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Yahoo kills 'Livestand' just 6 months after debut

SAN FRANCISCO — Yahoo has killed Livestand, a tablet magazine, just six months after its debut on the iPad.
Dragon makes history with space station docking

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The private company SpaceX made history Friday with the docking of its Dragon capsule to the International Space Station, the most impressive feat yet in turning routine spaceflight over to the commercial sector.
NJ judge: Texter not liable for driver's car crash

MORRISTOWN, N.J. — A woman who texted her boyfriend while he was driving cannot be held liable for a car crash he caused while responding, seriously injuring a motorcycling couple, a judge ruled Friday in what is believed to be the first case of its kind in the country.
New telescope to be in South Africa, Australia

PRETORIA, South Africa — Australia and South Africa will share hosting of a giant radio telescope made up of thousands of separate dishes and intended to help scientists figure out the make-up of the universe, the international consortium overseeing the project announced Friday.
Apple CEO Cook gives up $75M in stock dividends

NEW YORK — 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

HONG KONG — 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.
News Summary: Google opens window on online piracy

ONLINE PIRACY INSIGHTS: Google has released data detailing the volume of complaints that the company's search engine has received about websites hosting content that violates copyrights.
Broadcasters sue Dish over ad-skipping DVR service

LOS ANGELES — Broadcasters Fox, NBC and CBS sued Dish Network Corp. on Thursday over a service that offers commercial-free TV.
Morgan Stanley may refund some Facebook investors

NEW YORK — 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.
Buffett says his firm likely to buy newspapers

OMAHA, Neb. — Warren Buffett says his company is likely to buy more newspapers in the next few years, and Berkshire Hathaway will not try to influence the editorial policies of any of them.
New Google data show Microsoft's piracy problems

SAN FRANCISCO — 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.
RealNetworks settles Wash. suit for $2.4 million

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Digital media provider RealNetworks will pay a $2.4 million settlement because of free trial subscriptions that resulted in unwanted monthly charges to customers, Washington state Attorney General Rob McKenna announced.
Facebook launches iPhone camera app

NEW YORK — 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.
Say cheese! NASA Mars rover photographs own shadow

LOS ANGELES — Even robots like to have fun. NASA's rover on Mars showed off its playful side by snapping a picture of its own shadow. It's the latest self-portrait since the rover, named Opportunity, landed on the red planet in 2004.
Facebook shares stabilizing, but probes mount

NEW YORK — 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.