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Yahoo! bought today the popular blogging platform Tumblr for $1.1 billion. (Photo: FRED DUFOUR/AFP/Getty Images)

Yahoo Takes Big Leap With $1.1B Deal For Tumblr

Yahoo is buying online blogging forum Tumblr for $1.1 billion as CEO Marissa Mayer tries to rejuvenate an Internet icon that had fallen behind the times.

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LinkedIn’s Decision To Ban Prostitution Infuriates Legal Brothels

A world renown Nevada brothel is furious that prostitutes are no longer allowed on LinkedIn, despite the fact that prostitution is completely legal.

KRLD–2013/05/15

Cell Phone Carriers Unite In Anti-Texting Ads

The country’s four biggest cell phone companies are set to launch their first joint advertising campaign against texting while driving.

2013/05/14

Cdr. Chris Hadfield Covers David Bowie In Space

In his last night aboard the International Space Station, Canadian Commander Chris Hadfield released a video cover of David Bowie’s “Space Oddity”.

2013/05/13

View of the homepage of the YouTube website. (credit: Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Images)

Tips For Making Money On YouTube

With the click of a mouse, millions of dollars are generated through video sharing websites like YouTube. Earning a piece of that pie for yourself can be pretty easy, if you know what to do and how to do it.

2013/05/13

Government Tells Texas Man To Remove 3-D Gun Internet Blueprint

The government doesn’t want the blueprints of it available calling it a case of national security.

CBS 11–2013/05/10

Messaging App Tied To Crimes Against Kids

In just the past week, there have been two high-profile North Texas cases — an alleged sexual assault and an alleged child abduction — in which the victim and the suspect used Kik.

2013/05/10

US President Barack Obama shakes hands with Texas Governor Rick Perry (L) after arriving on Air Force One at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in Austin, Texas, May 9, 2013. Obama will speak on the economy and job creation. AFP PHOTO / Saul LOEB (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)

President Obama Presses Middle Class Jobs Agenda In Austin

Offering a more upbeat view of the economy, President Barack Obama resurrected his jobs proposals during his speech in Austin Thursday afternoon.

2013/05/09

Hackers Plan To Target Banking Websites

Anyone who does banking online could face some frustration on Tuesday. Hackers are reportedly planning to target various banking institutions and websites, forcing customers offline.

2013/05/07

Irving Center Fits Amputees With App To Program Bionic Hands

Double-amputee Jason Koger used to fly hundreds of miles to North Texas when he wanted to adjust the grips on his bionic hands, but after being fitted with a new prosthetic i-limb at Advanced Arm Dynamics in Irving that’s not necessary.

2013/05/03

Personal Emails, Texts Win Privacy In House Vote

Texas employers could not compel workers to reveal personal text messages or hand over email passwords under a bill given preliminary approval Thursday in a divided House vote.

2013/05/03

T-Mobile Completes MetroPCS Acquisition

T-Mobile, the country’s fourth largest cell phone carrier, said that it has completed its acquisition of Dallas-based MetroPCS. The combined company will keep the T-Mobile name.

2013/05/01