We read the Internet this morning so you don t have to. Here s what s going on:
Apple CEO Tim Cook is deeply offended by BBC allegations of labor abuse at Chinese factories where iPhones and iPads are built.
eBay cuts its ties to the political group ALEC, which critics say denies climate change.
Google rips the Motion Picture Association of America for an apparent effort to revive SOPA-like anti-online piracy legislation. The MPAA, in turn, rips Google for calling itself a defender of free speech.
Facebook may have bought Instagram at a bargain price a couple years ago; the photo-sharing network is now valued at $35 billion.
Ugh: Bots now outnumber humans on the Internet.
Google is preparing a version of Android built directly for cars.
BlackBerry stock slides after its third-quarter revenue fell more than expected.
Yahoo will stop selling prints of Flickr Creative Commons photos after photographers complaints.
Is marijuana the next big thing for venture capital?
Hackers tell Sony they re satisfied now, and won t release any more stolen data.
Secret, the anonymous messaging app, got an major update yesterday, adding a chat feature.
Facebook s popularity among teens drops once again. But it s still pretty popular.
Instagram purged inactive accounts and spam-bots on Thursday, and a lot of celebrities lost a lot of followers. (Sorry Beebs!)
The French don t like LOL. (Would they prefer L OL?)
Starbucks is ending its relationship with Square.
eBay will pay $35 million to five top execs to stay around until the company splits next year.
Intel places a big bet on custom chips for public clouds.
Uber seeks to patent its surge pricing system. Meanwhile, it also agrees to suspend service in Portland for three months until it can work out a deal with the city.
The rollout of Google Fiber to 33 cities, including San Jose, has been delayed.
At top: Apple CEO Tim Cook, seen in a 2012 file photo. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)
