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The Israeli mobile GPS startup Waze has another mega-suitor in Silicon Valley, with Google reportedly joining the bidding war and topping the $1 billion offer rumored to be coming from Facebook. What is it, really, about this mapping app that's drawing acquisition prices as high as — if not higher than — Instagram and Tumblr?
The latest in things for web browsers to click on in order to express ambivalent emotions
The latest legal analysis on the New York man trying to claim half of Facebook
The new hires and top talent at Facebook's DC offices
The Facebook founder has a new dietary restriction
The German Chancellor is very curious to hear his thoughts on "The Social Network"
Media outlets took previous comments "out of context," says Facebook founder
Now equipped with "diplomats" the social network is getting serious about politics
Finally, a place for all your important Prius-related conversations
Stop laughing: there are a lot of good uses for this
Answer all the Senator's questions with "We just want to innovate"
Could the curious case of Ben Grubb set a new precedent for theft online?
Silicon Valley doesn't like a state bill requiring clearer explanation of privacy settings
The U.S. Supreme Court may be Cameron and Tyler's last hope
On privacy with Facebook and Google, intellectuals' arrogance about Qaddafi, and more
Former reporters Jim Goldman and John Mercurio will be reprimanded instead
Same goes for the PR firm they hired to badmouth Google's privacy practices
They just want everyone to know that Google is evil?
Mark Zuckerberg and friends were worried about Google violating users' privacy
Facebook assumed the bankruptcy attorney was impersonating its founder
The company's initial public offering will value the social network at over $3 billion
What does Twitter's focus say about us?
Both tech giants are in talks with the video chat service
The social networking behemoth now delivers one of every three online ads
The Hollywood studio now owns one of the most popular review sites
Is the company undervalued or overvalued?
Facebook's copyright enforcement system has a glaring flaw
$1 billion worth of shares go on the secondary market at a $70 billion valuation
Facebook Deals is a bigger threat than other imitators, including Google's
Facebook has apologized for what critics called homophobia, but not changed its policies
On China's green energy, the psychology of bad behavior, and Obama's relationship with Facebook
The president is embracing Facebook and everybody's got something different to say about it
But reported failed attempt from last week shows that might not be possible
Author David Kirkpatrick is skeptical about the emails at the center of a lawsuit
As Facebook looks to enter China, Google's experience stands as a cautionary tale
Some are saying that Silicon Valley's relationship with marketing has gone too far
Apple releases its own gay teen suicide prevention video, joining Google and Facebook
On NATO's commitment to freeing Libya, the actual abundance of fish, and Obama's chances of reelection
The fate of a global law firm hangs in the balance
On Facebook, the dangers of coal power, and the problem with burning Korans
An email makes a preposterous lawsuit a whole lot less preposterous
Their hopes of reopening their lawsuit against Mark Zuckerberg are fading
The Internet as a tool for terrorists, Harvard and the Qaddafis, and optimizing the budget
The Facebook CEO reportedly signed an agreement to launch a social network in China
Police departments nation-wide are cracking down on their officers' online behavior
There's 'no marriage proposal' from the social network according to Page Six
The search giant hopes the new social layer will guide users and benefit advertisers
The Los Angeles Times profiles Edward Zuckerberg, DDS
Some groups are pushing the social network to police its website
Pediatricians are urged to ask youth about social-networking habits
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