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With great power comes great perks
Here's a look at what companies spent in 2012 on CEOs' country club and business club memberships, private jet travel and home security. Memberships in country clubs and business clubs: —L. Kevin Kelly, Heidrick & Struggles, $126,390 —Thomas Swidarski, Diebold, $72,280 —Douglas Neugold, ATMI Inc., $48,224 —David Storch, AAR Corp., ...
Should we let wunderkinds drop out of high school?
It's one thing to say tech geniuses don't need degrees. After all, Bill Gates, Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg all dropped out of college. But now we've got David Karp, who doesn't even have a high school diploma. Karp, 26, founded Tumblr, the online blogging forum, and sold it to ...
Eminem's publisher sues Facebook over song usage
Eminem's song publisher is suing Facebook and an ad agency, saying they copied music from one of the rapper's songs. Eight Mile Style filed a federal lawsuit in Detroit on Monday alleging that a 30-second Facebook ad broadcast online last month copied music from Eminem's 2000 song "Under the Influence." ...
AP News in Brief at 5:58 a.m. EDT
Crews search through the night after tornado slams Oklahoma City suburb, killing at least 51 MOORE, Okla. (AP) — Spotlights bore down on massive piles of shredded cinder block, insulation and metal as crews worked through the night early Tuesday lifting bricks and parts of collapsed walls where a monstrous ...
A year after IPO, Facebook aims to be ad colossus
It was supposed to be our IPO, the people's public offering. Facebook, the brainchild of a young CEO who sauntered into Wall Street meetings in a hoodie, was going to be bigger than Amazon, bigger than McDonald's, bigger than Coca-Cola. And it was all made possible by our friendships, photos ...
AP News in Brief at 10:58 p.m. EDT
Damage control: Obama takes action on trio of controversies, but Republicans still unsatisfied WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama, seeking to regain his footing amid controversies hammering the White House, named a temporary chief for the scandal-marred Internal Revenue Service Thursday and pressed Congress to approve new security money to ...
Business Highlights
___ Wal-Mart's 1Q profit, sales disappoint NEW YORK (AP) — The first few months of the year were tough for Wal-Mart Stores Inc. The world's largest retailer reported Thursday that its first-quarter profit edged up just slightly, and the company struggled with a sales slump in its namesake business during ...
News Summary: Tech, labor spar on immigration
VISA BATTLE: Wrangling over efforts to increase the number of visas for high-tech foreign workers has strained a bipartisan deal in the Senate on immigration reform, showcased the power of big labor and splintered a once-chummy group of elite tech leaders hoping to make inroads in Washington. CHEAP LABOR?: Technology ...
INFLUENCE GAME: Tech, labor spar on immigration
To the U.S. technology industry, there's a dramatic shortfall in the number of Americans skilled in computer programming and engineering that is hampering business. To unions and some Democrats, it's more sinister: The push by Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg to expand the number of visas for high-tech foreign workers is an ...
US tech, labor spar on immigration
To the U.S. technology industry, there's a dramatic shortfall in the number of Americans skilled in computer programming and engineering that is hampering business. To unions and some Democratic allies, it's more sinister: The push by Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg to expand the number of visas for high-tech foreign workers is ...
Today in History
Today is Tuesday, May 14, the 134th day of 2013. There are 231 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On May 14, 1973, the United States launched Skylab 1, its first manned space station. (Skylab 1 remained in orbit for six years before burning up during re-entry ...
LinkedIn looks to build on its impressive resume
LinkedIn and Facebook will celebrate the anniversaries of their IPOs just a few days apart this week. But their experiences as publicly traded companies couldn't be more different. LinkedIn Corp. promotes its service as a stepping stone to a more enriching career. As it turns out, the professional networking company's ...
Facebook plaintiff seeks halt to criminal case
A lawyer for a man who was charged with fraud after filing a multibillion-dollar lawsuit claiming half ownership of Facebook asked a judge Friday to suspend the criminal case to keep it from interfering with the still-pending lawsuit. Plaintiff Paul Ceglia meanwhile said he believes Facebook Inc. and founder Mark ...
NY Facebook plaintiff seeks halt to criminal case
A lawyer for a New York man who was charged with fraud after filing a multibillion-dollar lawsuit claiming half ownership of Facebook asked a judge Friday to suspend the criminal case to keep it from interfering with the still-pending lawsuit. Plaintiff Paul Ceglia meanwhile said he believes Facebook Inc. and ...
Study sets off immigration bill squabble
A bipartisan Senate immigration bill would cost the government a net $6.3 trillion over the next 50 years to provide benefits for millions of people now living in the U.S. illegally, the Heritage Foundation said in a report Monday, setting off a fierce dispute with fellow conservatives who attacked the ...
Facebook: Breyer won't stand for board re-election
Facebook says that venture capitalist Jim Breyer won't seek re-election to its board of directors. Facebook Inc. said Friday that Breyer, partner at Silicon Valley VC firm Accel Partners, will stay on until the company's annual meeting on June 11. Menlo Park, Calif.-based Facebook has eight other board members, including ...
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 networking leader's initial public offering. The windfall detailed in regulatory documents filed Friday saddled Zuckerberg, 28, with a massive tax bill. He raised the money ...
Facebook to hold press event Jan. 15
So what is Facebook up to? The social media network sent invites to a press event that's to be held at its Menlo Park, California headquarters on Jan. 15. According to The Verge Facebook probably wanted to steal some press coverage from Apple during the Consumer Electronics Show in Las ...
Social media can help certain small businesses grow
James Nott opened Springfield Ink Tattoo a year ago, and with the help of Facebook to promote specials and events, he now averages 15 to 32 visits a day and makes enough money to give free tattoos and donate to area charities.“This business has been very blessed,” Nott said, noting ...
Social media boosts organ donations
Thousands of Facebook users have signed up to be organ donors, thanks to a new feature on the social networking site that makes it easier to register. The new option was announced in early May by Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg as a way to boost the number of potential organ ...
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