Apple CEO Tim Cook announces plans to manufacture Mac computers in USA  —  In an exclusive interview with Brian Williams airing tonight at 10pm/9c on NBC's “Rock Center,” Apple CEO Tim Cook announced one of the existing Mac lines will be manufactured exclusively in the United States next year.

T-Mobile CEO confirms the iPhone and the death of phone subsidies  —  T-Mobile USA CEO John Legere confirmed that the iPhone will be among the Apple products that T-Mobile sells next year, but he said that T-Mo will sell it in a far different way than other carriers.

Apple Hires Hacker Who Helped Save Windows From Security Hell  —  Apple has hired a noted computer security researcher who helped Microsoft lock down its Windows operating system.  —  Kristin Paget — formerly known as Chris Paget — now works on Apple's security team.

Spotify debuts new Discovery engine, Collection, and Follow, which lets users follow friends and celebrities  —  At an event in New York City today, Spotify announced a new Discover section to help users find new music on the service.  Ek admitted that users say Spotify is great …

Netflix CEO Gets A Warning From The SEC Over A Facebook Post  —  Netflix CEO Reed Hastings got a Wells notice from the SEC.  —  A Wells notice comes when the SEC is giving a company a heads-up that it's likely to bring some sort of action against it.  —  In this case, the Wells notice relates …

Google To Rein In Free Version Of Software  —  Google Inc. said it stopped offering its suite of Web-based software for businesses—known as Google Apps—free of charge to groups of 10 or fewer users, as it moves to generate revenue from previously free services.

Facebook And Microsoft Are Working On A Deal, And It Could Change Everything About Advertising  —  Facebook and Microsoft are working on a deal that, if completed, would put Facebook one huge step closer to launching an ad network that could rival Google's in size, and change the way advertising is done online forever.

Exclusive: Cloudera Closes Massive $65 Million Funding Round at $700 Million Valuation  —  Whenever you hear the phrase “big data” these days, and depending on whom you're talking to, the word Hadoop usually isn't far behind.  When companies and large organizations seek to tackle the biggest …

No more blind refreshes: Techmeme now alerts you to new headlines  —  Are you the kind of Techmeme reader who reloads all day to check for new headlines?  Well, we have good news: you can stop refreshing blindly, because Techmeme now automatically reports when there are new headlines …

FCC to FAA: Allow ‘greater use’ of electronic devices during flights  —  The head of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Thursday pushed for wider in-flight use of electronic portable devices during airplane flights.  —  FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski called …

California attorney general sues Delta Air Lines over smartphone app privacy policy  —  California Attorney General Kamala Harris filed suit Thursday against Delta Air Lines in her first enforcement action since she promised to crack down on companies that don't inform consumers about their policies …

Google Grants $1.2M to Help Analyze Female Roles in TV, Film  —  Much like Madonna teamed up with Geena Davis in A League of Their Own, Google is joining forces with the movie star — and her nonprofit organization devoted to improving the images of women that young people see in films and TV shows.

Judge May Trim Apple's $1 Billion Patent Verdict  —  SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday appeared ready to reduce a $1.05 billion jury verdict Apple Inc. won over Samsung Electronics.  —  During a hearing in a San Jose federal courtroom, U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh told lawyers …

Special Report: Amazon's billion-dollar tax shield  —  (Reuters) - In 2005, Amazon rented a historic five-storey building in Luxembourg's Grund quarter, right at the bottom of a steep rock-walled valley below the old town.  —  By setting up in Luxembourg, and channelling sales through its units there …

Behind The App: Twitterrific 5  —  I've always loved shows that take you behind the scenes of creative efforts: Project Runway and Classic Albums being two of my favorites.  Here's one about the development of Twitterrific 5.  —  Since a lot of the people reading this aren't developers, I'm going to keep the jargon to a minimum.

Manage a business?  Now you can add events like trivia nights, wine tastings, and book signings to Foursquare  —  Foursquare is great for helping customers discover things to do nearby.  Starting today, you can add events, like a trivia tournament or open mic night, to Foursquare listings you manage.