Amazon Said to Plan TV Set-Top Box for Streaming Video  —  Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN), the world's largest online retailer, plans to release a television set-top box that would stream video over the Internet into customers' homes, people with knowledge of the matter said.

Exclusive: Verizon eyes roughly $100 billion bid for Verizon Wireless stake  —  (Reuters) - Verizon Communications Inc has hired advisers to prepare a possible $100 billion cash and stock bid to take full control of Verizon Wireless from joint venture partner Vodafone Group Plc, two people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.

Samsung Delays Release of Security Software for Galaxy Phones  —  In February, Samsung Electronics introduced Knox, a version of Android with security features to make the company's phones more suitable for businesses, expected for release this spring.  But the company has delayed the release …

Live from Yahoo! It's Saturday Night!  —  Matt Foley, Motivational Speaker, or Tina Fey as Sarah Palin?  As a lifelong Saturday Night Live fan, it is nearly impossible for me to pick my favorite skit.  And, as a fan, I couldn't be more excited to announce that we have reached an agreement …

Amid A Challenging Mobile Transition, Zynga's Revenues Decline 18% To $264M  —  Zynga's revenues for the first quarter of 2013 declined 18% year-over-year to $264 million as the company is in the midst of doing a big pivot onto mobile platforms.  The company swung to a profit from a year ago though, with net income of $4 million.

Microsoft to unveil next Xbox at event on May 21st at its Redmond campus  —  We've just received an invite from Microsoft to an event on May 21st where it will show off the next version of its Xbox console and media box.  The next version of the company's media play has been expected for a while …

Data Science of the Facebook World  —  More than a million people have now used our Wolfram|Alpha Personal Analytics for Facebook.  And as part of our latest update, in addition to collecting some anonymized statistics, we launched a Data Donor program that allows people to contribute detailed data to us for research purposes.

U.S. gives big, secret push to Internet surveillance  —  Justice Department agreed to issue “2511 letters” immunizing AT&T and other companies participating in a cybersecurity program from criminal prosecution under the Wiretap Act, according to new documents obtained by the Electronic Privacy Information Center.

Apple Readies Its First Bond Offering  —  Demand Likely to be Strong from Investors Eager to Get Cash Off the Sidelines  —  Call it the iBond.  —  Apple's announcement Tuesday that it plans to borrow for the first time could be as well received as its smartphone launches.

Twitter Music Chief to Depart for Jelly, Biz Stone's New Startup  —  Kevin Thau — the man who led Twitter's Music app project from acquisition to completion — has left the building.  Thau leaves Twitter to become chief operating officer of Jelly, the mystery startup created by Twitter co-founder Biz Stone …

iPhone Super-Hacker Comex, Let Go From Apple, Goes To Work For Google  —  If Apple couldn't appreciate one of the most talented hackers to ever touch its products, perhaps its biggest competitor can.  —  Nicholas Allegra, a.k.a. Comex, who rose to fame as the 19-year-old creator …

How Netflix CEO Reed Hastings Sees the Future: Netflix Wins, Apps Win and So Do HBO, ESPN and the Cable Guys  —  Fresh off a triumphant earnings report, and with investors once again clamoring for his shares, Reed Hastings has something to say.  —  A lot to say: The Netflix CEO has written …

Apple Submits Revised Campus 2 Plans, Delays Tantau Development to Cut Costs  —  Earlier this month, a report revealed that Apple's upcoming “spaceship” campus in Cupertino is both behind schedule and $2 billion over budget.  Apple was said to be looking to cut costs on the project …

Council approves iProvo sale to Google  —  Technology » But Provo reveals it will have to pay $1.7M to complete the deal.  —  | The Salt Lake Tribune  —  The Provo Municipal Council voted Tuesday to approve the sale of its financially-troubled iProvo fiber-optic Internet to Google, paving the way for it to become Google Fiber.

Unity drops Flash support, says Adobe is not firmly committed  —  The popular game development platform Unity will no longer invest in Adobe's Flash, as the company says that it does not believe that the future is certain for Flash.  —  Although Unity Technologies has been working …

Tim Cook is auctioning off a coffee and chat with him at Apple HQ for charity, estimated value is $50k  —  According to a Charitybuzz release today, Apple CEO Tim Cook is holding a charity auction (the listing says 'donated by Tim Cook') for coffee and a chat with him at the company's headquarters.

House Judiciary Chairman to launch sweeping review of US copyright law  —  House Judiciary Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) said Wednesday that his committee will launch a sweeping review of the country's copyright law and hold a series of hearings on the matter “in the months ahead.”