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Guantanamo hack threat prompts WiFi shutdown

The U.S. military has shut down wireless internet service at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba because of online hacking threats. Full story

Analyst upgrades help Pandora prior to 1Q results

Shares of Internet radio company Pandora Media Inc. rose Monday after a couple of analysts issued positive notes ahead of the company's fiscal first-quarter results on Thursday. Full story

Online takeout companies GrubHub and Seamless to merge

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Two of the nation's biggest online food delivery businesses said they are merging in a deal that they hope will drive more orders, in more cities, through their platforms. Full story

Yahoo takes big leap with $1.1B deal for Tumblr

Yahoo is buying online blogging forum Tumblr for $1.1 billion as CEO Marissa Mayer tries to rejuvenate an Internet pioneer that had fallen behind the times. Full story

Jordan: Arab Spring clears way for press freedoms

The Arab Spring uprisings that toppled four Arab leaders have forced Mideast governments to allow more freedom of expression and of the press, Jordan's prime minister said Monday, but critics charged that Jordan itself is not doing enough. Full story

China trying to manage exposure of corruption online

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's Internet is brimming with disclosures of officials collecting bribes, homes and luxury accessories as casually as they do mistresses. Full story

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New Xbox more than a game console for Microsoft

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  Yahoo makes blockbuster deal with Tumblr

Internet giant Yahoo has agreed to buy popular social blogging site Tumblr for $1.1 billion in cash, making it one of the largest Internet acquisitions in years. Legal analyst Star Jones discusses.

  How the government may get to know more about you

Melissa Harris-Perry’s panelists look at why the government is monitoring Americans’ electronic communication at such a heightened rate and why our digital communication may feel different.

  How much would you give up in order to be secure?

Should there be an expectation of privacy when we use the internet? With the AP story and also the potential of the Obama administration backing the FBI’s wish for online wiretapping, big brother will be watching a lot more. Former Special Assistant to President Obama Susan Crawford, MSNBC host Ari

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Chris Hansen put a "mobile mechanic" to the test. 

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Chris Hansen enters the world of 'real life' vampires. 

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