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Today's Top Stories // Jan 16, 2013

What Can You Search For On Facebook Graph Search?

Great, Facebook launched something called Graph Search. But how does it actually help you? From content discovery to finding a restaurant, from recruiting to... read more

After 17 Years, Education Platform Lynda.com Raises Its First Round Of Funding, $103M From Accel & Spectrum

Back in May, we shared the unique story of Lynda.com, the veteran, video-based education platform, and how it was able to generate $70 million in revenue in... read more

Google Announces First Project Glass Hackathons In NYC And SF, Will Detail 'Mirror API'

Over the last year, Google has slowly been unveiling its plans around Project Glass, the company's R&D program responsible for attempting to bring wearable... read more

Congresswoman Proposes "Aaron's Law" In Honor Of Late Internet Activist

In the wake of Internet activist Aaron Swartz's suicide before his impending court case, Silicon Valley Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren (CrunchGov Grade: A) has... read more

Facebook's Future Depends On Opening The Data Center

Facebook is a data company. Today's news about its new search features proves it. So did last week's news about Facebook testing what it can charge people to... read more

Leap Motion Teams Up With Best Buy As Exclusive Retail Launch Partner, Pre-Orders Start In February

Leap Motion, makers of the innovative Leap Motion controller for PCs, today announced that at launch, it will sell its device exclusively through Best Buy's... read more

Apple And Amazon Ordered To Talk Settlement In "App Store" Trademark Dispute

Apple and Amazon are fighting over made up words, as you may well be aware. Apple takes issue with Amazon's use of "Appstore," the name for the online... read more

United Airlines Begins Offering Satellite Wi-Fi On Overseas Flights

United Airlines has announced that inflight Wi-Fi is now available on the first of its international wide-body aircraft, which makes it the only U.S. carrier to... read more

Viber 2.3 For BlackBerry Launches With Emoticons, Revamped UI, And Promises Of VoIP Calling By April

Viber has just announced a relatively vanilla update to its BlackBerry app, but with a pretty awesome cherry on top.... read more

Twitter Now Lets You Know When You've Typed Something Clickable Or Went Over The Character Limit

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