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Yahoo! selling 50% of Alibaba in $7.1bn divorce
SlashGear
Yahoo! and Alibaba are finally beginning their troubled divorce, with the Chinese e-commerce firm buying out half of Yahoo!'s stake in a $7.1bn deal valuing the company at $35bn overall. Meanwhile, options for Yahoo! to shed its remaining shares are ...
Yahoo to sell half of its Alibaba stake for $7.1BThe Associated Press
Alibaba, Temasek in Talks Over Yahoo Stake BuybackWall Street Journal (blog)
Yahoo to sell half of its Alibaba stake for $7.1 billionLos Angeles Times
AFP -USA TODAY -KJCT8.com
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Globe and Mail
Facebook founder gets married
msnbc.com
Capping a week in which his Internet company went public and made him billions, Mark Zuckerberg tied the knot with his longtime girlfriend. NBC's Veronica De La Cruz reports. >>> he's gone from opening bells to wedding bells . in a silicon valley ...
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg updates relationship statusTimes of India
Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg weds on day after IPOThe Associated Press
Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg weds one day after IPOUSA TODAY
Reuters -Scottish Daily Record -Hindustan Times
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BBC News
Is air leaking from the Facebook bubble?
BBC News
So... what happened there? On Friday, after an all-night hackathon at Facebook's Menlo Park campus, Mark Zuckerberg pressed a button to mark the start of trading in his company's shares. Because that button had been "hacked" by some of his very smart ...
Software problems impact Facebook IPOTG Daily
Nasdaq blames software design for Facebook IPO delayTelegraph.co.uk
Nasdaq reportedly 'embarrassed' over Facebook delaysFox News
Wall Street Journal -BusinessWeek -Reuters
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Globe and Mail
Solar eclipse projects 'ring of fire' across Asia and US
CNN
By the CNN Wire Staff A rare solar eclipse is seen from Tokyo on Monday morning. People across the globe planned viewing parties to watch the event. (CNN) -- The shadow of the moon swept across the globe from Hong Kong to the Texas Panhandle as a rare ...
'Ring of Fire' eclipse delights millions across western US, AsiaWashington Post
Eclipse crosses Asia, US: Millions look skywardThe Associated Press
Millions watch Pacific 'ring of fire' eclipseBBC News

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CBC.ca
At 40000-person rally, Haredi Orthodox rabbis decry dangers of Internet
Jewish Telegraphic Agency
NEW YORK (JTA) -- Haredi Orthodox rabbis issued grave warnings about the dangers of the Internet to a sellout crowd at the New York Mets' Citi Field on Sunday. Speaking to the audience of 40000 men, almost all of whom wore black hats, ...
More than 40000 Orthodox Jews rally against the internet at New York baseball ...The Verge
Ultra-Orthodox Jews to Hold Big Meeting on Internet RisksNew York Times
Ultra-Orthodox hold large NYC meeting on Net risksThe Associated Press
USA TODAY
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Sydney Morning Herald
Apple,Samsung CEOs in US court talks over patent row
Reuters
By Dan Levine | SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The chief executives of Apple Inc and Samsung Electronics Co Ltd come face to face on Monday in court-directed mediation in the United States over a dispute in which the iPhone maker claims the Korean firm has ...
Apple-Samsung Suit Unlikely to End With MeetingBusinessWeek
Apple, Samsung Set Patent TalksWall Street Journal
Apple and Samsung CEOs to meet in San FranciscoCNET
Bloomberg
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TG Daily
Pollution in thunderclouds increases global warming
TG Daily
Pollution is leading thunderstorm clouds to capture heat, increasing global warming in a way that climate models have failed to take into account. It strengthens them, causing their anvil-shaped tops to spread out high in the atmosphere and capture ...
Bigger Thunderclouds Caused By Pollution Are Warming the AtmospherePlanetSave.com
Pollution warms atmosphere by teaming up with thundercloudsTimes of India
The Weather EdgeThe Cutting Edge

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NDTV
New Samsung Galaxy S II units shipping with Android 4.0 in India
NDTV
While Galaxy S II owners in India await the release of Ice Cream Sandwich update, the new buyers are pleasantly surprised to find their phone with pre-installed Android 4.0. The reports of new Galaxy S II shipments with Ice Cream Sandwich on-board ...
Motorola skipping Ice Cream Sandwich for some devices, worries it'll make them fatEngadget
Sony comes clean on worldwide Android 4.0 tablet updateCNET
Motorola to not update all handsets to ICSMoneycontrol.com
Blue MauMau -Wireless and Mobile News -Product Reviews
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USA TODAY
Rare eclipse crosses Asia, western US
USA TODAY
ALBUQUERQUE, NM (AP) – Skywatchers from Mount Fuji to the Grand Canyon enjoyed a treat: the moon nearly blotting out the sun to create a dramatic "ring of fire" over a narrow strip of eastern Asia and the western United States.
Solar eclipse 2012: Readers share LA eclipse photosLos Angeles Times
Ring of FireWall Street Journal
Millions watch sky for solar eclipseAZ Central.com

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Hot Hardware
Voyager Mobile's No-Contract, Frill-Free Wireless Plans Now On Sale
Hot Hardware
Another mobile carrier in the States? Well, we can't really complain about increased competition, now can we? With the MVNO library growing by the month (seemingly, anyway), here's another to consider: Voyager Mobile. After a slight delay, ...
Voyager Mobile launches with $19 and $39 per month unlimited plans after ...The Verge
Voyager Mobile shakes off network issues, launches a few days behind scheduleEngadget
Voyager Mobile goes live days after initial launch delayed by website attackPhoneDog (blog)
All Things Digital -Benzinga
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MCV
Leaked: Nintendo's New Tweaks to the Wii U Controller
PC Magazine
By David Murphy Did a QA tester accidentally post a picture of the new Wii U controller to Twitter? It sure looks like it, and there are a few interesting changes that appear to have been made since Nintendo first showed off the controller's prototype ...
Nintendo Wii U Not Yet Out, But Purported Photo SurfacesPCWorld
Leaked redesigned Wii U controller image shows analog sticksNeoseeker
Nintendo updates Wii U controller (leaked photo)Digitaltrends.com
Metro -Computerandvideogames.com -SlashGear
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The Guardian
Pakistan Blocks Access To Twitter After Contest
New York Times
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — The Pakistani government blocked access to the social networking service Twitter for much of Sunday, after publicly holding Twitter responsible for promoting what it described as a blasphemous cartoon contest taking place on ...
Pakistan blocks Twitter, then changes its mindRegister
Pakistan blocks Twitter over contentious tweetsAlva Review-Courier
Pakistan Unblocks Twitter After Eight-Hour BanPC Magazine
Washington Post -Christian Science Monitor -The Independent
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T3
Microsoft Opens Up Its Social Search Site 'So.cl'
PC Magazine
By David Murphy Microsoft has pulled his hybrid social network, Pinterest board, and search engine out of beta. This hasn't made the service any less confusing but, don't worry, it's not as if Microsoft has grand aims to pull you out of the social ...
Microsoft So.cl opens social search for allSlashGear
Microsoft launches So.Cl, search-based social network with hint of PinterestTechRadar UK
Microsoft Launches So.Cl Network Amid Facebook HubbubMashable
VentureBeat -ZDNet (blog) -ZDNet Australia
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Good news for nanomedicine: Quantum dots appear safe in pioneering study on ...
Eureka! Science News
A pioneering study to gauge the toxicity of quantum dots in primates has found the tiny crystals to be safe over a one-year period, a hopeful outcome for doctors and scientists seeking new ways to battle diseases like cancer through nanomedicine.

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NEWS.com.au
A debate: Should you jump in on Facebook debut?
The Associated Press
By AP – 3 hours ago EDITOR'S NOTE — Facebook began selling stock to the public Friday in the most talked-about market debut in years. The stock closed 23 cents above its initial offering price, at $38.23. Two Associated Press business writers debate ...
Facebook stock limps into MondayNEWS.com.au
Facebook Dashes FaithWall Street Journal
Facebook Gold Rush: Fanfare vs. RealitiesNew York Times
BusinessWeek
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Songbirds' learning hub in brain offers insight into motor control
Medical Xpress
To learn its signature melody, the male songbird uses a trial-and-error process to mimic the song of its father, singing the tune over and over again, hundreds of times a day, making subtle changes in the pitch of the notes.
Finches learn even when practice isn't perfectNature.com

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AFP
Microsoft Wins Patent Suit Against Motorola Android Handsets
eWeek
The ITC rules Motorola Mobility smartphones running Google's Android OS violate a Microsoft ActiveSync patent. Technology giant Microsoft claimed victory this weekend as the International Trade Commission (ITC) issued its final determination in ...
Microsoft Wins Ruling Forcing Change in Motorola PhonesBloomberg
ITC Bans Motorola Devices That Infringe on Microsoft PatentPC Magazine
Microsoft wins US import ban on Motorola's Android devicesArs Technica
Reuters -Wall Street Journal
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Pakistan blocks Twitter over contentious material
The Associated Press
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The chairman of Pakistan's telecommunications authority says the government has blocked the social networking website Twitter because of material considered offensive to Islam. Mohammad Yaseen says the website was blocked on Sunday ...

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Moneycontrol.com
Google gets China OK for Motorola deal
BusinessWeek
By AP Authorities in China have approved Google Inc.'s bid to buy phone maker Motorola Mobility, clearing the way for the $12.5 billion deal to close early next week. But Chinese regulators attached a big condition: That Google's Android operating ...
Google cleared for Motorola purchase after receiving Chinese regulatory approvalApple Insider
Google gets China OK to buy MotorolaUSA TODAY
China Clears Google's Motorola Mobility DealWall Street Journal
CNET -Reuters -Android Community
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CBC.ca
SpaceX's Commercial Launch to Space Station Aborted at Liftoff
BusinessWeek
By Brendan McGarry on May 20, 2012 A US mission to send the first unmanned commercial spacecraft to the International Space Station was aborted with a half second left in the countdown. Space Exploration Technologies Corp.'s Falcon 9 rocket, ...
SpaceX Set to Go AgainWall Street Journal
SpaceX launch abort traced to faulty rocket valvemsnbc.com
SpaceX to try another rocket launch TuesdayUSA TODAY
Los Angeles Times -CNET -Space.com
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