U.S. and European regulators approved Google Inc’s $12.5 billion purchase of Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc The acquisition, the largest in Google’s history…

Facebook founder, chairman, and CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s share of the profit in his company’s upcoming initial public offering will result in him facing a tax bill of around $1.5bn for 2012. That bill could increase if the IPO is more successful than many analysts believe.

Blink-182′s Travis Barker is giving a boost to Boston rock trio Twin Berlin’s EP release Wednesday (February 1). The veteran drummer handpicked the unsigned band out of a sea of submissions for Guitar Center’s “Your Next Record” contest. As part of the grand prize, Twin Berlin got to record a three-song EP produced by Barker himself, resulting in There Goes My Virtue.

Jack White’s first solo album, Blunderbuss, due April 24.

Jack White hasn’t exactly been living life outside the public eye since announcing the end of the White Stripes last year, making records with everyone from Tom Jones to the Insane Clown Posse and appearing on a (really pretty excellent) episode of “American Pickers,” to name just a few of his endeavors.

Google seeks to clarify new privacy policy. This week, Google announced new privacy settings. They spell out the fact that the company collects and compiles data about its users based on their activity on its various sites — from its search page to Gmail to YouTube to phones running its Android operating system.

Facebook Readies IPO Filing. Facebook Inc. could file papers for its initial public offering as early as next week, people familiar with the matter said, as anticipation mounts for what is likely to be one of the biggest debuts for a U.S. company.

Twitter to censor tweets in individual countries. The additional flexibility announced Thursday is likely to raise fears that Twitter’s commitment to free speech may be weakening as the short-messaging company expands into new countries in an attempt to broaden its audience and make more money.

Blink 182′s After Midnight Video is out!

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Yahoo! Inc., the Internet company exploring strategic options, Names Scott Thompson CEO (chief executive officer) four months after firing Carol Bartz for failing to drive a turnaround.

Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) is an American multinational internet corporation headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, United States. The company is perhaps best known for its web portal, search engine (Yahoo! Search), Yahoo! Directory, Yahoo! Mail, Yahoo! News, Yahoo! Groups, Yahoo! Answers, advertising, online mapping (Yahoo! Maps), video sharing (Yahoo! Video), and social media websites and services. It is one of the largest websites in the United States.