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Facebook Knows Your Favorite Love Songs and Breakup Tunes [VIDEO]As a Valentine’s Day experiment, Facebook looked at the top 10 songs users are listening to as they make new relationships “Facebook official” or announce recent breakups on the social network. The Facebook Data Team looked at songs U.S. users played on Spotify after chang... Apple Hopes to Block First Android 4.0 Phone in U.S.Apple just sued Samsung in a California court over alleged patent infringement. The offending product, according to Apple: the Galaxy Nexus, the world’s first phone to run Android 4.0 “Ice Cream Sandwich.” If successful in its lawsuit, Apple could block the phone from being sol... Obama’s 2013 Budget: Full of Tech and SciencePresident Obama released his proposed 2013 budget Monday, and it gives us a glimpse into the president’s hefty tech and science wish list. This includes wireless broadband, science and tech education, protection from cyber attacks, intellectual property rights and technology in government.... MRI Scanners: Now Used to Look Inside Batteries [VIDEO]Researchers are trying to create a better battery with MRI scanning — looking at batteries from the inside out for the first time. Previously the only way scientists looked into a battery is by destroying it. Now researchers at Cambridge University, Stony Brook University and New Yor... Google-Motorola Gets European Seal of Approval. Is U.S Next?Google announced on Monday that European regulators have approved its proposed acquisition of Motorola Mobility. “This is an important milestone in the approval process and it moves us closer to closing the deal,” Google’s vice president and deputy general counsel Don Harrison ... Did the Dad Who Shot His Daughter’s Laptop Go Too Far — and Will it Work? [POLLS]This week’s social media lesson, in case you missed it: be careful what you write about your parents on Facebook, even if you think they can’t see it. Just last Wednesday, Tommy Jordan posted this video to YouTube, in which he fires his .45 caliber handgun into his 15-year-old daughter&... MySpace Gains a Million New Users in a Month [VIDEO]Is Justin Timberlake really bringing MySpace back? Could be, according to data released by the company on Monday. MySpace claims that it now has “an average of 40,000 new registrations daily” and says it has added more than a million new users since launching its new MySpace Mus... Jennifer Hudson’s Tribute to Whitney Houston Tops Google Trends [VIDEO]Americans woke up Monday morning with the Grammys and Whitney Houston on their minds — and they rushed to Google’s search bar to get their fix of both the topics that dominated conversations over the weekend. Pop icon Houston died Saturday afternoon in Los Angeles on the eve of musi... 8 Tech Jobs Companies Want to Fill Right NowScott Gerber is the founder of the Young Entrepreneur Council, a nonprofit organization that promotes youth entrepreneurship as a solution to unemployment and underemployment. The YEC provides young entrepreneurs with access to tools, mentorship, and resources that support each stage of a busines... News Publishers Fail to Capitalize on Online Advertising Boom [STUDY]Online advertising is booming. Already a $32 billion business, advertisers are expected to spend a full $62 billion online in 2016, when spending in online advertising will match print spending for the first time. But news publishers are not poised to cash in on the growth, a report released Mond... |