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
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
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
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You can't deny Eduardo Saverin a visa for being a jerk
The outrage directed at Facebook's co-founder has led some to demand that Uncle Sam deny him a U.S. visa. Good luck with that.
U.S. senators take aim at Saverin over citizenship move
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Pirate Bay, WikiLeaks fight off crippling attacks
Tables turn as hacker favorites are targeted in DDoS attacks.
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Comcast ditches 250GB data cap, tests tiered pricing
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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Apple's iTunes Store filters 'jailbreak' search term
A review of App Store Guidelines doesn't explain why the titles of songs, apps, TV shows, and even podcasts have been asterisked out.
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Friday debut of SF bar-cams stirs sour reception
With a new service called SceneTap set to put video cameras in bars, privacy advocates warn that a red line's about to get crossed.
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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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Stunning iPhone app is our first taste of the new Google
The bold new design of the Google+ iPhone app has major implications for the future of Google's social network, and the trajectory of the company.
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5 lessons from a lost iPhone
Sree Sreenivasan chronicles the lessons he's learned midway through 48 hours without a smartphone. Welcome back to the early '90s!
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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Exclusive: Japan's Rakuten Wins the Heart of Pinterest in $100M Funding Race With $1.5B Valuation
The largest e-commerce site in Japan is about to get pinned by Ben Silbermann in massive funding round.
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Apple Censoring 'Jailbreak' in U.S. iTunes Store Listings [Update: Fixed]
Exploring an observation initially made by iOS hacker @planetbeing, Shoutpedia notes that Apple has mysteriously begun censoring the word "jailbreak" in the U.S. iTunes Store. While not all mentions of the word are affected, the vast majority of them
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Spotify Is Raising Millions in a Deal That Would Value It at $4 Billion
The lofty valuation for Spotify, a service that expanded into the United States only last year, underscores the rapid growth of the online music start-up, which is built on top of Facebook's social network.
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