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'PayPal Mafia' Gets Richer (Tue, 21 Feb 2012)
Yelp's Jeremy Stoppelman and Max Levchin join Facebook investors Peter Thiel and Reid Hoffman as ex-PayPal employees poised for IPO riches
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Tencent Pivoting from PC to IPhone for China's Online Ads (Wed, 22 Feb 2012)
By shifting focus to mobile devices, China's biggest Internet company is angling for a bigger piece of the country's online ad market
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Dell Shares Fall After Sales Forecast Misses Estimates (Wed, 22 Feb 2012)
The PC maker's first-quarter sales forecast is dragged down by lackluster demand from consumers and governments
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Verizon Wireless Says LTE Service is Back After Outage (Wed, 22 Feb 2012)
Verizon Wireless, the nation’s largest wireless service provider, says it has restored service on its fourth-generation LTE network after a morning distruption, the third such issue in as many months.
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Juniper Buys Web-Security Company Mykonos for $80 Million (Wed, 22 Feb 2012)
Juniper Networks Inc., the second- largest maker of networking equipment, purchased closely held Mykonos Software Inc. for $80 million in cash, adding products that bolster the security of Internet applications.
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Megaupload’s Dotcom Wins Bail as Judge Sees No Flight Risk (Wed, 22 Feb 2012)
Megaupload.com founder Kim Dotcom, imprisoned in New Zealand since Jan. 20 at the request of the U.S., won release today as a judge ruled he isn’t a flight risk and should be freed on bail.
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Microsoft Files EU Antitrust Claim Against Motorola Mobility (Wed, 22 Feb 2012)
Microsoft Corp. filed a complaint with European antitrust regulators saying Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. and Google Inc. are trying to block sales of personal computers and game consoles that run its software.
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Behind the Apple, Foxconn Curtain (Wed, 22 Feb 2012)
Feb. 22 (Bloomberg) -- Apple subcontracts 100% of production of what it sells according to Mike Daisey, author and monologist. He speaks on Bloomberg Television's "InBusiness With Margaret Brennan."
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Why Facebook Must Stay Quiet (Tue, 21 Feb 2012)
Like other companies that file to sell publicly listed stock, Facebook must limit its statements to comply with federal rules
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How to Get a Permit for Your Driverless Car (Tue, 21 Feb 2012)
Nevada is the first state to come up with rules for licensing driverless cars. They go into effect March 1
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Google Caught in the Cookie Jar (Tue, 21 Feb 2012)
Feb. 21 (Bloomberg) -- Bloomberg's Jon Erlichman reports on a suit against Google claiming the company has deliberately dodged privacy protections on Apple's Safari browser. He spoke Friday on Bloomberg Television's "Bloomberg West."
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Alibaba.com's Business `Deteriorating' (Mon, 20 Feb 2012)
Feb. 21 (Bloomberg) -- Jiong Shao, regional head of Internet and media at Macquarie Securities in Hong Kong, talks about China's Internet companies. Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. plans to take private its Alibaba.com Ltd. unit in a deal that may value the Hong Kong-listed company at as much as $8.7 billion, according to two people with knowledge of the matter. Shao speaks with Rishaad Salamat on Bloomberg Television's "On the Move Asia." (Source: Bloomberg)
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Growth in 2012 from Smartphones, Nova CEO Says (Mon, 20 Feb 2012)
Feb. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Gabi Seligsohn, chief executive officer of Nova Measuring Instruments Ltd., talks about the company's growth outlook for 2012. He speaks from Tel Aviv with Maryam Nemazee on Bloomberg Television's "The Pulse." (Source: Bloomberg)
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