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Apple is reportedly pressuring record labels to release certain singles and albums exclusively over iTunes amid increased competition from online radio.

Social networking giant Facebook is reportedly exploring a $60 million acquisition of startup Titan Aerospace, which makes near-orbital drones. 

Temperatures are cold in most of the country, but the tech sector is heating things up with a slew of earnings reports, IPO filings and one big very big acquisition.

Mobile food-ordering app GrubHub Seamless has reportedly submitted a confidential filing for an initial public offering, targeting a second quarter IPO. 

Heading into its four-year birthday, the digital pin board Pinterest is finally on track to give behemoth Facebook a run for its money.

Yahoo chief operating officer Henrique de Castro is leaving the Internet giant amid sluggish ad sales.

Pandora plans to start rolling out in-car advertising this month, while the Internet radio giant’s market share continued to climb in December.

Online sales on Cyber Monday jumped 16% to set a new single-day record, as more shoppers turn to e-commerce to check off their gift lists.

Intel is reportedly looking to get $500 million in a sale of its yet-to-be-launched online TV venture, as it continues to shop the project.

Yahoo hired former CBS news anchor Katie Couric, as Yahoo continues to focus on building a larger presence in online media.

Snapchat reportedly turned down a $3B or more cash offer from Facebook, as the founder and CEO intends to hold off on a deal until at least 2014.

While Microsoft was the best Dow performer following a big earnings beat, analysts still express caution about the stock.

Microsoft shares are rallying in after-hours trading after the software giant easily topped Wall Street’s 1Q views. The stock is up nearly 6% in late trading.

Google raced 13% higher beyond $1,000 after reporting results that thoroughly impressed investors and analysts alike. 

FOX Business Network went live Friday on Sirius XM Radio, bringing FBN to the satellite radio network’s 25 million subscribers.

The Chinese electronics company is said to be considering a bid for all of BlackBerry, as the struggling smartphone maker continues to gauge interest beyond an initial bid from Fairfax.

Google posted 3Q earnings that topped expectations. The search-engine giant earned $10.74 an adjusted share on revenue of $14.9 billion.

Ebay's 3Q profits topped expectations by a narrow margin, however, a looming 4Q outlook sent the auction site's stock tumbling 5% in extended trading.

Yahoo posted adjusted 3Q profits of 34 cents a share, beating expectations by a penny. Shares jumped 3% in extended trading.      

Pandora shares rallied 5% Wednesday after the music streaming company said it logged gains in listener hours and market share in September.