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Facebook And Google Spent Record Amounts On D.C. Lobbying In Q3 2011 — Each quarter, Facebook and Google continue to spend more and more on lobbying efforts in Washington D.C. As evidenced by the most recent disclosure reports filed in the U.S. Senate’s lobbying database …
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Apple’s COO Tim Cook Replaces Steve Jobs As CEO — Apple’s Steve Jobs has resigned from his position as CEO and Apple has just announced that COO Tim Cook has taken over as CEO. — As COO, Cook was responsible for all of the company’s worldwide sales and operations, including end …
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SEC Watch: Palantir Technologies Raises $50 Million In New Funding — After raising a whopping $90 million last year, Palantir Technologies appears to be raising another big round. According to an SEC filing, the company has just raised $50 million in new funding. This would bring Palantir’s total funding to $175 million.
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Intel Closes $7.68 Billion McAfee Acquisition — Intel has officially completed its acquisition of security giant McAfee, according to a release issued today. Intel announced the $7.68 billion, all-cash deal last August. — According to the release, McAfee will continue developing …