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Internet giant Yahoo could throw a wrench into Facebook’s planned $5 billion IPO by demanding that the social-networking company enter into patent licensing agreements.

Orders for U.S. factory goods fell in January, as demand for items including machinery and aircraft fell. The decline of 4 percent is the steepest since January 2009, ending two consecutive months of increases and suggesting the economy might not be quite as robust as many experts have believed.

Wayin, the new social media venture backed by Sun Microsystems founder Scott McNealy, announced it has raised $14 million in Series B funding from U.S. Venture Partners.

Proview has stated that it has amended its California lawsuit to include accusations that Apple has committed fraud and unfair competition.

In an amusing development, the Iranian government has hailed the country's first win at the Oscars, beating four contenders including one from Israel, as a victory over its rival Jewish state.

Yahoo has demanded licensing fees from Facebook for use of its technology, the companies said on Monday, potentially engulfing social media in the patent battles and lawsuits raging across much of the tech sector.

Virgin Galactic, a company within Richard Branson's Virgin Group, is expected to conduct its first test-flight of its spacecraft beyond the Earth's atmosphere this year.

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A member of the notorious Hells Angels Motorcycle Club that has been missing since October, has been arrested on suspicion of killing a member of his own gang at their local chapter president's funeral.

On Feb. 15, 2012, the NoH8 Campaign and freelance journalist Laurence Watts decided to start No H8 on the Hill as part of an effort to make elected officials part of the movement to stop hatred towards and oppression of members of the LGBTQ community. Find out what they found, and whether your representative is one of the congressmen and women that came forward.

The iPad 2's price has gone on sale at Best Buy in advance of the iPad 3 release date by Apple, which could be as early as March 7.

Samsung has unveiled Galaxy Note 10.1 at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, which started Sunday.

Apple again refrained from paying dividends, despite a huge amount of cash on its balance sheet and clamor from some stockholders.

Red and black is said to be celebs' most preferable shades for coveted award evenings like Oscars and other musical, red carpet events.

Here's a list of some of the best quotes stated by the Oscars 2012 Award Winners and Host Billy Crystal, which will go down in the history of the Oscars as classics.

Japan's Elpida Memory Inc said it filed for protection from creditors on Monday with 448 billion yen ($5.55 billion) in debt, the biggest bankruptcy filing by a Japanese manufacturer.

Princess Charlene followed the trend of wearing white for red carpet arrival this year as most of the actresses sashayed down the red carpet in white and black dresses, giving the feel of retro era.

A Separation by Asghar Farhadi became the first Iranian film to win the Academy Award for the best foreign language film. Israeli media didn't digest the news well with many of them publishing articles about Iran's Oscar moment with sarcastic and bitter undertones.

Here are the winners of the 84th Annual Academy Awards declared so far. The list will be updated as the remaining awards are announced.

Israeli and Iranian filmmakers whose movies were competing in the foreign language film category shared certain moments of awkwardness during a pre-Oscars symposium, in the wake of Tehran's directive to its citizens to avoid contact with Israelis.

Hedge funds' love affair with technology industry darling Apple Inc has rewarded some managers so far this year but half the industry, having been less savvy with its bets, is limping behind with subpar returns, new research from Goldman Sachs shows.