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A mysterious photo surfaced on U.S. Speaker of the House John Boehner's blog today -- it's of him chatting with Apple CEO Tim Cook in a formal setting.

There's no text to go with the photo, only the caption: "Speaker John Boehner met with Tim Cook, CEO of Apple Inc., at the U.S. Capitol today."

There was no formal announcement that the two would meet and it's unclear what was discussed. CNET has contacted Apple for more information and will update this report when we learn more.

Among the list of "… Read more

Jeff almost didn't make it out of court this morning to be on the show, but he squirms out of Lady Justice's grasp just in time to join us, maybe with a few minutes in between to update his Facebook.

We'll talk today about Facebook's Timeline feature coming to a profile near you (whether you like it or not), last night's tech-heavy State of the Union Address, and who's responsible for the state of John Kerry's face.

Obama's made lots of promises in his speech this year, not the least of which is a pledge to give more technology training to Americans looking to expand their workforce skills.

He also mentioned an end to digital piracy and will host a Google+ video hangout on January 30 with questions accepted through the White House YouTube channel.… Read more

Aunt Jill aka @JillonMoney from CBS's MoneyWatch.com is on the show today to explain the upcoming US debt ceiling deadline. With the zero-hour approaching next Tuesday, August 2, Jill eases our fears that the economy will collapse and offers helpful tips on what exactly to expect, and how to prepare for economic fallout.

Correction 4:50 p.m. PT: An earlier version of this story incorrectly said the House adopted a resolution blocking Net neutrality regulations. It approved procedures for voting on the resolution. The headline and story have been changed to reflect that. Also, the story misstated the state Rep. Jared Polis represents. He represents Colorado.

House Republicans moved today to prevent controversial Net neutrality regulations from taking effect, a move that is likely to invite an eventual confrontation with President Obama.

By an almost entirely partisan vote of 241 to 178, the House of Representatives approved procedures for voting on a … Read more

The Federal Communications Commission's controversial Net neutrality regulations may soon vanish.

A U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee is planning a vote Wednesday morning on whether to rescind the agency's Internet regulations that it adopted by a 3-2 vote in December.

Energy and Commerce's Subcommittee on Communications and Technology announced today that the vote will be on a so-called resolution of disapproval (PDF), which says the FCC's regulations "shall have no force or effect."

A resolution of disapproval is a formal process, outlined in the Congressional Review Act, that permits Congress to overturn decisions … Read more

Republicans are planning to use the Internet as a sledgehammer to clobber the secretive way in which Congress has traditionally done business.

Through a set of almost-radical changes that most Americans would probably view as common sense, the incoming GOP majority is set to approve rules saying that legislation must be posted online three days before a vote and that committee amendments will also be publicly posted.

Politicians' formal votes in committees will also be disclosed, and audio and video recordings will be permanently posted "in a manner that is easily accessible to the public," according to the … Read more