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Thomas Alva Edison: 10 quotes on his birthday
To commemorate Thomas Alva Edison's 165th birthday on February 11, here are 10 favorite Edison quotes.
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In Gear Is Facebook getting into navigation?
Facebook has been diversifying its interests and focusing heavily on the mobile market. Now there are rumors that Facebook is looking to buy a hyper-popular navigation app.
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Microsoft: Facebook Home is cool. But a lot of those ideas are ours.
Facebook Home, a new suite of Android apps, was unveiled at a big press event yesterday. And one Microsoft exec is saying that we've seen it before.
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Official invitation hints at a Facebook phone
Facebook has sent out invitations to an event on April 4, where the company promised to unveil its 'new home on Android.'
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Facebook redesign like a 'personalized newspaper,' Zuckerberg says
The new Facebook News Feed will focus on individual customization and visual cues.
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Cosmic rays' mysterious origin? Supernovae to blame, study confirms.
A team of researchers found the 'unique, smoking-gun signature' of the creation of cosmic rays in the expanding shells cast off by supernovae.
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Instagram uproar: A testing ground for Facebook? (+video)
A popular photo sharing site owned by Facebook, Instagram released new terms of service on Monday. Now Instagram users have a month to decide how much control over their data they are willing to give up.
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Cyber Monday: More firms say its OK to shop at work
Cyber Monday, the busiest online shopping day of the year, is likely to lure many workers to go online in search of Cyber Monday deals. This year, only a third of companies are blocking access to online shopping sites, according to a recent survey.
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Facebook stock jumps even as lockup period expires
Facebook stock soared over 7 percent despite more than 850 million shares in the company being freed up for sale. Facebook stock was expected to take a dive Wednesday, when the company's biggest lockup period preventing insiders from selling the stock expired.
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Facebook: 1 billion monthly users and counting
Facebook reached a major milestone: 1 billion active members. Some 600 million of them access the social network through phones and tablets.
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Facebook gets results? 2010 vote experiment worked, scientists say.
More than 61 million Facebook users unknowingly participated in the study, which sought to measure the ability of online social networks to catalyze actions in the real world.
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Facebook shares hit new low as lock-up period expires
It's been a rough run for Facebook. After one of the most-anticipated IPOs in history, Facebook suffered what may be the most-botched public offering as trading glitches marred its first day. It's been almost all downhill for the Menlo Park., Calif., company since then.
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Facebook shares spook investors now. But long term?
Facebook shares reach lowest level ever as revenue growth slows and investors cash out. Analysts are more upbeat about the potential for Facebook shares.
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Facebook stock: First earnings report will be crucial
Facebook stock will take center stage once again Thursday, as the social media giant unveils its first earnings report as a public company. Facebook needs a good showing after its rocky IPO two months ago, in which Facebook stock tumbled quickly.
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New findings could rewrite scientists' model of how universe hangs together (+video)
An experiment led at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory suggests that the Standard Model, which describes how subatomic particles interact, may have some flaws.
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Health-care reform law will survive even if mandate doesn't, experts say
Chaos will not ensue if the US Supreme Court strikes down the individual mandate to buy health insurance, even if other parts of Obama's health-care reform law are upheld, health experts say. But premiums would be likely to rise.
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Horizons Facebook App Center goes live for mobile users
Facebook officially launched its App Center this week, amid a smattering of good news from Wall Street.
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Horizons Facebook Junior? The social network prepares for younger users: report
Facebook is building technology that would allow users under the age of 13 to access the social network, according to a new report.
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Facebook stock still slipping as investors grow wary
The company has slipped to $91 billion in total valuation from its opening at $104 billion.
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Facebook stock falling again. What went wrong?
Facebook stock fell 7 percent in early trading Tuesday, after an 11 percent fall Monday. In challenging market environment, selling IPO of Facebook stock is like 'trying to get a jumbo jet to take off in turbulent weather.'
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As Facebook millionaires party, what future for new shareholders?
An expected 'pop' in share prices never came as Facebook went public this week. But Facebook's IPO was a measured affair, lacking in irrational exuberance, and laying the groundwork for the network's main challenge: Turning 'friends' into consumers.
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Facebook to debut at $104 billion
The IPO will be one of the largest in history.
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Facebook IPO: World's most expensive dog and pony show
Facebook executives will make the rounds next week to convince fund managers and institutional investors that its initial public offering is worth $28 a share or more. With Facebook's valuing itself at up to $96 billion, it would be the biggest Web IPO ever.
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Instagram: Zero sales. $1 billion price tag. Worth it?
Facebook plans to spend $1 billion for the photo-sharing company that is wildly popular but has no way of making revenue off of them. Here's why Facebook thinks Instagram is worth it.
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Yahoo sues Facebook over patent infringement, Facebook calls it 'puzzling'
Yahoo Inc. said in a court filing Monday that Facebook has infringed 10 of its patents covering advertising, privacy controls and social networking.
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Change Agent Rethinking Carbon Dioxide (CO2): from a pollutant to a moneymaker
Three startup companies led by prominent scientists are working on new technologies to remove carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere. The scientific community is skeptical, but these entrepreneurs believe removing CO2 can eventually be profitable and help cool the planet.
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