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Senators Go After Facebook Co-Founder For Renouncing Citizenship

Technology on HuffingtonPost.com

WASHINGTON — Populist anger at Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin’s decision to renounce his U.S. citizenship — a move that could save him hundreds of millions in taxes if his Facebook stock gains value after the company goes public on Friday …

This Billionaire Venture Capitalist Gave A TED Talk Saying Rich People Don’t Create Jobs — And TED Is Refusing To Post It

Silicon Alley Insider

As the war over income inequality wages on, billionaire Seattle entrepreneur Nick Hanauer has been raising the hackles of his fellow 1-percenters, espousing the contrarian argument that rich people don’t actually create jobs. The position is controversial — so much …

Japanese Developer Creates Robotic Butt That Expresses Emotions

TAXI Daily News

[Click here to view the video in this article] Tokyo-based interactive developer Nobuhiro Takahashi has created a robotic butt that represents emotions in the form of visual and tactile responses. Called ‘SHIRI’, the human-like robotic butt expresses various emotions through …

Verizon Exec Says Company Will Kill Off Unlimited Plans

Technology on HuffingtonPost.com

A Verizon exec has announced that the company plans to do away with its unlimited data plans for grandfathered customers in favor of new tiered “data share” plans, effectively killing off the final unlimited plans at the nation’s largest mobile …

Here’s The TED Presentation About Rich People That TED Doesn’t Want You To See

Silicon Alley Insider

The National Journal reports today that TED is refusing to publish a recent talk from megarich venture capitalist Nick Hanauer, which argued that rich people actually don’t create jobs, and that cutting their taxes is harmful to the middle class. …

Facebook launches dedicated Pages Manager app, making it easy to, well…

TNW Apps

One of the gripes that I have about Facebook’s mobile apps are that the service has simply too many features to pack into one mobile experience. I was really stoked when Facebook Messenger was released, because it made complete sense …

Exclusive: Japan’s Rakuten Wins the Heart of Pinterest in $120M Funding Race With $1.5B Valuation

BoomTown

Rakuten, the largest e-commerce site in Japan, is expected to be the lead investor in the much-contested next round of funding for Silicon Valley’s hottest start-up, Pinterest. The funding is expected to be announced tomorrow morning. The Tokyo-based Internet giant …

Google Just Got A Whole Lot Smarter, Launches Its Knowledge Graph

TechCrunch Europe

Today, Google is launching one of its most ambitious and interesting updates to its search engine in recent months. Starting in a few days, you will start to see large panels with additional factual information about the topic you were searching …

This INSANE Graphic Shows How Ludicrously Complicated Social Media Marketing Is Now

Silicon Alley Insider

Maybe here’s the reason General Motors went “mental” and pulled its Facebook ad budget. Digital marketing is confusing—really confusing—as this insane graphic shows (below). Trying to navigate through the various new social media categories, blogs, sharing sites, and social media …

The Science of the NBA

Geekosystem

Though you may turn up your nose at the very thought of basketball, and would much rather dive into things that piss off Alan Moore, or control a robot made in 2012 with a 1983 computer, the NBA playoffs are …

The Imagination Engine: Why Next-Gen Video Games Will Rock Your World

Wired Top Stories

The next generation of videogames is going to rock your world. And it’s all thanks to a piece of software called Unreal 4.

US Department of Justice says citizens have a broad right to record police officers on duty

The Verge

The US Department of Justice sent a strongly worded letter to the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) on Monday, reprimanding it for insufficiently supporting the right of citizens to record video of officers on duty — a move that suggests the …

Verizon to kill grandfathered unlimited data plans for customers upgrading to LTE devices

The Verge

Verizon Wireless will no longer be allowing customers on a grandfathered unlimited data plan to upgrade to a 4G LTE smartphone when the carrier launches its tiered data share plans in mid-summer. Executive Vice President and CFO Fran Shammo announced …

Here’s The Talk On Income Inequality That Was Too ‘Political’ For TED

Technology on HuffingtonPost.com

Multi-millionaire Nick Hanauer has an important message for those who think the rich are America’s job creators. Problem is, he can’t seem to get it out. “For thousands of years people were sure that earth was at the center of …

Here’s What Could Kill Facebook

TechCrunch Europe

Facebook is nearing a billion users, but what could topple the big blue giant? Government intervention, the shift to mobile, and a loss of “cool” all have the power to violently disrupt the social network, or at least cause it …

PHOTO: Girl’s Funny Note About Password Protection

Technology on HuffingtonPost.com

Some people are picky about Internet security, but this 7-year-old is adamant about unfettered access to the web. In a colorful memo to her parents, one little girl threatens to make mom and dad’s lives a little less than pleasant …

HTC One X and Evo 4G LTE indefinitely delayed at US Customs for investigation of Apple patent infringement

The Verge

The HTC One X and Evo 4G LTE are a notable devices for many reasons, but today it becomes notorious: it’s the first device to face an import delay at US Customs for potentially infringing an Apple patent. We’ve learned …

Heee’s Baaack…

Technology on HuffingtonPost.com

About a month ago, the so-called Tupac “hologram” took Coachella — and the Internet — by storm, leading to speculation on the possibility of a tour. In an interview with The Huffington Post Wednesday, Nick Smith, the president and founder …

Warning: Stay Away from the Facebook IPO

Forbes.com: Technology News

Without a doubt, Facebook’s IPO is going to be a smash hit.

Issa Leaks Secret Document To Pressure Obama On Trade Deal

Technology on HuffingtonPost.com

WASHINGTON — House Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) has taken the unprecedented step of leaking a secret U.S. trade document, in hopes of pressuring President Barack Obama’s administration into disclosing the details of a major trade deal with far-reaching …

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