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Matthew Weiner Back For At Least Two More Seasons Of ‘Mad Men’

1:07PM Seth Abramovitch | The protracted and contentious negotiations between AMC and Lionsgate (the network and studio that produce Mad Men) and Matthew Weiner (the Great Architect of its Womanizing Universe) have finally been resolved, bringing to an end a nail-biting waiting period to rival even that of Joan Holloway’s own in a sterile OB/GYN reception room. And the news is good! More »

Eduardo Saverin Tries To Reclaim Facebook Magic

2:23AM Adrian Chen | Remember Eduardo Saverin? The sad co-founder of Facebook who got strong-armed out of the company by Mark Zuckerberg in The Social Network (and also real life)? He’s overcome his shattered dreams and is trying to get a piece of the next big tech thing. More »

Mel Gibson Pleads Guilty To Abuse

5:04PM Max Read | Mel Gibson, the violent anti-Semitic actor whose terrifying phone threats thrilled a nation last year, has pleaded guilty to a charge of misdemeanour battery against his ex-girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva and will likely avoid jail. More »

Facebook Is Now Valued At $US65b

5:40AM Adrian Chen | A new investment in Facebook by the venture capital firm General Atlantic puts Facebook’s worth at $US65 billion. More »

Google And Facebook Talking About Possible Twitter Takeover

2:29PM Adrian Chen | According to the Wall Street Journal, both Google and Facebook have been in “low-level” talks to buy Twitter. As long as it keeps them from making some new dumb social-networking thing, we’re all for it.

Snooki Is Building An Empire

4:11AM Brian Moylan | Jersey Shore‘s Snooki has hired a firm to slap her name on every sort of product imaginable. And she’s applying for trademarks on a variety of her catchphrases, too. The Snooki onslaught is coming—and it’s scary! More »

Facebook Valued At $US50b; Goldman Invests $US500m

7:58PM Max Read | Goldman Sachs and Russian investment firm Digital Sky Technologies have invested $US500 million into Facebook in a deal that values the social network at $US50 billion—more than eBay, Yahoo! and Time Warner. What’s cool now, Justin Timberlake?

Twitter’s Hush Hush Date With Microsoft

9:23AM Ryan Tate | The CEO of Twitter and the CEO of Microsoft last week had breakfast together in San Francisco, Twitter’s hometown. Neither company will comment, but there’s already speculation about a takeover. Maybe Microsoft will expand beyond productivity software into anti-productivity software. More »

Will Steve Jobs Try To Seduce Facebook’s CEO?

1:05PM Ryan Tate | Steve Jobs hinted Apple might use its $US51 billion hoard to buy someone. Maybe Netflix or Facebook, say excited speculators. Facebook already rejected Microsoft’s $US15 billion, so CEO Jobs better turn on the charm. (Naturally, sugar daddy’s already started.)