Apple CEO Cook gives up $75M in stock dividends

Apple CEO Tim Cook is giving up $75 million in dividends on restricted stock that the company is awarding to all of its employees.

Alibaba.com $2.5B privatization bid approved

Chinese e-commerce firm Alibaba Group's $2.5 billion bid to take its Hong Kong-listed unit private was cleared Friday by minority shareholders, easing the way for CEO Jack Ma to gain more control over his company's destiny.

Times-Picayune to cut paper to 3 days a week

By CAIN BURDEAU

The Times-Picayune, one of the nation's oldest newspapers, will no longer offer print editions seven days a week and instead plans to offer three printed issues a week starting in the fall. The change means New Orleans would become the larges…

Broadcasters sue Dish over ad-skipping DVR service

By RYAN NAKASHIMA

Broadcasters Fox, NBC and CBS sued Dish Network Corp. on Thursday over a service that offers commercial-free TV.

New Google data show Microsoft's piracy problems

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE

Google's Internet search engine receives more complaints about websites believed to be infringing on Microsoft's copyrights than it does about material produced by entertainment companies pushing for tougher online piracy laws.

Morgan Stanley may refund some Facebook investors

By BARBARA ORTUTAY

Morgan Stanley, the lead investment bank in Facebook's troubled initial public offering, will compensate retail investors who overpaid when they bought Facebook's stock in Friday's IPO, according to a source familiar with the matter.

Facebook launches iPhone camera app

By BARBARA ORTUTAY

Facebook's rocky initial public offering hasn't stopped life at the world's biggest online social network. On Thursday, the company unveiled a camera app for the iPhone.

Facebook shares stabilizing, but probes mount

By BARBARA ORTUTAY

Facebook's initial public offering is the subject of two congressional inquiries and mounting lawsuits as the social network enters its fifth day of public trading.

HP's missteps culminate in loss of 27,000 jobs

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE

Hewlett-Packard CEO Meg Whitman has quantified the painful price that must be paid for the missteps of her predecessors as she tries to turn around the Silicon Valley pioneer. The bungling will wipe out 27,000 jobs so HP can save enough money…

Yahoo seeks to shake up search, Web browsing

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE

Joining the battle to redefine Internet search, Yahoo is taking aim with a new browser enhancement it calls "Axis."

Facebook shares stabilizing, but probes mount

By BARBARA ORTUTAY

Facebook's initial public offering is the subject of two congressional inquiries and mounting lawsuits as the social network enters its fifth day of public trading on Thursday.

Scotland Yard deploys mobile fingerprint devices

Scotland Yard says it's equipping its police officers with handheld fingerprint devices, something the force says will help identify suspects in a matter of seconds.

Key moments in Hewlett-Packard's recent history

By The Associated Press

On Wednesday, Hewlett-Packard Co. announced plans to cut about 8 percent of its work force, or 27,000 workers, by October 2014. It comes as the maker of personal computers struggles to compete with mobile devices.

Play on: Google posts synthesizer tribute to Moog

By JAIME HOLGUIN

Bob Moog's synthesizer helped change the sound of modern music. On what would have been his 78th birthday, Google is paying tribute to the man with a virtual version of his famous Moog on their homepage _ and it's completely playable.

Jury: Google didn't infringe on Oracle patents

By PAUL ELIAS

A federal jury ruled Wednesday that Google didn't infringe on Oracle's patents when the Internet search leader developed its popular Android software for mobile devices.

Review: OnLive Desktop brings the PC to tablets

By MAE ANDERSON

So you love your iPad, but you wish you could work on Microsoft Office software, watch Flash video and generally have more of a PC-like experience? OnLive Desktop is one way you can.

Japanese video game author wins Spanish prize

Japan's Shigeru Miyamoto, considered the father of the modern video game, has been awarded Spain's Prince of Asturias Award for Communication and Humanities.

Business networking event set at Purdue Research Park

By Times Staff

MERRILLVIELLE | Business owners of Northwest Indiana and Chicagoland can meet and discuss industry news during a networking event, created by officials at the Purdue Research Park of Northwest Indiana.

Regulators probe bank's role in Facebook IPO

By MARCY GORDON

Regulators are examining whether Morgan Stanley, the investment bank that shepherded Facebook through its highly publicized stock offering last week, selectively informed clients of an analyst's negative report about the company before the st…

Why Facebook still doesn't look cheap

By BERNARD CONDON and BARBARA ORTUTAY

If you were thinking of picking up a few shares of Facebook last week, when it went public at a price of $38, you might be seriously tempted now that the stock has fallen $7 in two days.

Facebook looks to settle 'sponsored story' suit

Facebook is close to settling a lawsuit over advertisements it calls "sponsored stories."

Aereo wins partial victory in broadcasters' suit

Aereo, a startup that takes live TV broadcasts and sends them to mobile devices in New York for a monthly fee, has won a partial victory in court over the media companies that are suing it.

SAP to buy Ariba for $4.5B, extending cloud push

Business software maker SAP AG on Tuesday said it will buy Ariba Inc., which makes Web-based software that connects suppliers and buyers online, for about $4.51 billion.

Electric vehicles present 'significant market opportunity' in NWI

By Bowdeya Tweh bowdeya.tweh@nwi.com, (219) 933-3316

VALPARAISO | In the next five years, there could be thousands of new drivers of electric vehicles in Northern Indiana, according to an estimate from a national developer of vehicle charging station networks.

ICANN resumes bids for new Internet suffixes

By ANICK JESDANUN

The organization overseeing a major expansion of Internet addresses has reopened its system for letting companies and organizations submit proposals.

Cartoon studio faces state clout, global stars

By ELAINE KURTENBACH

Chinese cartoonist Carol Liu Hong built her studio from scratch, doing post-production work for TV commercials and then, once she broke even, realizing her dream of creating cartoons for Chinese kids.

Yahoo's $7.1B deal with Alibaba offers ray of hope

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE

After years of mortifying missteps, Yahoo Inc. finally has something to boast about: a multibillion-dollar windfall from a savvy investment in China.

Cable cos to share access on 50,000 Wi-Fi hotspots

Cable TV companies are trying to give their customers another reason not to cancel their service: better access to Wi-Fi hotspots.

EU gives Google 'weeks' to ease antitrust concerns

By RAF CASERT

The European Union has given Google `'a matter of weeks" to propose remedies to antitrust concerns arising from its alleged dominant position in the online search market.

Ahead of the Bell: Facebook below IPO price

Facebook Inc. stock has dropped below the initial public stock offering price in premarket trading Monday, an inauspicious start to the company's first full week of trading after its market debut Friday suffered some hiccups.

Pakistan blocks Twitter over contentious tweets

By ZARAR KHAN

Pakistan blocked the social networking website Twitter for several hours because it refused to remove tweets considered offensive to Islam, said one of the country's top telecommunications officials.

Reports: Nasdaq 'embarrassed' at Facebook delay

The CEO of the Nasdaq stock exchange says it is "humbly embarrassed" by its bungling of Facebook's hugely anticipated debut as a public company on Friday.

Reports: Yahoo nears deal to sell stake in Alibaba

Yahoo Inc. may finally be nearing a deal to sell half of its prized stake in the major Chinese e-commerce provider Alibaba.

A debate: Should you jump in on Facebook debut?

By The Associated Press

EDITOR'S NOTE _ Facebook began selling stock to the public Friday in the most talked-about market debut in years. The stock closed 23 cents above its initial offering price, at $38.23. Two Associated Press business writers debate whether the …

Day after historic IPO, Facebook's Zuckerberg weds

By MARCUS WOHLSEN

For Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg, it was quite a week _ from birthday, to IPO, to I DO.

App scans faces of bar-goers to guess age, gender

By MARCUS WOHLSEN

A watchful eye has arrived on San Francisco's bar scene, but not to keep you in check. It just wants to check you out.

Google gets China OK for Motorola deal

By The Associated Press

Authorities in China have approved Google Inc.'s bid to buy phone maker Motorola Mobility, clearing the way for the $12.5 billion deal to close early next week.

America expands once again _ digitally, this time

By TED ANTHONY

The metaphor is an easy one, overused and perhaps even a bit overwrought. We are forging forward into a digital frontier, leaving convention behind, traveling without guides into an uncharted virtual land where progress and profits are foreve…

Facebook stock finishes flat in debut

By BARBARA ORTUTAY

In the hours before Facebook's stock began trading on the Nasdaq Stock Market for the first time, CEO Mark Zuckerberg reminded the company's 3,500 employees not to get caught up in the hoopla surrounding its long-awaited initial public offering.

A debate: Should you jump in on Facebook debut?

By The Associated Press

EDITOR'S NOTE _ Facebook began selling stock to the public Friday in the most talked-about market debut in years. The stock closed 23 cents above its initial offering price, at $38.23. Two Associated Press business writers debate whether the …

Sudden wealth part of Silicon Valley's everyday

By MARCUS WOHLSEN

In Silicon Valley, where sudden wealth is hardly something new and CEOs favor hoodies over bespoke blazers, Facebook's IPO on Friday didn't bring everyday life to a halt.

Nasdaq glitch confuses investors of Facebook IPO

By PALLAVI GOGOI

Some investors who thought they had bought Facebook shares at the opening of trading were left without knowing for hours whether they had received the shares.

Tale of the tape: Google versus Facebook

By The Associated Press

Facebook is the hottest Internet company to hit the stock market since Google went public in 2004. The Silicon Valley companies, located seven miles apart, also happen to be locked in a bitter battle for Web surfers' allegiance and online adv…

FACEBOOK IPO LIVE: The social network goes public

By The Associated Press

It's Facebook's big day.

Gov. mistakenly says Facebook invented in Calif.

Apparently, California Gov. Jerry Brown forgot to rent "The Social Network."

China rejects US ruling in solar dumping case

By JOE McDONALD

China's government on Friday rejected a U.S. antidumping ruling against its makers of solar power equipment and Chinese manufacturers warned possible higher tariffs might hurt efforts to promote clean energy.

Yahoo's new boss revamps recently created division

Yahoo's new boss is reorganizing a consumer-commerce division created by recently dispatched CEO Scott Thompson.

Reports: HP poised to eliminate up to 30,000 jobs

Hewlett-Packard is poised to eliminate as many as 30,000 jobs to compensate for dwindling demand for personal computers as more people connect to the Internet on smartphones and tablets, according to reports published Thursday.