Record profits for big companies spur 6% rise in CEO pay

Source: The Seattle Times

NEW YORK — Profits at big U.S. companies broke records last year, and so did pay for CEOs. The head of a typical public company made $9.6 million in 2011, according to an analysis by The Associated Press using data from Equilar, an executive-pay res ...
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The 10 Hottest Apple News Stories, The Week of May 25th

Source: MacLife

Absinthe 2.0 Jailbreak Now Available for iOS 5.1.1 Devices Calling all jail breakers, calling all jail breakers. Looks like iOS 5.1.1 has fallen already. Absinthe, from the Jailbreak Dream Team, is out and it's ready to rock your untether ...
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President of Turkey visits Tim Cook, discusses bringing technology into Turkish education

Source: 9 to 5 Mac - Apple Intelligence

The President of Turkey, Abdullah Gül, recently visited Apple’s California HQ and met with Apple CEO Tim Cook, according to Turkish-based Anatolia News Agency. The Turkish President was in the United States ...
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Typical CEO made $9.6M last year, AP study finds

Source: Quad-Cities Online

NEW YORK (AP) — Profits at big U.S. companies broke records last year, and so did pay for CEOs. The head of a typical public company made $9.6 million in 2011, according to an analysis by The Associated Press using data from Equilar, an executive pay ...
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Apple CEO refuses $US75m reward

Source: Australian IT

THE chief executive of Apple has turned down a fortune beyond the wildest dreams of most business leaders by voluntarily declining dividend payments worth $US75 million ($76.8 million) on shares awarded under an ex ...
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Stocks fall on Wall Street as Spanish bank teeters

Source: Inside Bay Area

Ecotality, a San Francisco-based maker of electric-car charging stations, has filed a lawsuit contending that a legal settlement with the state that… Fresh take on the day The developer of Hercules' Victoria b ...
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Apple Loop: The Week In Review

Source: Forbes

Keeping you in the loop on some of the things that happened around Apple in the past week. Frenemies battle on. Samsung and Apple, in court for two days to try to mediate their way out of a patent and royalty ...
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Remains of the Day: Knight time

Source: Macworld

The TSA is joining the Apple ecosphere, a stolen iPhone sends pictures from beyond the “grave,” and everybody can relax—Sir Jonathan Ive isn’t going anywhere. The remainders for Friday, May 25, 2012 are on a horse. Next time you go throu ...
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Google's East London web campus takes off

Source: The Sun

The internet giant yesterday said East London is turning into one of the leading centres for tech start-ups in the world. Just weeks ago Google launched a workspace called Campus — close to an area near Old Street dubbed ...
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Apple CEO Tim Cook chats with lawmakers

Source: Hillicon Valley | The Hill Blogs

Apple CEO Tim Cook met quietly with top lawmakers on Capitol Hill last week, according to Fortune magazine. He met with House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio), Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), and Senate Minority Leader ...
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