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Twitter CEO says company has 'a truckload of money’

Last updated Tuesday, July 10, 2012 - 4:46pm

LOS ANGELES - Twitter Inc. Chief Executive Dick Costolo said the short message social network has a "truckload of money in the bank" and would remain a private company for as long as it wants.

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Facebook IPO could make Bono the richest musician

Salvador Rodriguez Los Angeles Times

Last updated Friday, May 18, 2012 - 11:45am

Bono could become the richest musician on the planet after Facebook Inc.'s first day of trading, according to numerous reports.

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Google's self-driving car takes blind man on errands

Salvador Rodriguez Los Angeles Times

Last updated Thursday, March 29, 2012 - 5:18pm

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- A self-driving car being developed by Google Inc. took a blind man for a ride this week, driving him to a Taco Bell and then to a dry cleaner in San Jose, Calif.

On Thursday, Google posted a video of a modified Toyota Prius driving Steve Mahan, who is legally blind, saying it shows one of the possibilities and benefits that could come from the technology.

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Hacking group claims attack on dating site for military

Salvador Rodriguez Los Angeles Times

Last updated Tuesday, March 27, 2012 - 10:19pm

LOS ANGELES — The hacker group known as LulzSec appears to be back after many months of lying low, saying it has obtained email addresses and other information about nearly 171,000 users of MilitarySingles.com, a commercial dating site.