GOOGLE INC.

GOOGLE INC.

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  Mobile ads help grow Facebook's 1Q revenue 38 pct.

  A year ago, Facebook was just testing the waters of mobile advertising, causing plenty of headaches for investors ahead of its massive initial public ... 

• Yahoo CEO ranked 2nd on company's 2012 pay scale

  Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer emerged as the Internet company's second highest paid executive during her first five-and-half months on the job. 

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  Google invades Siri's turf with iPhone, iPad app

  Siri may be feeling a little job insecurity. The sometimes droll assistant that answers questions and helps people manage their lives on Apple's ... 

• Facebook CEO reaped $2.3B gain on stock options

  Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg reaped a gain of nearly $2.3 billion last year when he exercised 60 million stock options just before the online social ... 

• Google buys startup that summarizes online content

  Google has bought Wavii, a Seattle startup behind an application that condenses online content for time-pressed Web surfers. Both companies confirmed ... 

• China's Baidu reports slower profit growth

  Baidu Inc., which operates China's most popular search engine, reported slower profit growth in its latest quarter Friday as costs rose sharply and ... 

• Yahoo chairman joins recent boardroom exodus

  Yahoo could use a revolving door in its boardroom. In the latest exit, Chairman Alfred Amoroso will become the eighth Yahoo Inc. director to depart ... 

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  In a first, YouTube to showcase a week of comedy

  For a week in May, YouTube will turn into the biggest open mic on the planet. On Thursday, the Google Inc.-owned site will announce the YouTube Comedy ... 

• Facebook: Audit finds privacy practices sufficient

  Facebook says that an independent audit found its privacy practices sufficient during a six-month assessment period that followed a settlement with ... 

• Google agrees to change search display in Europe

  Google has agreed to change how it displays search results in Europe — including a better labeling of its promoted content and displaying links to ... 

• Google pays CEO a buck, 4 other execs get $124M

  Google CEO Larry Page and his longtime partner Sergey Brin limited their salaries to $1 apiece last year, while four other top executives received ... 

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  Apple to dole out $100B to shareholders

  Apple is opening the doors to its bank vault, saying it will distribute $100 billion in cash to its shareholders by the end of 2015. At the same time, ... 

• Google fined by German data protection agency

  A German data protection agency fined Google Inc. 145,000 euros ($189,000) for illegally recording information from unsecured wireless networks — an ... 

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  Former Google CEO shares vision in tech treatise

  Some illuminating books already have been written about Google's catalytic role in a technological upheaval that is redefining the way people work, ... 

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  Stocks recover slightly, ending tough week

  Strong earnings from a pair of technology giants helped the stock market recover some of its losses Friday, a positive end to Wall Street's worst week ... 

• Court again nixes Viacom $1B suit against YouTube

  For the second time in three years, a federal judge has dismissed Viacom's $1 billion copyright lawsuit against YouTube, saying the online video site ... 

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  Google's 1Q shows more progress in mobile ads

  Google's latest quarterly results provided further proof that the Internet search leader is figuring out how to make more money as Web surfers migrate ... 

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  Google buying $39M fiber service in Utah for $1

  Google Inc. will pay $1 for a municipal fiber-optic system that cost $39 million to build, according to terms of the Internet company's agreement with ... 

• Yahoo adds 2 more applications to mobile arsenal

  Yahoo is taking the next step in its effort to make some of its most popular services more appealing and accessible to the growing audience connecting ... 

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  Nokia cuts losses but sales continue to plummet

  Nokia continues to take a hammering in the smartphone market, with sales for the handset maker falling by 20 percent in the first three months of the ... 

• Ahead of the Bell: Google's 1Q hinges on ad market

  Analysts and investors will be looking for what Google has to say about online ads, including those on mobile devices, as the Internet search leader ... 

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  AP Interview: Israel's Olmert begins tech venture

  Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert joined forces Thursday with a leading Kazakh industrialist and an Israeli entrepreneur to launch a new ... 

• Earnings Preview: Google's 1Q hinges on ad market

  Google' first-quarter earnings report, which arrives after the market closes Thursday, is likely to reveal how effectively the company is managing its ... 

• LinkedIn spruces up mobile app to widen appeal

  Online professional networking service LinkedIn is dressing up its mobile application to impress people who are increasingly scrolling through content ... 

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  Provo, Utah, next city for ultra-fast Google Fiber

  Google will take over a troubled municipal fiber-optic system and make Provo, Utah, the third city to get its high-speed Internet service via ...