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The Circuit: FCC chairman on Hopper, data caps; Google-Motorola closes; Startup Act 2.0
May 22, 2012 01:14 
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FCC chairman speaks at cable show: When asked about Dish Network’s ad-skipping Hopper DVR Tuesday, Federal Communications Chairman Julius Genachowski told CNBC that companies should be able to experiment with different business models. Dish’s...
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FTC names Internet privacy expert as senior adviser
May 21, 2012 12:37
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The Federal Trade Commission has named an Internet privacy expert to advise on mobile privacy and competition issues as the agency takes on high-profile investigations of potential harm to consumers by the Web’s biggest firms. Read full article ...
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Apple, Samsung begin settlement talks
May 21, 2012 10:36
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In the midst of bitter lawsuits, the heads of two mobile giants have agreed to meet. CNN's Paula Hancocks reports
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Has Chrome topped Internet Explorer?
May 21, 2012 10:16
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This might be the start of a new chapter in the browser wars.
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Meet the new Mrs. Zuckerberg
May 21, 2012 10:15
cnn.com
She likes Target, the Food Network and sun-dried tomatoes. She loves taking pictures of her dog Beast, and admits to checking her phone "every five seconds."
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YouTube uploads 72 hours of video a minute
May 21, 2012 04:07
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YouTube users are now uploading three days’ worth of video to the site every second — a whole 24 hours more than the site had last year. To celebrate its 7th birthday, Google’s video-sharing site released all-new metrics about itself,...
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Facebook shares back up after rocky morning
May 18, 2012 12:40
washingtonpost.com
After a rocky morning start, Facebook was back to trading well over its opening price of $38, at around $41 by 1:30 p.m. Friday. The company’s shares had spiked when it began trading at 11:30 a.m., but fell back to the company’s initial public...
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Surprise: The Internet hates rich people
May 18, 2012 12:18
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It's no shock that people love to hate Facebook.
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Facebook IPO hits Nasdaq hiccup
May 18, 2012 11:55
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Facebook shares were making a comeback in early afternoon trading Friday after falling to their original IPO price of $38. According to a report from CNBC, Nasdaq’s technical difficulties worried investors trying to get their trades in as the...
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Facebook IPO: Are you going to buy?
May 18, 2012 08:55
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Facebook has now been officially listed on the Nasdaq, with co-founder Mark Zuckerberg ringing Friday’s symbolic opening bell. Priced at $38 per share, the social network is now worth $104 billion. Individual investors were largely cut out of...
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