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Trickle-down Zuckonomics and the IPO hackathon

Trickle-down Zuckonomics and the IPO hackathon

As Mark Zuckerberg prepares to ring a bell tomorrow ushering in the company's $100 billion IPO, employees are readying a night of coding, and possibly months of spending.
Facebook to raise $16B in record tech IPO
Photos: The big winners of Facebook IPO
Live blog Friday: Facebook going public
Full coverage: Facebook IPO

May 17, 2012 3:36 PM PDT

Verizon: You can have unlimited data...just no device subsidies

Verizon: You can have unlimited data...just no device subsidies

After a day of taking heat for its plan to kill off unlimited wireless-data plans entirely, Verizon says users can keep them after all. But there's a catch.
Verizon to kill unlimited data plans for existing subscribers

May 17, 2012 2:28 PM PDT

Forget the iTV, Steve Jobs wanted an iCar

Forget the iTV, Steve Jobs wanted an iCar

Apple co-founder Steve Jobs apparently envisioned an Apple-made automobile as a future project ahead of his death.

May 17, 2012 2:33 PM PDT

CNET Update
Pinterest joins the billion-dollar network club
The addiction to Pinterest has the start-up valued at $1.5 billion, Facebook's co-founder is under attack from senators for dropping his citizenship, and Twitter supports the Do-Not-Track browser feature.
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    Comcast is suspending its 250GB data cap for broadband customers while it tests a new tiered data cap option in certain parts of the U.S.
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  1. Verizon to kill unlimited data plans for existing subscribers

    At an investor conference, an exec says the carrier is killing the plan for "grandfathered" customers and will force existing and new customers to sign up for a tiered "data share" plan on its 4G LTE network.

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  5. Nokia: Apple rigged Siri to name iPhone best phone

    The Finnish phone maker is accusing Apple of intentionally altering Siri to change its pick for the best phone from the Lumia 900 to the iPhone.

  1. Solar eclipse blazes a 'ring of fire' this weekend

    For the first time in 18 years, millions of people can watch the moon pass in front of the sun, exposing a brilliant scorching halo for up to 4.5 minutes in an annular solar eclipse.

  2. Thieves allegedly rob Internet cafe, forget to log out of Facebook

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  5. Virgin Atlantic launches in-flight cell use

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  1. Verizon to kill unlimited data plans for existing subscribers

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    At an investor conference, an exec says the carrier is killing the plan for "grandfathered" customers and will force existing and new customers to sign up for a tiered "data share" plan on its 4G LTE network.

  2. Nokia: Apple rigged Siri to name iPhone best phone

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    The Finnish phone maker is accusing Apple of intentionally altering Siri to change its pick for the best phone from the Lumia 900 to the iPhone.

  3. Siri changes her mind on which smartphone is the best ever

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    The virtual personal assistant said last week that the Nokia Lumia 900 was the best smartphone ever, but now, she's changing her tune.

  4. Comcast ditches 250GB data cap, tests tiered pricing

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    Comcast is suspending its 250GB data cap for broadband customers while it tests a new tiered data cap option in certain parts of the U.S.

  5. Facebook's Saverin: I'm a 'global citizen,' not a tax dodger

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    Company co-founder who, it was recently revealed, renounced his U.S. citizenship says the decision had nothing to do with the blockbuster IPO and taxes.

  1. Facebook to Set Final IPO Pricing

    Facebook is nearing the last step before its landmark initial public offering by finalizing the price for its shares later Thursday.

    from The Wall Street Journal.

  2. Pinterest Valued at $1.5 Billion

    Pinterest, the online scrapbooking website that has become the latest Silicon Valley darling, has raised $100 million in a financing round that values the start-up at $1.5 billion.

    from WSJ.com: WSJ India

  3. Exclusive: Japan's Rakuten Wins the Heart of Pinterest in $100M Funding Race With $1.5B Valuation

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    from

  4. Apple Censoring 'Jailbreak' in U.S. iTunes Store Listings [Update: Fixed]

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    from MacRumors: Mac News and Rumors - Front Page

  5. Spotify Is Raising Millions in a Deal That Would Value It at $4 Billion

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    from DealBook

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