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Nasdaq caused $35 mn loss in Facebook IPO: broker

A New York broker has asked Nasdaq to compensate it for up to $35 million in losses on the Facebook initial public offering due to the market's computer problems on the first day of trade.

Technology / Business

created May 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 4

Apple CEO Cook gives up $75M in stock dividends

(AP) -- Apple CEO Tim Cook is giving up $75 million in dividends on restricted stock that the company is awarding to all of its employees.

Technology / Business

created May 25, 2012 | popularity 1.4 / 5 (7) | comments 2

Child abandonment in Europe is neglected issue, say researchers

Researchers have called for a consistent and supportive approach to child abandonment in Europe to protect the welfare of the hundreds of youngsters given up by their parents every year.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created May 29, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Regulators probe bank's role in Facebook IPO

(AP) -- Regulators are examining whether Morgan Stanley, the investment bank that shepherded Facebook through its highly publicized stock offering last week, selectively informed clients of an analyst's negative ...

Technology / Business

created May 23, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Motorola Mobility smartphones face US import ban

A US commission sided with Microsoft by moving to ban the import of Android-powered Motorola smartphones based on patent infringement complaints by the software colossus.

Technology / Business

created May 19, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Kodak patent deemed invalid in fight with Apple-RIM

A US judge on Monday said a Kodak patent allegedly infringed upon by Apple and Blackberry-maker Research In Motion (RIM) was not valid, dealing another blow to the struggling photography pioneer.

Technology / Business

created May 22, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Former Yahoo! executive charged with insider trading

US regulators announced that a former Yahoo! executive has agreed to plead guilty in an insider trading scheme that involved leaking word of the Internet search giant's pact with Microsoft.

Technology / Business

created May 22, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Facebook investors to cash out more shares

(AP) -- Insiders and early Facebook investors will be unloading more of their shares in the initial public offering, the company said Wednesday, as they take advantage of investor demand.

Technology / Business

created May 16, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (4) | comments 4

Wireless startup LightSquared files for bankruptcy

LightSquared Inc., which hoped to create an independent wireless broadband network in the U.S., filed for bankruptcy protection on Monday.

Technology / Telecom

created May 14, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 6

Nasdaq glitch confuses investors of Facebook IPO

(AP) -- Some investors who thought they had bought Facebook shares at the opening of trading were left without knowing for hours whether they had received the shares.

Technology / Business

created May 19, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 1

What will Facebook do with all its cash?

What's Facebook going to do with all that money? Depending on the price it sets for its shares, the company is on track to raise $6.1 billion to $6.8 billion in its initial public offering. Facebook's new wealth will be added ...

Technology / Business

created May 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Twitter offers personalized advice on whom to follow

Twitter wants to guide new hatchlings as they venture out of the virtual nest with its experimental tailored suggestions of whom to follow. This personalization comes on the heels of the company's confirming that users also ...

Technology / Internet

created May 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Top regulator urges online 'do not track' law (Update)

A top US regulator urged Congress Wednesday to enact an online privacy law that includes "do not track" mechanisms for consumers on the Internet, amid indications of a split among lawmakers.

Technology / Internet

created May 09, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 2

Twitter joins Firefox effort to thwart online tracking

Twitter on Thursday took a stand for online privacy by backing a Firefox web browsing feature that lets people signal that they don't want their Internet activity tracked.

Technology / Internet

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EU food agency rejects France ban on Monsanto GM maize

Europe's food safety agency EFSA on Monday rejected the grounds for a temporary French ban on a genetically modified strain of maize made by US company Monsanto.

Biology / Biotechnology

created May 21, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0