Mercury News music critics Marian Liu and Shay Quillen, along with Oakland Tribune's Jim Harrington, talk about what they liked about summer concerts so far and what shows to catch that are coming up.

A delegation of Chilean economic development officials recently visited Silicon Valley to promote their country as a destination for high-tech companies looking to expand or relocate. As a relative newcomer, Chile faces a big challenge if it wants to get the attention of Silicon Valley businesses. During a break in their presentation, Mercury News reporter Chris O'Brien got a chance to sit down and talk with Carlos Alvarez, Executive Vice President, Chilean Economic Development Agency (CORFO) about the history of his country’s efforts to attract high tech business.

“Dean Takahashi and Mike Antonucci discuss recent reports that some doctors believe video-game addiction has become enough of a risk to children and adults to classify it as a mental disorder.

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On June 27, Willis returns to movie theaters as John McClane in “Live Free or Die Hard,” the fourth “Die Hard” film. Willis spoke to arts and entertainment reporter Mark de la Vina about how this is the best “Die Hard” since the original, how computer-generated imaging effects were kept to a minimum and how paparazzi have changed since he and ex-wife Demi Moore were prime targets in the late ’80s.

She may look like a video vixen, but popstress Nelly Furtado is a mom and has long shed those high heels for Birkenstocks. The singer known for the club single “Promiscuous” is actually very down-to-earth over the phone.

Filmmaker Michael Winterbottom is one of the most versatile directors in his field. He can now add shooting Jolie to his resume. She stars in his new film, “A Mighty Heart,” which opens Friday. Winterbottom spoke with San Jose Mercury News reporter Mark de la Vina about working with the actress and reflected on the challenges of making a movie about the search for slain Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl.

Nicole Wong, Google’s deputy general counsel in charge of compliance, is the point person for growing criticism of Google’s privacy practices. More than two dozen European privacy regulators have launched an inquiry into Google’s data protection practices. In the United States, the Federal Trade Commission is probing Google’s pending $3.1 billion acquisition of DoubleClick, an online advertising company. Last week, Privacy International, a London group, ranked Google’s practices the worst among 23 top Internet services, including Microsoft, Yahoo and AOL. Wong spoke with the Mercury News about her job and Google’s approach to privacy.

Dean Takahashi and Mike Antonucci talk about the latest news and trends in video games. Today, they discuss the best — and worst — in graphics from “Lara Croft Tomb Raider Anniversary Edition” to the classic “Games of War.” In gaming industry news, the guys offer their thoughts on the sales figures for May just released for the Xbox 360, wii and PS3.

We sit down with Technorati’s CEO to discuss why he’s stepping aside as founder, whether the company is for sale and what plans exist to grow the San Francisco blog search engine into a media powerhouse.

“The Sopranos” comes to an end Sunday. Check out a critics roundtable about the show’s finale. The panel is made of up Bay Area MediaNews TV critics — Chuck Barney, Charlie McCollum and Susan Young — all moderated by Tony Lioce, an editor at the Mercury News. They talk about what will happen to the central character Tony Soprano, the legacy of the show and what the future holds for the actors after the series ends.