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LulzSec hackers disband after last data dump (Reuters)
Reuters - The Lulz Security group of rogue hackers announced it was disbanding on Saturday with one last data dump, which included internal AOL Inc and AT&T documents.
Brazen hacker group LulzSec says it's disbanding (AP)
AP - A publicity-seeking hacker group that has left a trail of sabotaged websites over the last two months, including attacks on law enforcement and releases of private data, said unexpectedly on Saturday it is dissolving itself.
LulzSec hacker group says Internet rampage over (AFP)
AFP - Lulz Security hacker group said it has ended an Internet rampage that included cyberattacks on videogame companies, police and even the CIA's website.
Why daily deal sites need mobile apps to succeed (Appolicious)
Appolicious - Since Groupon introduced the concept of online daily deals to the masses two years ago, scores of like-minded sites in Chicago alone have entered what is now a multi-billion dollar industry.
China's Baidu invests $306 mln in travel website (AFP)
AFP - Chinese search engine Baidu has agreed to invest $306 million in domestic travel website Qunar as it seeks to cash in on the booming tourism market in China.
Vatican to launch Internet news portal next week (AP)
AP - The Vatican is taking a leap into the world of new media next week with the launch of a news information portal that Pope Benedict XVI himself may put online with a papal click.
US regulators investigating Google over search (AFP)
AFP - US regulators have launched a probe into Google's lucrative search and advertising business in a move that could pose the most serious legal challenge yet to the Internet giant.
FTC's antitrust inquiry turns up heat on Google (AP)
AP - Google may be entering a make-or-break phase in its colorful history now that U.S. regulators have opened an investigation into whether the company has been abusing its dominance of Internet search and advertising to stifle competition.
Google investors fear long battle against feds (Reuters)
Reuters - Larry Page should put in a call to Bill Gates.
Google Responds to FTC Antitrust Investigation (Mashable)
Mashable - One day after becoming the target of an FTC antitrust investigation, Google is publicly making its case for why it's simply looking out for its users and not breaking federal law.
"Yesterday, we received formal notification from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission that it has begun a review of our business," Google Fellow and head of the search ranking team Amit Singhal said in a blog post. "We respect the FTC’s process and will be working with them (as we have with other agencies) over the coming months to answer questions about Google and our services."
Nokia Phone 7 'Leak' May Have Been Planned (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Nokia and Microsoft's first collaboration generated a substantial amount of buzz this week after a video of the smartphone appeared on a Hungarian web site -- the kind of buzz Windows Phone 7 will need to gain traction in the smartphone market. The device, code-named Sea Ray, was unveiled at a Nokia Connections event in Singapore by CEO Stephen Elop and Jukka Kiiskinen, a Nokia sales manager.
LulzSec Posts Stolen Data from Arizona Lawman Site (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Hackers have released a torrent of confidential data seized during an intrusion at the web site of the Arizona Department of Public Safety, including hundreds of private intelligence bulletins, training manuals, and personal e-mail correspondence of law-enforcement officials. The underground group LulzSec said it selected its latest target because of Arizona's recent passage of an anti-immigration bill as well as the racial attitudes of state police officials.
Analysis: Do "leaderless" revolts contain seeds of own failure? (Reuters)
Reuters - From the streets of Cairo and Madrid to online forums and social media sites, "leaderless" protests are on the rise. But the very qualities that led to their short-term success may condemn them to failure in the long run.
Nortel patent sale attracts tech giants (Reuters)
Reuters - Valuable broadband and networking patents developed by bankrupt Nortel Networks go up for sale next week, with tech giants like Google, Apple and Intel heading the list of would-be buyers.
Internet address group names Steve Crocker chair (AP)
AP - Steve Crocker, one of the pioneers of the Internet, was named chairman Friday of the organization responsible for the online address system.
Skype iPad App Demo Video Leaks Online [REPORT] (Mashable)
Mashable - Apple blog Razorianfly says that it found a demo video for a Skype iPad app on the company's YouTube channel Friday. The video, it says, was quickly either removed or set to private -- but not before the blog took a screen recording of it and uploaded it to its own YouTube channel.
Brazil websites suffer third hacking in three days (AFP)
AFP - Internet hackers invaded Brazil's Institute of Geography and Statistics on Friday, the third straight day Brazilian government websites had been attacked.
Is Google Playing It Safe for Gay Pride Month? (Mashable)
Mashable - Google's been on a roll lately with its popular Google doodles. Because June is Gay and Lesbian Pride Month, the company wanted to celebrate that, too, but ran into controversy when it decided not to create a Google doodle commemorating the occasion.
Instead, for June, Google decided to make a little rainbow, a symbol of gay pride, appear next to its search window whenever certain search terms were entered, including words such as "gay," "lesbian," "homosexuality," "LGBT," "marriage equality," "bisexual" and "transgender."
KKR, Silver Lake in talks for GoDaddy.com: sources (Reuters)
Reuters - Private equity firms KKR and Silver Lake are in talks to buy Internet domain site GoDaddy.com and a deal could be more than $2 billion, two sources familiar with the matter said on Friday.
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