Michael Nunez
New York Reporter
Michael Nunez reports on culture and technology. Prior to living in New York, he worked at city magazines in Seoul and Hong Kong, where he profiled several contemporary artists and entrepreneurs.
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From Companies May 15

Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson Leaves With $7M After 5 Months Despite Fabricated Resume

Former CEO of Yahoo Scott Thompson will be paid $7 million in bonuses for five months of work. He will not receive a severance package. Thompson is succeeded by Yahoo CEO Ross Levinsohn.

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From Companies May 15

Facebook Users Distrust Company, Apathetic Toward Ads [REPORT]

A new study revealed that most Facebook users do not trust the company to keep their information private. It also revealed that a large majority of respondents rarely interact with ads or other sponsored links on the site.

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From Tech & Trend May 14

Twitter Launches ‘Best Of Twitter’ Email Newsletter

Twitter has launched a new email newsletter that will be delivered weekly. The email will include the most-shared stories from the users that a given person follows and some of the most engaging tweets.

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From Tech & Trend May 14

NASA Challenges Public To Build Apps Using Planetary Data System

NASA is challenging students, teachers, game developers and interested civilians to create web and mobile-based apps using data from the planetary data system.

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From Tech & Trend May 11

Kickstarter 'Pebble Smartwatch' Project Surpsasses $10M, Most-Financed Project Ever

The Pebble Smartwatch, a wrist watch that connects to mobile devices such as a smartphone or tablet, recently became the most-financed project in the history of Kickstarter, the crowd-sourced funding platform. As of today, the project has raised more than $10 million.

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From Tech & Trend May 11

US Postal Service Will Not Ship Tablets, Smartphones Internationally Starting May 16

The United States Postal Service has banned the international shipment of tablets, smartphones and other devices that contain lithium ion, lithium alloy and rechargeable batteries. The ban goes into effect starting May 16.

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May 11

Amazon Colored E-Ink Kindle Could Be Coming Soon [REPORT]

Amazon could be launching a color Kindle e-book reader in the second half of 2012 according to a new report.

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From Tech May 10

Microsoft Bing To Include Facebook, Twitter, Google Plus, Quora, Other Social Networks [VIDEO]

Bing, the third most popular search engine in America, has been drastically redesigned. Even more shocking than the site's fresh new look is the new social media integration.

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From Tech & Trend May 09

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s Hoodie Peeves Wall St. Veteran

Mark Zuckerberg’s appearance in the kickoff to Facebook’s IPO roadshow this week was generally seen as a success, except for one tiny detail: Some Wall Street veterans thought that Zuckerberg’s attire -- his trademark hoodie and jeans -- was an abomination.

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From Companies May 09

AOL CEO Tim Armstrong: Not Selling TechCrunch, Not Worried About Starboard Value

CEO of AOL Tim Armstrong set out to settle all the rumors and address the growing concerns among Patch employees and AOL investors this morning in a conference call.