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  • With 'SNL' gig, Kevin Hart continues to rise

    Like most people who get the chance to host "Saturday Night Live," Kevin Hart is excited to have the gig.


  • Struggling Groupon ousts CEO Andrew Mason

    Struggling online deals pioneer Groupon has fired its quirky founder and CEO, Andrew Mason, amid worries that people are tiring of the restaurant, spa and Botox deals that Groupon built its business on.


  • ** FILE ** Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks during a "fireside chat" at a conference organized by technology blog TechCrunch in San Francisco on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2012. Mr. Zuckerberg updated his Facebook status on Thursday, Oct. 4, 2012, to announce that the social networking site has more than 1 billion active users each month. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

    Apple, Google, Facebook to Supreme Court: Gay marriage boosts business

    The world's corporate giants are throwing their weight behind gay marriage by signing a brief to the Supreme Court that equal rights for gays under the law is good for big business.


  • First lady's anti-obesity campaign prompts change

    Wal-Mart is putting special labels on some store-brand products to help shoppers quickly spot healthier items. Millions of schoolchildren are helping themselves to vegetables from salad bars in their lunchrooms, while kids' meals at Olive Garden and Red Lobster restaurants automatically come with a side of fruit or vegetables and a glass of low-fat milk.


  • European Court hears Spanish case against Google

    The European Court of Justice is hearing a case that pits Spain's data protection agency against search engine giant Google over the thorny issue of "the right to be forgotten" online.


  • Momentum grows for alternative phone system Tizen

    The junior league of smartphone operating systems is getting more competitive. Phones from yet another contender _ Tizen _ will go on sale this year with a view to eventually competing with the industry leaders, Apple's iOS and Google's Android.


  • Nokia launches cheaper Windows smartphone

    Nokia unveiled a cheaper model in its Lumia smartphone range, powered by Microsoft's Windows phone software, as it tries to regain dominance in emerging markets like China.


  • Iceland's plan to ban Internet porn sparks uproar

    In the age of instant information, globe-spanning viral videos and the World Wide Web, can a thoroughly wired country become a porn-free zone? Authorities in Iceland want to find out.


  • Correction: Wireless Show-Firefox Phones story

    In a story Feb. 24 about the launch of phones using the Firefox web browser, The Associated Press reported erroneously that 13 phone companies around the world have committed to supporting the phones. The figure is in fact 18.


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