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Apple's Cook faces Senate questions on taxes

Published May 21st, 2013 - 2:57PM

The Senate dragged Apple Inc., the world's most valuable company, into the debate over the U.S. tax code Tuesday, grilling CEO Tim Cook over allegations that its Irish subsidiaries help the company avoid billions in U.S. taxes.

The new consoles from Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony

Published May 21st, 2013 - 1:47PM

Microsoft is the last of the three big video game console makers to unveil its latest gaming system. The unveiling comes nearly eight years after the Xbox 360 went on sale. It follows last fall's debut of Nintendo's Wii U and a preview in February of the upcoming PlayStation 4 from Sony.

Germany's SAP to recruit tech staff with autism

Published May 21st, 2013 - 9:52AM

German software giant SAP AG said Tuesday it plans to recruit people with autism to take make full use of their talents to process information.

US envoy in Cuba engages critics on and offline

Published May 21st, 2013 - 9:32AM

The meeting on a sunny Havana square was a little bit revolutionary for Cuba's revolution. And for U.S. diplomacy as well.

Poll: Teens migrating to Twitter

Published May 21st, 2013 - 9:22AM

Twitter is booming as a social media destination for teenagers who complain about too many adults and too much drama on Facebook, according to a new study published Tuesday about online behavior. It said teens are sharing more personal information about themselves even as they try to protect their online reputations.

With high-tech guns, users could disable remotely

Published May 21st, 2013 - 9:12AM

A high-tech startup is wading into the gun control debate with a wireless controller that would allow gun owners to know when their weapon is being moved - and disable it remotely.

Internet cable from Cuba to Jamaica comes online

Published May 21st, 2013 - 7:52AM

A new branch of the Venezuela-to-Cuba undersea fiber-optic cable has reportedly come online, linking the island to nearby Jamaica, increasing Cuba's potential international communications bandwidth and providing a backup for the main line.

Sprint boosts buyout offer for Clearwire

Published May 21st, 2013 - 6:47AM

Sprint Nextel Corp. is offering 14 percent more than before for the stake in wireless data network operator Clearwire Corp. it does not already own, but a large shareholder said the offer was still inadequate.

Microsoft touts Xbox One as all-in-1 entertainment

Published May 21st, 2013 - 6:32AM

Microsoft thinks it has the one.

Spotify's Top 10 most viral tracks

Published May 21st, 2013 - 5:42AM

The following list represents the most viral tracks on Spotify, based on the number of people who shared it divided by the number who listened to it, from Monday, May 13, to Sunday, May 19, via Facebook, Tumblr, Twitter and Spotify.

Spotify's Top 10 most streamed tracks

Published May 21st, 2013 - 5:32AM

The following list represents the top streamed tracks on Spotify from Monday, May 13, to Sunday, May 19:

Sprint to listen to Dish offer

Published May 21st, 2013 - 3:32AM

Wireless company Sprint Nextel Corp. says it can now let Dish Network Corp. see its books and talk with Dish to see whether its competing offer to buy Sprint is better than its current deal with Japan's SoftBank.

Yahoo reboots Flickr, offers 1 terabyte of storage

Published May 20th, 2013 - 4:42PM

Fresh on the heels of its $1.1 billion acquisition of Tumblr, Yahoo says it is rebooting its languishing photo-sharing site Flickr with plans to make it "awesome" again.

Should we let wunderkinds drop out of high school?

Published May 20th, 2013 - 4:32PM

It's one thing to say tech geniuses don't need degrees. After all, Bill Gates, Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg all dropped out of college.

Tumblr CEO's mom gushes over billion-dollar baby

Published May 20th, 2013 - 2:32PM

As a teenager, Tumblr CEO David Karp would canvass the streets of New York City's Upper West Side, offering to build websites for local businesses. After his freshman year of high school, the precocious, computer-savvy kid decided to drop out altogether to devote more time to his passion for technology.

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