Here’s what’s on the Tuesday menu.
Verizon reportedly has approached AOL about a buyout. AOL shares are up sharply.
Apple patents flexible iPhone (insert “bendable” joke here), plus smart glasses technology.
Google lobbies for cheaper airwaves, wants regulators to free up unused spectrum.
Marissa Mayer is the right person for the Yahoo CEO job, concludes new book by Business Insider’s Nicholas Carlson.
Elon Musk does Reddit AMA: He says showers are important, that he gets six hours of sleep a day, and talks about rockets blah blah blah.
Speaking of Musk and rockets, SpaceX scrubs rocket launch scheduled for this morning. Next try will be Friday.
Bay Area-based job review site Glassdoor raises $70 million from Google Capital and others, at a valuation of close to $1 billion.
Netflix launches “Recommended TV” program, which will let consumers know which TVs are best for watching… what else but Netflix.
Lyft answers Sen. Al Franken’s questions about privacy.
Wireless charging may get boost as two industry groups merge.
Toyota to open up thousands of hydrogen fuel cell patents.
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