FamousAbout.com » Internet http://famousabout.com What's the Famous World News Online About? Tue, 22 May 2012 20:20:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Alibaba buys back 20 percent stake held by Yahoo for $7.1 billion http://famousabout.com/alibaba-buys-back-20-percent-stake-held-by-yahoo-for-7-1-billion http://famousabout.com/alibaba-buys-back-20-percent-stake-held-by-yahoo-for-7-1-billion#comments Mon, 21 May 2012 13:23:51 +0000 France http://famousabout.com/alibaba-buys-back-20-percent-stake-held-by-yahoo-for-7-1-billion SHANGHAI/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Chinese Internet entrepreneur Jack Ma is buying back up to half of a 40 percent stake in his Alibaba Group from Yahoo Inc for $7.1 billion, in a deal that moves the Chinese e-commerce leader closer to a public listing. Under the agreement, Yahoo will sell half its stake in Alibaba for at least $6.3 billion in cash and up to $800 million in new Alibaba preferred stock.

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]]> http://famousabout.com/alibaba-buys-back-20-percent-stake-held-by-yahoo-for-7-1-billion/feed 0 UK surveillance program could expose private lives http://famousabout.com/uk-surveillance-program-could-expose-private-lives http://famousabout.com/uk-surveillance-program-could-expose-private-lives#comments Sat, 19 May 2012 09:14:50 +0000 Carlo http://famousabout.com/uk-surveillance-program-could-expose-private-lives British officials have given their word: “We won’t read your emails.”

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]]> http://famousabout.com/uk-surveillance-program-could-expose-private-lives/feed 0 New lawsuit takes aim at Facebook privacy http://famousabout.com/new-lawsuit-takes-aim-at-facebook-privacy http://famousabout.com/new-lawsuit-takes-aim-at-facebook-privacy#comments Sat, 19 May 2012 08:56:37 +0000 AngeloVillanueva http://famousabout.com/new-lawsuit-takes-aim-at-facebook-privacy A new lawsuit consolidating several complaints about Facebook’s privacy policies was filed Friday in California, seeking damages for US users of the social network for improper tracking.

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]]> http://famousabout.com/new-lawsuit-takes-aim-at-facebook-privacy/feed 0 Reports: HP poised to eliminate up to 30,000 jobs http://famousabout.com/reports-hp-poised-to-eliminate-up-to-30000-jobs http://famousabout.com/reports-hp-poised-to-eliminate-up-to-30000-jobs#comments Sat, 19 May 2012 08:54:20 +0000 Samantha Sy http://famousabout.com/reports-hp-poised-to-eliminate-up-to-30000-jobs Hewlett-Packard is poised to eliminate as many as 30,000 jobs to compensate for dwindling demand for personal computers as more people connect to the Internet on smartphones and tablets, according to reports published Thursday.

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]]> http://famousabout.com/reports-hp-poised-to-eliminate-up-to-30000-jobs/feed 0 Ultra-Orthodox plan huge NYC meeting on Net risks http://famousabout.com/ultra-orthodox-plan-huge-nyc-meeting-on-net-risks http://famousabout.com/ultra-orthodox-plan-huge-nyc-meeting-on-net-risks#comments Sat, 19 May 2012 08:53:26 +0000 CoolNews http://famousabout.com/ultra-orthodox-plan-huge-nyc-meeting-on-net-risks Ultra-Orthodox Jews who believe that the Internet threatens their way of life have rented the New York Mets’ stadium for an unprecedented gathering on how to use modern technology in a religiously appropriate way.

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]]> http://famousabout.com/ultra-orthodox-plan-huge-nyc-meeting-on-net-risks/feed 0 Facebook wraps up IPO, set for big Friday pop http://famousabout.com/facebook-wraps-up-ipo-set-for-big-friday-pop http://famousabout.com/facebook-wraps-up-ipo-set-for-big-friday-pop#comments Fri, 18 May 2012 02:08:46 +0000 France http://famousabout.com/facebook-wraps-up-ipo-set-for-big-friday-pop SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Facebook Inc is set to raise up to $18.4 billion in its IPO and become the first U.S. company to be worth more than $100 billion at its debut, as investors bet on a big pop in the stock when it begins trading on the Nasdaq on Friday

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]]> http://famousabout.com/facebook-wraps-up-ipo-set-for-big-friday-pop/feed 0 Analysis: Facebook can’t take Asian growth for granted http://famousabout.com/analysis-facebook-cant-take-asian-growth-for-granted http://famousabout.com/analysis-facebook-cant-take-asian-growth-for-granted#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 18:22:39 +0000 France http://famousabout.com/analysis-facebook-cant-take-asian-growth-for-granted SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Even as Facebook fever grips investors ahead of the social networking giant’s potential $100 billion-plus initial public offering, its breakneck growth in Asia may be slowing as it moves beyond desktop users to those who access the Internet largely or solely from a mobile phone.

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]]> http://famousabout.com/analysis-facebook-cant-take-asian-growth-for-granted/feed 0 Amazon says Kindle owners can lend Harry Potter e-books http://famousabout.com/amazon-says-kindle-owners-can-lend-harry-potter-e-books http://famousabout.com/amazon-says-kindle-owners-can-lend-harry-potter-e-books#comments Fri, 11 May 2012 00:48:09 +0000 France http://famousabout.com/amazon-says-kindle-owners-can-lend-harry-potter-e-books SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc said on Thursday owners of its Kindle e-readers and tablets will be able to lend Harry Potter e-books to each other in a move aimed at encouraging more people to use the devices and sign up for its Prime service. Amazon, the world’s largest Internet retailer, bought an exclusive license from author J.K. Rowling’s Pottermore e-book business to make all seven Harry Potter e-book available to lend through the Kindle platform

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