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Facebook IPO: Mark Zuckerberg Orders Banks to Shut Up

Zuckerberg was reportedly unhappy that the banks leaked details about his company's Wall Street debut, including the Feb. 1 date it chose to file its S-1 paperwork with the SEC.
In the weeks leading up to Facebook's $100 billion initial public offering, Mark Zuckerberg reportedly told Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan Chase and the other banks involved in the action to stop leaking information to the media.
Facebook Mobile Ads

Facebook Mobile Ads: News Feeds No Longer 'Friends-Only'

As part of an increased focus on revenue strategies, Facebook will be injecting mobile ads into its smartphone app within the next few weeks. The advertisements will appear in users' News Feeds alongside updates from their friends. Users will be unable to block the advertisements.
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Redbox

Redbox, Verizon Create New Streaming Video Service

Redbox, the movie rental service, has announced a new joint venture with Verizon through which the companies will offer a streaming video service. The new streaming video service will launch in the second half of 2012. Customers must subscribe to the service in order to stream video, but details about the price scale have not been released.
In the 2012 Super Bowl, some of of America's biggest companies made headlines with funny and witty ads. All 60 commercials have been embedded and categorized for your viewing pleasure.

Super Bowl Commercials 2012: Watch All 60 Ads [VIDEOS]

On Super Bowl Sunday, the Giants beat the Patriots 21-17, but the commercials from the game are also making headlines. Here, you can watch all 60 video ads from the 2012 Super Bowl. They've been categorized for your viewing pleasure.
Uninor

Telenor to Fight Supreme Court Order on Licence Cancellation

Norway's Telenor ASA (TEL.OL) plans to fight an order by the Supreme Court to cancel 122 telecoms licences held by its Indian joint venture, but has not ruled out abandoning the country altogether, the head of the company's Asian operations said.
Lamborghini

Lamborghini Going Porsche's Way?

Lamborghini, the maker of low-slung supercars once advertised as closer to the road, is planning a new model that will be further from the tarmac than ever -SUV. Lamborghini hopes to repeat the Porsche Cayenne's success.
Flames from Chevron Nigeria's natural gas well

Chevron Burning Rig Causing Health Problems

Nigerian officials in the country's Delta say pollution caused by the two-week fire at a Chevron natural gas rig is making local people sick, as scores of dead fish wash up on shore, and a local health facility is overrun by those seeking medical treatment.
Lumia 900 (AT&T) Releases At $100 On April 8; Is Nokia’s Biggest Bet Worth Your Wallet?

Nokia Lumia 900: Exciting Apps Offered by the Windows Phone

Nokia Lumia 900, which won The Best Smartphone of 2012 title at the Consumer Electronics Show, is expected to be released very soon. The phone, with its head-turning looks and stunning features, has already generated great amount of interest among smartphone lovers.
Former Olympus CEO Michael Woodford speaks to a reporter from inside a van as he leaves a news conference in Tokyo

Woodford Predicts More Revelations About Olympus

Official investigations into a massive fraud at Japan's Olympus Corp are highly likely to lead to further revelations on the scandal soon, according to the firm's former chief executive, Michael Woodford, who blew the whistle on the affair.
Olympus Corp's digital camera is seen through a show window which bears rain drops and reflects lights from traffic at an electronic shop in Tokyo

Scandal-Scarred Olympus to Hold Shareholder Meeting on April 20

Japan's troubled Olympus Corp. said on Sunday it will hold an extraordinary shareholders meeting on April 20, when it is expected to seek approval of a new management team. The company is struggling to emerge from a $1.7 billion accounting scandal and is continuing operations under a hobbled board.
A customer arrives at a Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant in Shamokin Dam, Pennsylvania, July 13, 2011.

Yum Brands Sees 130 New Africa Stores This Year: Report

U.S. fast-food giant Yum Brands Inc. plans to open 130 new KFC stores in Africa this year, bringing its presence on the continent to 1,000 restaurants, the Business Day newspaper in South Africa said on Friday, citing a senior executive.

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