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Today in Tech: Mark Zuckerberg apologizes (again)

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* Facebook, which is inching closer to an IPO, reached a settlement with the FTC after the federal government accused the social networking champ of engaging in "unfair and deceptive" practices regarding privacy, including the act of making user information public without warning or consent. Facebook will now MORE

Transcript: Steve Jobs as Time's 2011 Person of the Year

Apple's late CEO would be the first dead man -- or woman -- to win the honor

Steve Jobs' name came up Tuesday -- it has many times since 1982 -- in a panel discussion organized by Time Magazine to help promote the 2011 Person of the Year.

Jobs was nominated by NBC's Brian Williams (see video here) and the proposal was seconded -- sort of -- by anti-tax advocate Grover Norquist MORE

Today in Tech: Will HP sell the webOS division?

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"People like to talk about war. ... Google, I think, in some ways, is more competitive and certainly is trying to build their own little version of Facebook." -- Mark Zuckerberg on Charlie Rose (Business Insider)

* Besides appearing on Charlie Rose recently with Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg, Zuckerberg also MORE

Today in Tech: Steve Jobs' last words

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"Oh wow. Oh wow. Oh wow." -- Steve Jobs' final words (The New York Times)

* Mark Zuckerberg offered a candid interview with Y Combinator, mentioning that he might have one or two regrets. "In Silicon Valley, you get this feeling that you have to be out here," he said. "But it's MORE

Why Google+ needs pseudonyms

When Google insists that we use our authentic identities on Google Plus, it's because it wants its social service to mirror our real-life selves. But that overlooks a key point about the Internet: It's changing the way we present ourselves.

by Kevin Kelleher, contributor

FORTUNE -- When Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg walked out on stage at the company's annual f8 conference this month and started talking about identities, he got a good MORE

What to watch for at Apple's iPhone event

The stakes will be high when the new CEO makes his debut as Steve Jobs' successor

Tim Cook will have a lot on his plate Tuesday when he takes the stage at the Town Hall auditorium on Apple's (AAPL) Cupertino, Calif., campus.

Leaving aside whether he can fill the shoes of Steve Jobs (he can't), or whether the new products and services to be unveiled meet all the expectations (they won't), he's MORE

Today in Tech: Apple promotes another exec

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* According to 9to5Mac, Apple (AAPL) iTunes chief Eddy Cue was promoted to Senior Vice President of Internet Software and Services. Cue will report directly to Apple CEO Tim Cook and will oversee all of the company's cloud services, from iTunes and the App Store to the impending iCloud. (9to5Mac)

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Facebook: Google+ has no users

Facebook executives have choice words for Google's efforts to bring casual games to its fledgling social network.

FORTUNE -- A little less than two months after Google launched its fledgling social network, Google+, Silicon Valley's latest rivalry is heating up.

Google+ (GOOG) launched in June with an innovative group video chat dubbed Hangout. One week later, Facebook announced a video chat feature of its own in cooperation with Microsoft's (MSFT) Skype. Last MORE

Today in Tech: A Zuckerberg 2005 flashback

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"I still don't know if we have something. ... Whether we have something that will last for a really long time or is just a cool toy for people to play with now, we'll see. I think it's actually useful and not necessarily just a fad."" -- Mark MORE

Today in Tech: Google attacks Apple, Microsoft, and RIM

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"Patents were meant to encourage innovation, but lately they are being used as a weapon to stop it." -- David Drummond, Google Senior VP and Chief Legal Officer (Google Blog)

* David Drummond, Google Senior VP, aired his grievances against companies like Apple, Microsoft, and RIM, which MORE