Apple is spending $1 billion over nine years to build a new data center in North Carolina. Earlier this week, the state’s governor signed a bill giving huge tax breaks to the company if it chose to build the center in North Carolina instead of neighboring Virginia, which passed a similar bill.
Notable Quote
“It’s interesting, but not over-the-top interesting. People will keep the same habits.” — Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz on Bing, Microsoft’s new search engine
Notable News
- Apple has gaming industry wary (CNBC.com)
- T-Mobile Germany will charge 9.95 euros per month to customers who want to use VoIP services on their cell phones, something the company previously blocked (MocoNews)
- YouTube will premiere a movie the same day it comes out in theaters in an effort to lure more advertisers and extend its reach (Reuters)
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