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BBC

	Tumblr 'will boost Yahoo revenue' 05/20/2013 01:21 PM
Yahoo says its $1.1bn (£723m) purchase of blogging platform Tumblr will boost its revenue as soon as 2014.
	Ex-Nokia team makes rival smartphone 05/20/2013 09:08 AM
A smartphone created by former Nokia employees is unveiled ahead of its release later this year.
	China 'state hackers renew attacks' 05/20/2013 03:13 AM
State-sponsored hackers are renewing their attacks on the US after a three-month hiatus, according to the New York Times.
	Apple 'among US's big tax avoiders' 05/20/2013 10:11 PM
Apple is accused of being "among America's largest tax avoiders" by a Senate committee, who says the company avoided paying billions of dollars in US taxes.
	Millions hit in Yahoo Japan hack 05/20/2013 02:13 AM
Up to 22 million login names may have been stolen during a hack attack on Yahoo Japan, the web firm warns.
	US questions Google on Glass privacy 05/17/2013 04:47 AM
US politicians are seeking reassurances from Google that its smart spectacles will respect personal privacy.
	Single-pixel camera makes 3D image 05/16/2013 04:13 PM
Scientists in Glasgow have discovered a low-cost way to create 3D images, capable of sensing frequencies beyond visible light.
	Pupils 'need early porn warnings' 05/20/2013 03:27 AM
Young children should hear about the dangers of pornography as soon as they have access to the internet, UK teachers say.
	EA stops making games for Wii U 05/17/2013 02:48 AM
Games giant EA has revealed that it currently has no games in development for Nintendo's Wii U console.
	Jail sentences for Lulzsec hackers 05/16/2013 07:19 AM
British hackers who were behind a series of high profile cyber-attacks in 2011 have been sentenced at a hearing in London.

CNN

	What you should know about Tumblr 05/20/2013 11:25 AM
Yahoo's purchase of hot blogging platform Tumblr, which it announced Monday, was big news for the hundreds of millions of folks who already post to the site or check in to follow those who do.
	'Toilet of the future' solves big issues 05/20/2013 01:45 PM

	What you should know about Tumblr 05/20/2013 11:25 AM
Yahoo's purchase of hot blogging platform Tumblr, which it announced Monday, was big news for the hundreds of millions of folks who already post to the site or check in to follow those who do.
	The etiquette of Google Glass 05/20/2013 11:28 AM
In recent weeks, Google Glass has been distributed to its first group of beta testers outside Google and in the real world. As the pool of new smart-glass wearers grows, they are feeling out the etiquette of using the new technology.
	Google+: One tool to bind them all 05/17/2013 02:52 PM
For two years, Google has pushed its Google+ as more than a social network or cool video-chatting tool. This week, it is working to hammer home that point with a spate of new features.
	Meet your robot bartender 05/17/2013 06:40 AM
Crowd control took on a whole new meaning last night as a room full of partygoers in San Francisco were given power over a cocktail-making robot controlled by their smartphones.
	Tech tools tell you you're drunk 05/17/2013 06:38 AM
Even if they don't admit it, most people know when they're hammered.
	'Star Trek' or 'Star Wars'? 05/15/2013 03:28 PM
Photon torpedoes and proton torpedoes. Warp speed and hyperspace.
	Recharge your cellphone in 20 seconds 05/20/2013 01:43 PM
A tiny device that can recharge cell phone batteries in as little as 30 seconds won 18-year-old Eesha Khare a major science award that will help fund her college education at Harvard University.
	The real-world etiquette for Google Glass 05/20/2013 11:32 AM
In recent weeks, Google Glass has been distributed to its first group of beta testers outside Google and in the real world. As the pool of new smart-glass wearers grows, they are feeling out the etiquette of using the new technology.

Associated Press

	Should we let wunderkinds drop out of high school? 05/20/2013 11:55 PM
NEW YORK (AP) -- Thomas Sohmers, 17, of Hudson, Mass., has been working at a research lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology since he was 13, developing projects ranging from augmented reality eyewear to laser communications systems. This spring, his mom, Penny Mills, let him drop out of 11th grade. She says she "could see how much of the work he was doing at school wasn't relevant to what he wanted to learn."...
	Yahoo looks to regain its cool with Tumblr deal 05/20/2013 05:08 PM
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- After falling woefully out of fashion, Yahoo wants to be cool again while catering to the capitalistic demands of its shareholders. That goal led CEO Marissa Mayer to make a $1.1 billion bet on online blogging forum Tumblr in a risky acquisition that revolves around the vision and instincts of a 26-year-old entrepreneur who dropped out of high school to pursue his dream of bringing more beauty and creativity to the Internet....
	Under Mayer: Boosting mobile, buying companies 05/20/2013 03:42 PM
Yahoo Inc. lured Marissa Mayer from Google in July to become its fifth CEO in as many years. Her task: Help the Internet pioneer regain its stature after years in a financial funk. In her 10 months leading the company, she has overseen a redesign of Yahoo services and orchestrated several acquisitions, including a deal to buy online blogging forum Tumblr for $1.1 billion....
	Tumblr CEO's mom gushes over billion-dollar baby 05/20/2013 05:02 PM
NEW YORK (AP) -- As a teenager, Tumblr CEO David Karp would canvass the streets of New York City's Upper West Side, offering to build websites for local businesses. After his freshman year of high school, the precocious, computer-savvy kid decided to drop out altogether to devote more time to his passion for technology....
	Panel: Apple uses firms outside US to avoid taxes 05/20/2013 04:47 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Apple Inc. employs a group of affiliate companies located outside the United States to avoid paying billions of dollars in U.S. income taxes, a Senate investigation has found....
	Yahoo reboots Flickr, offers 1 terabyte of storage 05/20/2013 04:34 PM
NEW YORK (AP) -- Fresh on the heels of its $1.1 billion acquisition of Tumblr, Yahoo says it is rebooting its languishing photo-sharing site Flickr with plans to make it "awesome" again....
	Idaho couple and Sun Valley land in Twitter tussle 05/20/2013 03:08 PM
BOISE, Idaho (AP) -- An Internet entrepreneur and former Wall Street derivatives analyst contends central Idaho's Sun Valley resort and the Twitter Inc. social media site heisted his handle....
	Silicon Valley-area hub becomes factory town 05/18/2013 11:10 AM
FREMONT, Calif. (AP) -- In a busy factory, machinists move sheets of aluminum roll in the back door to be molded, stamped, twisted and notched into high-tech electric cars that sell for more than $60,000 each....
	Seamless and GrubHub to combine, no terms revealed 05/20/2013 08:55 AM
NEW YORK (AP) -- Rival online takeout services Seamless North America and GrubHub on Monday announced plans to combine and create a new company covering more than 20,000 restaurants in 500 cities across the U.S....
	Blackstone group offers to take Pactera private 05/20/2013 10:23 AM
Private equity firm Blackstone Group LP, along with Pactera's CEO and other managers, have offered to take Pactera private in a deal that values the Chinese technology consulting and outsourcing firm at $680.4 million....

Courier Mail

	Woman 'too attractive' to work 05/20/2013 01:07 PM
LONDON woman Laura Fernee says her good looks are a curse in the workplace and the reason she's been unemployed for two years.
	'We will continue to provide support' 05/20/2013 10:31 PM
UPDATE: JULIA Gillard vows government won't abandon an Australian businessman jailed for 10 years in Dubai.
	Apple uses firms outside US to avoid tax 05/20/2013 03:21 PM
APPLE Inc employs a group of affiliate companies located outside the US to avoid paying billions of dollars in US income taxes.
	Ex-Saab executives arrested 05/20/2013 06:27 PM
THREE former executives of automaker Saab Automobile AB have been arrested on accounting fraud charges.
	Seven West appoints new CEO 05/20/2013 08:47 PM
TELEVISION executive Tim Worner has been appointed the chief executive of Seven West Media.
	Leighton looks offshore 05/20/2013 07:00 AM
THE nation's largest construction business has declared it will turn to Asia for growth, moving away from an "Australian-centric approach".
	Transfield shares tumble to record low 05/20/2013 08:43 PM
ALMOST $141m has been wiped from the value of mining engineer as cost cutting in the mining sector sent its shares to a record low.
	Dollar higher as traders await Fed testimony 05/20/2013 08:28 PM
THE Australian dollar is higher, despite suffering some falls on the back of profit taking during the morning.
	Jeweller pleads guilty in KPMG case 05/20/2013 11:47 AM
THE owner of a Los Angeles jewellery store pleaded guilty Monday for his role in an insider-trading case involving KPMG.
	Stocks weaker on growth forecast 05/20/2013 07:40 PM
AUSTRALIAN stocks are weaker at noon as the Reserve Bank of Australia forecasts below-average economic growth in 2013.

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