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Senate passes insider trading ban (AP)

AP – Sagging approval ratings brought Democrats and Republicans together Thursday, as the Senate passed a bill to explicitly prevent members of Congress, their top aides and administration officials from using non-public information for insider trading. New disclosure requirements will require public reports online within 30 days of buying and selling stock.

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Facebook filing lifts Zynga, other recent IPOs (AP)

AP – Facebook’s long-awaited IPO filing lifted the stocks of many Internet companies, including recent laggards Zynga and Groupon. But analysts said the halo effect may fade, because some companies basking in Facebook’s glow just aren’t as financially sound as the world’s largest social network.

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Wikipedia editors question site’s blackout (AP)

AP – Can the world live without Wikipedia for a day? The shutdown of one of the Internet’s most-visited sites is not sitting well with some of its volunteer editors, who say the protest of anti-piracy legislation could threaten the credibility of their work.

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Wikipedia may black out Wednesday in protest (AP)

AP – Wikipedia may black out its website Wednesday to protest anti-piracy legislation under consideration in Congress.

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U.S. online piracy bill headed for major makeover (Reuters)

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White House casts doubt over anti-piracy legislation (Reuters)

Reuters – White House officials raised concerns on Saturday about online piracy legislation pending in Congress that Google and Facebook have decried as heavy-handed and Hollywood studios and music labels say is needed to save U.S. jobs.

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White House concerned over online piracy bills (AP)

AP – The Obama administration raised concerns Saturday about efforts in Congress that it said would undermine “the dynamic, innovative global Internet,” urging lawmakers to approve measures this year that balance the need to fight piracy and counterfeiting against an open Internet.

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FTC expands Google antitrust probe: source (Reuters)

Reuters – U.S. regulators looking at whether Google manipulates its search results to favor its own products have expanded the probe to include Google+, the search giant’s new social networking tool, a source familiar with the probe said on Friday.

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Officials: Broadband plan would disrupt GPS (AP)

AP – Tests show that even the modified plans of the company LightSquared to start up a national high-speed wireless broadband network would cause harmful interference with GPS signals, federal officials said in a letter released Friday.

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Internet Overuse Could Cause Structural Brain Damage [STUDY] (Mashable)

Mashable – Unlike drugs and alcohol, excess Internet usage could help your career, make you more informed and keep you up-to-date with the latest hilarious memes. But a recent (small) study by researchers in China showed that too much Internet usage — to the point that it’s an addiction — can cause structural damage to your brain.

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