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Sydney Morning Herald
Day after historic IPO, Facebook's Zuckerberg weds
BusinessWeek
By MARCUS WOHLSEN For Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg, it was quite a week -- from birthday, to IPO, to I DO. A day after the historic Facebook stock offering, Zuckerberg on Saturday wed 27-year-old Priscilla Chan, his girlfriend of nearly a ...
After 9 years, Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan tie the knotDigitaltrends.com
Facebook CEO updates status to 'married'Toledo Blade
How Will Zuckerberg Spend His Millions?Newsweek
Moneycontrol.com
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USA TODAY
Yahoo to sell half of its Alibaba stake for $7.1B
BusinessWeek
By KELVIN CHAN Yahoo Inc. has agreed to sell half of its 40 percent stake in Chinese e-commerce group Alibaba for about $7.1 billion, securing a financial lifeline for the struggling US Internet company. The deal, announced Sunday in the US, ...
Alibaba Buys Back $7.1 Billion Stake From Yahoo as IPO LoomsSan Francisco Chronicle
Yahoo to sell half its Alibaba stake for $7.1BUSA TODAY
Yahoo To Sell Half Of Alibaba Stake For $7.1 BlnWall Street Journal
Forbes -Washington Post -New York Times
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USA TODAY
Rare eclipse crosses Asia, western US
USA TODAY
ALBUQUERQUE, NM (AP) – Millions of people across Asia and the western United States watched as a rare "ring of fire" eclipse crossed their skies. Ng Han Guan, AP A partial annular eclipse takes place over Beijing, China.
Millions looked to the sky for 'ring of fire' solar eclipseLos Angeles Times
Eclipse 'ring of fire' wows Asian, US sky-gazersAFP
World's Largest Solar Eclipse Party Draws Thousands to StadiumSpace.com
CNN International -The Associated Press -CNET
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IBNLive.com
Nasdaq reportedly 'embarrassed' over Facebook delays
Fox News
NEW YORK – Robert Greifeld, chief executive of Nasdaq OMX Group Inc., on Sunday acknowledged design problems with Nasdaq's technology after the exchange operator was widely seen as bungling the landmark listing of shares of Facebook Inc. on Friday.
Nasdaq to revamp system after tech problems on Facebook IPO: WSJReuters
Reports: Nasdaq 'embarrassed' at Facebook delayThe Associated Press
Nasdaq's Facebook ProblemWall Street Journal
New York Magazine -Economic Times -BusinessWeek
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Digitaltrends.com
Nintendo updates Wii U controller (leaked photo)
Digitaltrends.com
A developer inadvertently leaks an updated Wii U controller design, which features improved control sticks and a few other key differences. Screenshots below. Since it's debut almost a year ago, at E3 2011, the Wii U controller has been the subject of ...
Game Guy: Gamers set for trade showPittsburgh Post Gazette
Leaked: Nintendo's New Tweaks to the Wii U ControllerPC Magazine
Nintendo Wii U Not Yet Out, But Purported Photo SurfacesPCWorld
Neoseeker -Computerandvideogames.com -VentureBeat
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Digitaltrends.com
Apple vs Samsung: CEOs set to meet Monday in patent talks
Digitaltrends.com
Apple boss Tim Cook and his Samsung counterpart Choi Gee-sung will meet in a San Francisco courthouse on Monday to try to sort out a long-running patent dispute. The CEOs of two of the world's biggest tech companies will face each other in a California ...
Apple and Samsung CEOs to meet in San FranciscoCNET
Apple, Samsung Set Patent TalksWall Street Journal
Apple and Samsung begin settlement talksCNN
NDTV -Reuters India
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USA TODAY
China Clears Google Purchase of Motorola
New York Times
Authorities in China have approved Google's bid to buy the phone maker Motorola Mobility, clearing the way for the $12.5 billion deal to close this week. But Chinese regulators attached a big condition: that Google's Android operating system for mobile ...
China Clears Google to Buy Motorola MobilityWall Street Journal
Google gets China OK for Motorola dealThe Associated Press
US says will bar some Motorola Mobility phonesReuters
PC Magazine -Bloomberg -CNET
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Newsweek
Elon Musk Shoots for the Stars With SpaceX
Newsweek
“Engineering is the closest thing to magic that exists in the world,” the inventor Elon Musk likes to tell students. This week he sets out to prove it, as he attempts to do what no private citizen has done before: send a vessel to the International ...
SpaceX Set to Go AgainWall Street Journal
SpaceX's Commercial Launch to Space Station Aborted at LiftoffBusinessWeek
SpaceX launch abort traced to faulty rocket valvemsnbc.com
USA TODAY -Los Angeles Times -CNET
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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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Voyager Mobile shakes off network issues, launches a few days behind schedule
Engadget
By Sean Buckley posted May 20th 2012 4:50PM It's tough being the new kid in town -- ask Voyager Mobile, an up and coming MVNO that had its launch delayed by a "malicious network attack" last week. The tenacious firm may have missed its planned May 15th ...
Voyager Mobile goes live days after initial launch delayed by website attackPhoneDog (blog)
Voyager Mobile launches with $19 and $39 per month unlimited plans after ...The Verge
Voyager Mobile Launches, Offering $19/Month Unlimited Talk and TextBenzinga
All Things Digital
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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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Mobile & Apps
Sprint Offers $100 Off a New iPhone 4S - All You Need to Know
Mobile & Apps
By Alexandra Burlacu | May 19, 2012 6:19 PM EDT In an effort to boost subscriptions and advertise its unlimited data plan for the iPhone 4S, Sprint announced on Friday, May 18, that it will start offering a $100 credit to any customer willing to trade ...
Sprint offers $100 trade-in credit for iPhones from competing carriersApple Insider
Sprint wants your iPhones, will pay $100 even for old modelsmsnbc.com
Sprint Offers $100 Credit for iPhones From Other CarriersThe Mac Observer
Forbes -PopHerald.com -Daily Disruption
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SlashGear
Dust 514 gets beta registration
SlashGear
Publisher CCP Games is now letting numerous other players get in on the beta for the free-to-play massively multiplayer title on the PS3, Dust 514. The company announced that it has plans to massively expand its online beta throughout the summer.
Dust 514 beta registration opensComputerandvideogames.com
DUST 514 beta registration opens up, EVE players get first accessNeoseeker
Dust 514 Beta Registration Now Open For PS3 GamersCinema Blend
ZoKnowsGaming -PSX Extreme
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BBC News
Google patent sends ring signals to Project Glass
Phys.Org
(Phys.org) -- Google's September 2011 patent that was filed for a wearable display device was granted this week, which suggests that its envisioned heads-up display device can be controlled by infrared markers in the form of devices worn on the hands, ...
Those suave Google glasses are now patent-protectedEngadget
Google Patent Suggests New Direction For Project Glass Augmented Reality InterfaceWired News
Google patents Project Glass wearable displayCNET
TechCrunch -SlashGear -DVICE
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