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FILE - This Feb. 11, 2011 file photo shows the Comcast logo on one of the company's vehicles, in Pittsburgh. Comcast has agreed to buy Time Warner Cable for $45.2 billion in stock, or $158.82 per share, in a deal that would combine the top two cable TV companies in the nation, according to a person familiar with the matter who spoke on condition of anonymity because it had not been announced formally. An announcement is set for Thursday morning, Feb. 13, 2014, the person said. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)
FILE – This Feb. 11, 2011 file photo shows the Comcast logo on one of the company’s vehicles, in Pittsburgh. Comcast has agreed to buy Time Warner Cable for $45.2 billion in stock, or $158.82 per share, in a deal that would combine the top two cable TV companies in the nation, according to a person familiar with the matter who spoke on condition of anonymity because it had not been announced formally. An announcement is set for Thursday morning, Feb. 13, 2014, the person said. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)
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Here s what s going on in tech.

Hire and spend: With 10,082 workers at the end of March, Facebook boosted headcount by 48 percent compared with the same time last year.

ICYMI: Carly Fiorina reportedly will launch her presidential bid May 4.

Time to party: Delayed Apple Watch pre-orders are shipping earlier than expected.

Hackers can take copies of fingerprints used to unlock the Samsung Galaxy S5 phone, say FireEye security researchers.

Another setback to Comcast s proposed $45.2 billion purchase of Time Warner Cable: FCC said to join DOJ in opposing the deal.

The House passed the first major cybersecurity bill since the big hacks on Sony, Home Depot and JPMorgan Chase. The Protecting Cyber Networks Act would give companies liability protections when sharing cyberthreat information with the government.

Europe tells WSJ it s not targeting American tech companies: The European Commission addressed 30 antitrust decisions to 81 companies, of which just 21 were U.S.-based.

Caller ID in the age of social: Facebook unveiled Hello, a phone-dialer app for Android that connects contacts to their Facebook profiles so you can see who s calling you.

Uber is testing air, water and rickshaw services in China, according to the Financial Times.

Lyft hires two execs from Facebook and Nike, doubling its executive team in six months as it goes after Uber.

And the first YouTube video was uploaded 10 years ago today. It involved what else: animals.

 

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