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stories by Meghan Kelly

Apple’s getting catty on eve of Samsung’s Galaxy S IV launch

Apple marketing exec Phil Schiller isn't afraid to say how he feels about Android anymore. He criticized the platform today, ahead of Samsung's Galaxy S IV event in New York tomorrow.

500friends gets $5M to tell you who your best customers are — online and in-store

500friends raised $5 million for its software-as-a-service loyalty program that picks out your highest value customers.

China responds to U.S. demand to talk about recent cyber attacks

After the U.S. national security adviser said that China needs to acknowledge the cyber attack issue between the two countries, China said it will happily begin discussions.

U.S. national security adviser calls for China to discuss cyber ‘rules’

Tom Donilon, U.S. national security adviser, explained that Chinese hacking is top of mind for the administration in a speech today.

OpinionLab raises $15M so businesses can make more money off your complaints

You can text, Facebook, Instagram, and otherwise share images, and your opinions on the world around you every day. OpinionLab wants to take advantage of that.

New details emerge about the hack on Facebook

The recent hack on Facebook was traced back to one infected website called iPhoneDevSDK.com, but now it seems there may have been up to three infected websites involved.

After collecting private Wi-Fi data, Google may give out $7M to U.S. states

After two years, Google may soon pay $7 million to settle a lawsuit that says Google siphoned off private information from personal Wi-Fi connections while collecting its Street View information.

Apple fixes App Store vulnerability after Google dev reports it

A Google developer discovered a number of attacks that could be aimed at Apple App Store, all fixable if Apple turned on HTTPS for all network activity regarding the marketplace. Apple finally took that action today.

Fail: Chrome, Firefox, and IE all crack during hacking competition

Google, Microsoft, and Mozilla all patched up their browsers before the Pwn2own competition in Vancouver today, but the "hackers" still got in and in some cases were able to grab hold of the whole operating system as a result.

Bloomfire gets $8M, says Yammer collaboration is ‘information overload’

Bloomfire thinks that Yammer isn't tapping into all the different places employees might be important project information. The company, which has set out to help people search their own networks for relevant information, received $8 million today.

Software that lets parents see what their kids do on Facebook gets $1M

Qustodio, which creates software that lets parents see into a child's browsing behavior and application use on many devices, received $1 million in seed funding today.

Hackers take down popular Rasperry Pi website with DDOS attack (updated)

Raspberry Pi is being hit with a distributed denial of service attack, which has taken the company's website offline. The Internet is asking, "Why these guys?"

Your weakest link: All those online accounts you’ve forgotten about

Many of us don't know how many accounts we have online, though it's likely hundreds. Not knowing where you information is puts us at risk for losing that information.

Hybris helps you sell products — and raised $30M for its own

Hybris survived the dot-com bust and has made it to 2013 where it is still selling commerce management software. The company brought on a $30 million round of funding, which might be the last the 16-year-old company takes before a rumored IPO.

How advertisers track you and what information they collect (infographic)

With social buttons, cookies, and watching our online purchases, advertisers are compiling a lot more information about you than you think.