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Twitter’s IPO Will Make These Men Very, Very Rich
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How Twitter Slayed the Fail Whale
On Friday, August 2, two very surprising things happened on Twitter. At 7:21 PM Pacific Time, users sent 143,199 tweets in a single second, a new record for Twitter activity. Most of the posts came from Japan, where TV viewers
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Meet the Federal Government’s ‘Optimism Agency’
New FCC chief Tom Wheeler, who once wrote a book about Lincoln and the telegraph, calls the Internet a “hinge moment” of history
5 Signs This Holiday Season Is the Most Competitive, Desperate Ever
When a store opens at 6 a.m. on Thanksgiving morning to kick off a 41-hour shopping marathon, it sniffs of desperation. That’s just one indication retailers are now engrossed in a desperately competitive holiday period.
Chinese Tech Giants Make Move on U.S. Firms
Tencent’s bid for Snapchat is the latest in a string of Chinese overseas investments
Apple Will Open a Manufacturing Plant in Phoenix Suburb
The Mesa, Arizona plant will bring 2,000 jobs to the state
Twitter Ups Price for Stock Offering
Increased to $23-25 a share
Netflix Is Making a Play for an Oscar Next
Now that Netflix has released a stable of well-received original television shows, the company is taking aim at the silver screen. The streaming service will distribute The Square, a documentary film about the political unrest in
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Blackberry Ditches Sale Plan, Replaces CEO
Shares down in pre-market trading
YouTube Music Awards Show Growing Pains in Site’s Plan to Take Over Music
This weekend’s online awards show is just the start. YouTube is already a big player in music and wants to be bigger
As Ballmer Exits, Microsoft May Be in Better Shape Than Most Think
What if Microsoft was turning things around right as its longtime CEO was heading toward the door?