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Layoffs coming as Palm sinks lower (Cnet)

Palm plans to get smaller in the coming weeks, as less money coming in the door means less money to spread around.

A company representative confirmed a report earlier Wednesday by PalmInfocenter that the struggling company has begun informing employees of job cuts, just as the holiday season kicks into full gear. The representative said Palm is not disclosing how many employees were affected by the decision to cut jobs, but PalmInfocenter said the number could be in the "hundreds." Palm had 1,247 employees as of May 31, according to its annual report.

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Facebook's Latest About-Face (Pew Internet Life)

The top story on many tech news sites today is Facebook's most recent "about-face" decision late last night to change some of the features of their new Beacon advertising program, which shared details about members' purchases and other off-Facebook activities without providing an easy way to opt out.

But some observers argue that Facebook users, who routinely and willingly share many personal details with their friends, don't have any grounds to complain about breaches to their privacy, calling them "hypocritical" and "willing to give up tons of privacy information for like, free crap."
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