Google received the green light Friday from antitrust regulators reviewing its $1.65 billion acquisition of video-sharing site YouTube. The Federal Trade Commission listed the transaction on its list of deals that received an early termination notice, which means the FTC and Department of Justice have completed their review of the proposed merger and decided not to take further action.
Google's megadeal with YouTube, announced last month, will give it a major presence in online video. When Google announced the deal, it anticipated the transaction would close by the end of the year.
Web giant is spending $120 million to beef up its Mountain View, Calif., headquarters, according to filings with the city reviewed by the San Jose Mercury News.
The Samsung Galaxy mini 2 S6500 could make its debut at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona later this month, according to a leaked promotional image.
Tor's "obfsproxy" technology would make encrypted data look innocuous and let it dodge government censors. That could help citizens in Iran reach blocked sites as antigovernment protests reportedly loom.
MIT creates a simulation to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Spacewar. A relic of the early days of minicomputers, it was one of the first computer video games and set the stage for many others, including Asteroids.
George Lucas has just released his version of "Star Wars" in 3D, but c'mon--the guy believes Greedo shot first. Why not make your own Star Wars world? In the first installment of a Crave series, a crack team of crafters fight the power and turn paper bags into the Rebel Alliance's Admiral Ackbar. It's a sack!
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