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Amazon Softens Stance on Taxes

Amazon.com Inc. reached an agreement with Texas officials Friday to begin collecting sales taxes in the state starting in July and appears to be backing away from its long-held opposition to tax collection in states where it has warehouses and other facilities.

Clicking on a Fortune: Facebook to Acquire Photo-Sharing Start-Up Instagram for $1 Billion

A blockbuster exit for the popular and elegant mobile photo-sharing service.
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Sticks and Stones: Third Point Launches “Value Yahoo” Blog (Which Does Not Value Current Leadership)

The war of words continues in the proxy battle with a new site, which calls for a number of things — mostly for Yahoo to let in activist shareholder Third Point.
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A Big Digital Kiss to Britannica: Change — It Is Okay (Look It Up!)

Nothing lasts forever but the earth and sky.
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To Stanch Layoffs, Yahoo Has Been Shopping Its Ad Technology Platforms to Google, Microsoft and Others

There’s always yet another wacky money-making scheme on the horizon at Yahoo!
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Google Currents News Reader Debuts (Phew!)

There soon won’t be enough news for all the news readers.
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HuffPost and TED Will Ring Out the Year With an Online Idea-Thon

Get your big-thinking cap on.
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Introducing Lauren Goode

Meet our newest AllThingsD writer, who will cover consumer tech products and issues.
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Adobe Admits It Is Saying Buh-Bye to Flash for Mobile Devices

Looks like Apple’s Steve Jobs was right (as usual).
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