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Apple CEO Tim Cook runner-up for Time's Person of the Year
Time magazine announced Wednesday that President Obama has been anointed its "Person of the Year" for 2012. But there among the four runners-up was Apple CEO Tim Cook. The folks at Apple may not like to finish second to anyone, but coming in just...
Tags: Higgs Boson Search, Mark Zuckerberg, Pancreatic Cancer, China, Media Industry
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Washington voters approve gay marriage after similar measures pass in Maryland, Maine
Associated PressOLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington state has approved gay marriage, joining Maine and Maryland as the first states to pass same-sex marriage by popular vote. Voter returns released since election night show Referendum 74 has maintained its lead of 52...Tags: Voting, Referenda, Bill Gates, Minority Groups, Ed Murray
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Rich get richer: Bill Gates tops Forbes list, Zuckerberg plunges
Bill Gates has been the richest person in the country for an entire generation, cinching the top spot on Forbes’ list of the 400 wealthiest Americans for the 19th consecutive year. That’s what a net worth of $66 billion will do for a guy....
Tags: Oracle Corp., Oprah Winfrey, Eric Lefkofsky, Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates
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Amazon, Web Retailers Begin Charging Sales Tax in California
Los Angeles TimesLOS ANGELES -- The days of most tax-free Internet shopping in California are over. After years of controversy, the world's largest online retailer, Amazon.com Inc., was set to begin collecting state and local sales taxes on California purchases at 12:...Tags: Barnes & Noble, Inc., Politics, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Crime, Law and Justice, Taxation
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Amazon Introduces Updated Kindle Line
The Kindle continues to rank as one of Amazon’s top selling products. Now their screens are getting brighter, bigger and HD Kindle is easier to read than ever. The text is sharper and with the new Kindle Paperwhite, the screen lights up and makes...
Tags: Amazon Kindle Paperwhite, Amazon Kindle, Amazon Kindle Fire
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Amazon introduces latest Kindle: Paperwhite
Amazon continued today to refine and extend its line of Kindle e-readers, with a new model called the Paperwhite, which is back-lit and has a higher resolution than its previous e-readers.Touting it as the "most advanced e-reader ever constructed," Amazon...
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Kindle HD vs. iPad: A Comparison
CNNHaving established itself as Apple's top tablet competitor by going smaller and cheaper, Amazon will now go head to head with the category-defining iPad on its own turf. Even as Google's new Nexus 7 challenges the Kindle Fire for dominance in the small-...Tags: Epix (tv network), Google Nexus 7, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Apple iPhone, Microsoft Corporation
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Amazon: Kindle Fire tablets sold out
The Kindle Fire, Amazon's best-selling tablet and major competitor against Apple's iPad, is sold out, the company reported today. "We’re grateful to the millions of customers who have made Kindle Fire the most successful product launch in the...
Tags: Computer Hardware, New Products, E-Commerce Industry, Companies and Corporations, Economy, Business and Finance
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Same-sex marriage battle set to begin soon
Q 13 Fox News Political AnalystThis fall’s gay marriage measure, Referendum 74, is already attracting millions of dollars, but so far the campaigns have been relatively quiet, saving up for a TV ad-war that will surely be fierce starting after Labor Day. The pro-gay marriage...Tags: Voting, Politics, Elections, Marriage, Gays and Lesbians
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Amazon.com announces Career Choice tuition reimbursement program
Want to work in one of Amazon's warehouses? What if the company paid for the cost of your higher education? The e-commerce giant on Monday announced its new Career Choice Program in a lengthy letter that was posted on Amazon's homepage. To reward its...
Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Companies and Corporations, Employment Opportunities, Consumer Goods Industries
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Amazon CEO Bezos gives $2.5 million to back gay marriage
Q13 FOX News OnlineJeff Bezos, CEO of Seattle-based Amazon.com, and his wife MacKenzie, have donated an unprecedented $2.5 million in support of legalizing gay marriage in Washington State. The donation, announced Friday, is believed to be one of the largest single...Tags: Human Interest, Minority Groups, Crime, Law and Justice, Marriage, Gays and Lesbians
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Amazon founder donates money in support of gay marriage
KIAHMany companies and people have come out in support of gay marriage. Now you can add billionaire Amazon.com founder, Jeff Bezos to that list. And he's made quite the donation---$2.5 million to be exact. The money is going to Washington State. Earlier this...Tags: Human Interest, Marriage, Gays and Lesbians, Family, Same-Sex Marriage
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