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Facebook buy of Instagram 'probed by US regulators'

Facebook's billion-dollar deal to buy the startup behind photo-sharing smartphone application Instagram has evidently caught the eye of US regulators.

Technology / Business

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News aggregator Ongo to shut down

Online news service Ongo, which launched last year as a paid "aggregator" for various newspapers, said Tuesday it would close down by the end of the month.

Technology / Internet

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Facebook to make stock debut on NASDAQ: report

Facebook has picked the technology-heavy NASDAQ exchange for a much-anticipated stock market debut expected next month, according to unconfirmed reports Thursday.

Technology / Business

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EU probes five telecoms giants over possible collusion

EU anti-trust chiefs said Wednesday they have asked five European telecoms giants to answer concerns over possible industry collusion.

Technology / Telecom

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Carlos Slim ups stake in NY Times to 8.1 percent

Carlos Slim, the Mexican magnate believed to be the world's richest individual, has increased his stake in the The New York Times Co. to 8.1 percent, regulatory filings showed Thursday.

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Facebook delaying IPO until late 2012

Facebook plans to wait until late next year before going public, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday.

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Poor women and welfare reform: working without a net

Welfare and Unemployment Insurance, considered important parts of Americans' safety net during difficult financial times, have provided little to no help for many low-wage earners who have the shortest distance to fall. Poor ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

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Wal-Mart and Amazon go around Apple App Store

(AP) -- Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and Amazon.com Inc. on Wednesday revealed new video and book-reading services that are designed for the iPad but bypass Apple Inc.'s fees on content sales.

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Sequel syndrome: Follow-ups don't mean moviemakers are lacking in originality, expert says

The names are quite familiar to moviegoers: Harry, Optimus Prime and Edward. Each represents a movie franchise that has seen great success and is poised for a repeat. A record 27 movie sequels have or will be released during ...

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

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Web-based tablet apps challenging app-store offerings

An app war is brewing. Pressure to break the grip of app stores and the need for multiple versions of applications to run on the slew of devices out there are driving some companies, notably media outlets, to test tablet ...

Technology / Software

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European papers fear loss of readers with paywalls

Europe's troubled newspaper industry is keeping a close eye on the outcome of experiments by English language sites to charge for content but is reluctant to install paywalls for fear of losing readers.

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Ongo seeking full NY Times, adding partners

Online news service Ongo is hoping to provide its subscribers with full access to The New York Times and expanding its lineup of contributors, Ongo chief executive Alex Kazim said Wednesday.

Technology / Internet

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New York Times to try charging online -- again

Four years after pulling the plug on an attempt to charge readers on the Web, The New York Times is going to try again.

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FT exec urges publishers to charge for web content

The managing editor of the Financial Times website on Thursday urged other publishers to try charging for online content, saying the British outlet has over 200,000 digital subscribers.

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AOL steps up news, ad push with Huffington Post

(AP) -- AOL Inc.'s $315 million deal to buy news hub Huffington Post signals that it is serious about building its profile as a media company as its legacy dial-up Internet business dies away.

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