Here s what s on Wednesday s menu.
Facebook reportedly is preparing to cut ties with ALEC, the conservative think tank. As we wrote yesterday, Google says it has left the group.
Speaking of Facebook, it s testing drones that bring Internet connectivity to remote areas.
Pick us next: State congressional delegation sends new letter to Elon Musk lobbying for the second Gigafactory to be built in California.
Oracle execs took home less in fiscal year 2014 as company ties pay to performance after shareholder pressure.
Google X founder Sebastian Thrun has left as VP and Fellow; he remains an adviser. Meanwhile, his online-education startup Udacity gets $35 million in a new round of funding.
Stanford supposedly says it will not use Google money for privacy research. Stanford s Center for Internet and Society says its research is independent and has no constraints.
Ron Johnson, former head of Apple stores, is reportedly launching a high-end delivery service for gadgets.
Adobe is shutting down its R&D arm in China.
Netflix refuses Canadian broadcast regulator s demand to hand over subscriber data.
Teen prodigy Nick D Aloisio chooses to go to college instead of working full time at Yahoo, but he will work part time for the company.
BlackBerry launches Passport, a square smartphone that has a dual-control keyboard.
Dollar Shave Club, which yes, provides replacement razor blades, raises $50 million in venture funding.
Court ruling against Sirius orders royalty payments for classic songs.
Behold Cuddlr, an app for supposedly platonic cuddling with strangers.
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