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A leading venture capital star says that a changing set of valuation expectations could be the prick that pops the software industry bubble.

Texas juror Jonathan Hudson has plead guilty to contempt of court after trying to befriend the defendant of the case, Courtney Downing.

AT&T has apparently figured out the key to lawmaker hearts: U.S. jobs. The telecommunications company has committed to bringing 5,000 jobs back to the United States once its proposed merger with T-Mobile USA is approved and finalized. AT&T says the jobs will be in wireless call centers, and will bring back positions that were previously outsourced abroad.

The leader of the Liberals, a party reduced to also-ran status in the May federal election, on Tuesday rebuffed the idea of an alliance with their left-of-center rivals, even as a former party leader touted a merger as the only way the left would win back power.

Russian internet investment group Mail.ru raised its full-year revenue growth forecast to 50 percent from 40 percent on Wednesday after sales and profit rose at its social network, online gaming and e-mail activities in the first half.

Facebook is willing to pay anyone who successfully hacks into its site and locates bugs.

China's state-run news agency demanded on Tuesday that Internet companies, regulators and police do more to cleanse websites of toxic rumours, adding to signs that the ruling Communist Party wants to tame the explosion of freewheeling microblogs.

The arrest of President Obama's uncle,Onyango Obama, is not the first legal issue for a prominent political family.

Google chairman Eric Schmidt said Google+, the company's new social network that's come under scrutiny for its real names use policy, is for people to stand for something and who are willing to express themselves. Schmidt said if using a real name creates a danger, for instance for people in Iran or Syria, they don't have to use Google+.

President Obama's uncle isn't the first public official's relative to deal with the legal system.

Through its Bug Bounty Program, Facebook has awarded more than $40,000 in the last three weeks to users who report security flaws on the Web site.

Long Beach, NY is getting ready to host the Quiksilver Pro New York Surf Competition, the world's first $1 million professional surfing event.

China's state-run news agency demanded on Tuesday that Internet companies, regulators and police do more to cleanse websites of toxic rumors, adding to signs that the ruling Communist Party wants to tame the explosion of freewheeling microblogs.

Samsung announced the ChatON service on Monday.

Women, aged 18-29, are the most frequent users of social media sites like Facebook and Twitter according to a recent survey.

Sipping coconut water and honey, Anna Hazare ended a hunger strike on its 13th day on Sunday, a protest that had sparked huge rallies across the country, exposed a weak government and ushered in a new middle-class political force.

A photograph uploaded on Facebook of a white South African man posing like a hunter near an apparently lifeless body of a black child has created a furore as South African police try track him down.

Just a few days after Facebook redefined the security and privacy feature of the website, the social networking site has introduced a new version of its photo apps.

Jessica Alba, 30, gets back to the normal schedule and was looking in remarkable shape, just two weeks after giving birth to the second daughter.

Social networking site Facebook after testing its online deals program for four months decided to end the newly launched program, which were launched in five cities - Atlanta, Austin, Dallas, San Diego and San Francisco.

Hurricane Irene sent East Coast shoppers into stores to stock up on essentials this week, instead of the clothes, notebooks and other supplies that retailers were counting on selling as children get ready to go back to school.

Ruling the list of popular internet trends like planking, owling and leisure diving is a most awkward theme: Horsemaning.

Facebook is getting out of the daily deals business after four months of testing, a move that may ease some competitive pressure on industry leaders Groupon and LivingSocial.

As Hurricane Irene continues to roar up the East Coast headed in the direction for New York City; New Yorker's embrace the calm before the storm and have taken to Twitter to share tips and express mixed feelings towards the severity of the looming threat.

In mid-August, political operative Karl Rove stoked the flames of hope when he told Fox News' Sean Hannity that he sensed New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie was faltering in his determination to not make a presidential run.

It has been quite a year for New York, as the city has been hit with tornadoes, a blizzard, a heat wave, an earthquake and now a hurricane.

Groupon Inc. CEO Andrew Mason, lashing out at what he called insane and hilarious criticism in the media, defended the daily-deals Web site's record and growth strategy in a lengthy memo to employees Thursday.

Groupon Inc CEO Andrew Mason, lashing out at what he called insane and hilarious criticism in the media, defended the daily-deals website's record and growth strategy in a lengthy memo to employees on Thursday.