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	Silicon Valley technology helps power new 'sharing economy' The goods and services being bought and sold are familiar, but the way the marketplaces work is brand new. Location-based technology often makes it possible to find what you need in your immediate neighborhood. Bed, Bath & Beyond to buy Cost Plus Oakland-based Cost Plus, a retail chain that got its start more than 50 years ago selling rattan furniture and baskets from a San Francisco pier, on Wednesday was acquired by Bed Bath & Beyond for about $500 million in cash. Palo Alto-based Tesla Motors plans to deliver its all-electric Model S sedan in June, ahead of schedule Tesla's stock rises nearly 8 percent in after-hours trading Money goes mobile in cutting-edge tech tools The tantalizing offerings range from 'gee-whiz' (Dynamics' programmable credit-cards with tiny buttons to toggle between debit and credit) to 'game-on' (SaveUp software turns saving and debt payment into a game and a chance to win FREE VACATIONS!). Oracle loses bid for ruling Google use of IP wasn't fair use Oracle couldn't convince a federal judge in an intellectual property case that Google unfairly used its technology in the search engine provider's Android software for mobile devices. Report: Zuckerberg to appear at Facebook IPO event Friday in Palo Alto Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg may be skipping some of the stops on his company's IPO roadshow tour this week, but he's expected to meet with prospective investors and asset managers in Silicon Valley on Friday. Narayana Murthy, Infosys co-founder and avid philanthropist, to be honored by annual Tech Awards The co-founder of Bangalore-based outsourcing giant Infosys Technologies is to receive the 2012 James C. Morgan Global Humanitarian Award. Cisco earnings 'not too shabby,' narrowly beat expectations Network equipment maker Cisco Systems beat third quarter earnings estimates, allaying some concerns about global technology spending even as questions remained about the San Jose company's ability to weather economic weakness. Investor who revealed Scott Thompson's false degree claim demands Yahoo CEO be replaced The Yahoo investor who revealed that the company's new CEO claimed a degree he never received kept up pressure on the Sunnyvale Internet company to fire its leader, sending a new letter Wednesday exhorting Yahoo 'to move past this embarrassing episode.'

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	Biz Break: Facebook's IPO, Apple's iPhone and Google's search results all may get bigger, but are they better? What will Facebook do with all its cash? Facebook orders have stopped at almost all banks Google to change search pages, include new results from extensive database Apple to increase size of iPhone screen, reports say Facebook IPO could mean up to $2.1 billion for California's budget Facebook increases size of IPO, pushing proceeds toward record Facebook boosts number of shares, pushing possible IPO proceeds near record $18 billion Biz Break: Facebook stays busy as IPO approaches, but Wall Street keeps falling U.S. builders more confident than they have been in five years Cassidy: How Philz Coffee became the official beverage of IPO darling Facebook Facebook loses a big advertiser, buys a small company's employees Yahoo, AOL veteran Garlinghouse takes helm of startup YouSendIt Gas prices' decline allows Americans to spend more on big-ticket items, a boost to economy Consumers' lawsuit against Apple, e-book publishers withstands judge's scrutiny, proceeds Oracle's Android lawsuit against Google goes to jury for patent decision

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