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Yahoo to go ahead with Alibaba spinoff without IRS approval

Enlarge ImageYahoo plans to proceed with its planned spinoff of stake in Alibaba. Yahoo Yahoo plans to proceed with a spinoff of its stake in Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, even if the Internal Revenue Service doesn’t grant it tax-free status. Yahoo said in a regulatory filing Monday that the company’s board decided Wednesday to go ahead with Yahoo’s plan to …

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GoPro expands entry

Enlarge Image GoPro GoPro’s cheapest mountable point-of-view camera is the Hero, a camera that’s so basic compared to the other cameras in the company’s 2015 lineup that its price — $130, £100 or AU$170 — is its best feature. The next camera in the line, the Hero+ LCD, costs $300, £250 or AU$430. That’s a sizable jump, but GoPro adds …

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Google wants to make your living room devices smarter

Google is expected to unveil new Chromecast products on Tuesday. CNET Google has already staked out spots in your living room with its Nest thermostat, Chromecast video-streaming device and Android TV software. Now it wants more. On Tuesday, the Mountain View, California, company is expected to unveil a music-streaming device, akin to its Chromecast video-streaming stick. The gadget will take …

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India’s Modi, in Facebook talk, pushes Internet as key way to govern

Enlarge ImageIndian PM Narendra Modi spoke at Facebook Sunday. Facebook MENLO PARK, Calif. — The next step for social media: government. That’s what Narendra Modi, India’s prime minister, said at an event held Sunday morning at Facebook’s headquarters here, discussing how he’s increasingly used social media to connect with both people in India and other governments. The result has helped …

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Google to install free Wi

Enlarge ImageGoogle CEO Sundar Pichai, left, with India Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Google headquarters. Google Google plans to install free Wi-Fi at hundreds of railway stations across India in an effort to deliver the Internet to hundreds of millions of people in that country who aren’t online. The web giant said Sunday it has partnered with Internet service provider …

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