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Social media fuel Mexican youth protests

The demonstrators have no clear leader. Many say Twitter posts and Facebook groups brought them to the streets of Mexico's capital and cities around the country.

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Related Topix: Facebook

Thu May 24, 2012

The Campbell Reporter

Apple CEO gives up $75 million in dividend income

Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook will not be earning dividend income on the more than 1 million shares to which he is entitled, which will cost him about $75 million.

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Related Topix: Apple, US Securities and Exchange Commission, Financial Services

Tri-cityherald.com

Mutual fund news: Facebook, Bill Gross, Vanguard

This undated file photo provided by the Pacific Investment Management Co., shows Bill Gross, manager of the PIMCO Total Return Fund.

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Related Topix: Facebook, Social Software, Financial Markets, Emerging Technology, Search Engines, iPhone

WYTV Youngstown

Buffett says his firm likely to buy newspapers

Warren Buffett says his company is likely to buy more newspapers in the next few years, and Berkshire Hathaway will not try to influence the editorial policies of any of them.

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Related Topix: Warren Buffett, Business Wire, Construction, Berkshire Hathaway , Berkshire Hathaway, Insurance, Empire Group, Investment Services

Click Orlando

Patz investigation a 33-year-long roller coaster ride

News that the New York Police Department has a man in custody who has implicated himself in the 1979 disappearance of Etan Patz raises the tantalizing possibility that this case might finally be solved.

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Related Topix: Publishing, Media, News, IGN Entertainment, Century Media Records, Television, Ottaway Newspapers, Fox Filmed Entertainment, FOX News Network, Music

Houston Home-Journal

Talwars charged with Aarushi murder

A special CBI court here Thursday charged dentist couple Rajesh Talwar and Nupur Talwar with the murder of their daughter Aarushi and domestic help Hemraj.

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Related Topix: Microsoft, Sentillion, Science / Technology, Microsoft Office, Ronan Keating, Pop/Rock, Dance, Britney Spears

Boston.com

Yahoo seeks to shake up search, Web browsing

This image provided by Yahoo shows the company's "Axis" app for iPad. The tool, also available for iPhone and iPod Touch, alters browsers made by other companies so search results can be displayed in a more convenient and compelling format.

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Related Topix: Yahoo!, iPod touch App, iPad App, Google+, iPhone and iPad App, iPhone App, Facebook, Twitter, Ipad, Science / Technology, iPhone

Toronto News.Net

Brampton alligator's appearance shocks neighbours

A one-metre long alligator gave Brampton, Ont., residents quite a stir when it was spotted in a backyard on Sunday afternoon.

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Related Topix: Canada, Facebook

Wed May 23, 2012

MyFoxPhilly

Yahoo Eyes Internet Searches, Browsing

The troubled Internet company' is taking its shot with a tool called "Axis" that alters browsers made by other companies so search results can be displayed in a more convenient and compelling format.

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Related Topix: Yahoo!

Tri-cityherald.com

Facebook stock climbs, but company faces lawsuits

The pre-market price for Facebook stock is shown, Wednesday, May 23, 2012 at the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York.

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Related Topix: Facebook, Social Software, Investment Banking, Morgan Stanley European Fund, Financial Services, Morgan Stanley, San Mateo County, CA

BBC News

Jury backs Google in Oracle fight

The Silicon Valley giants had fought over whether Google used Oracle's Java programming language in its Android mobile operating system.

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Related Topix: Google, Science / Technology, Programming Languages

10News

Tech Sell-Off, Greece Worries Hit Stocks

Tech shares led a broad sell-off on Wall Street Wednesday, following disappointing earnings, sales and outlook from Dell.

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Related Topix: Financial Markets, Intel, Facebook, Social Software

KING-TV Seattle

Facebook targets Middle East with office in Dubai

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Facebook is not letting a slumping stock get in the way of its global growth ambitions.

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Related Topix: Social Software, Facebook, World News, United Arab Emirates, Menlo Park, CA

WKBT

Inventor of the TV remote dies

After his death was announced on Tuesday, the Internet paused -- get it? -- to remember the man and the wireless television remote control, which ushered in the era of channel surfing and couch potatoes.

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Related Topix: TV, Electronics, Inventions, Science / Technology, Facebook, Twitter

KSFO-AM San Francisco

RNC Continues Cory Booker Push with New Web Video

For the third day in a row, Republicans highlighted Newark mayor and Obama surrogate Cory Booker's comments calling the Obama campaign attacks on Bain Capital "nauseating." The Obama camp has compared Mitt Romney and his private equity firm Bain Capital to a "vulture" that made money by killing off jobs.

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Related Topix: Cory Booker, US News, Venture Capital, Bain Capital, Emerging Technology, US Politics, Mitt Romney

Tue May 22, 2012

Click Orlando

Regulators eye Morgan Stanley's pre-Facebook IPO actions

Regulators are looking into a report that Morgan Stanley, the lead underwriter for Facebook's initial public offering last week, shared a negative assessment of the social network with major clients ahead of the IPO.

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Related Topix: Facebook, Social Software, Securities and Exchange Commission, Corporate / Securities Law, Law

The State

SAP to buy Ariba for $4.5B, extending cloud push

Business software maker SAP AG on Tuesday said it will buy Ariba Inc., which makes Web-based software that connects suppliers and buyers online, for about $4.51 billion.

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Related Topix: Ariba, SAP, Oracle Corporation, Sunnyvale, CA

The Post-Standard

Marvel Comics plans same-sex wedding for X-Men's gay hero Northstar

Wedding bells will ring this summer for Marvel Comics ' first openly gay hero, super speedster Northstar, and his longtime boyfriend.

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Related Topix: Gay/Lesbian, NorthStar, Wedding, Marvel Entertainment, Transgender, Entertainment

Reuters

Google names new Motorola Mobility CEO

Google Inc completed its $12.5 billion purchase of Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc and named a new chief executive for the cellphone maker, who vowed to focus on "fewer, bigger bets." Google, which made the deal to gain access to Motorola's vast trove of technology patents, said on Tuesday that Motorola Chief Executive Sanjay Jha has stepped down ... (more)

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Related Topix: Google, Cellphones

BroadcastNewsroom

Where are Facebook's friends? Stock down after IPO

After the social network's stock fizzled on Friday in its long-awaited debut, its stock fell 11 percent on Monday, even as the rest of the stock market rallied.

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Related Topix: Facebook, Social Software, Mark Zuckerberg, Mutual Funds, Personal Finance, Menlo Park, CA

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