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Google to bankroll, build wireless networks across Africa: WSJ

(Reuters) - Google Inc intends to finance, build and help operate wireless networks from sub-Saharan Africa to Southeast Asia, hoping to connect a billion or so people in emerging countries to the Internet, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.Full story

Netflix looks to hook subscribers with 'Arrested'

Netflix is hoping this weekend's release of the resurrected TV series "Arrested Development" will draw more subscribers to its Internet video service. Full story

Unhappy with how your fave series is faring? Amazon gives you a say

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Amazon is once again shaking up traditional publishing models. This time, it's giving fans a chance to add their own personal touches to their favorite fiction - and get paid in the process. Full story

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Pandora Media shares rise on strong 1Q results

Why the Internet Sucks You in Like a Black Hole

Ahead of the Bell: Salesforce

U.S.casts doubt on credibility of Iranian election

Pandora posts in-line 1Q loss, upbeat sales

Williams-Sonoma's 1Q comes in strong

Online tool reduces inappropriate medical tests

ChannelAdvisor soars in debut

Accepting Bitcoin Payments: The Risks and Benefits

Norway crime novelist talks his way to live interview record

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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

  'Wild, Wild Web', Part 4

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

  'Wild, Wild Web', Part 6

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

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