamp and MP3 streaming audio system SHOUTcast. The stock-for-stock transaction is valued at approximately $400 million. Following the acquisition, Hollywood, Calif.-based music software developer PlayMedia settled its $20 million lawsuit against Nullsoft, which will move its operations from Sedona, Ariz. to San Francisco when it merges with Spinner.com.
Online Brokerage E*Trade, Palo Alto, Calif., will merge with virtual bank TeleBanc Financial, Arlington, Va.,

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