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News updates all day from your Fast Company editors. Facebook's share price will likely be in the $34 to $38 range, according to sources speaking to AllThingsD , which puts its valuation near the long-rumored $100 billion range. That value will likely be boosted because it also seems likely the company's underwriters will agree to issue around 50 million additional shares to meet keen investor demand

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News updates all day from your Fast Company editors. The Federal Trade Commission has approached both Google and Twitter concerning Facebook 's $1 billion deal to purchase social photo-sharer company Instagram. According to a source speaking to Reuters, it's not known exactly what details the FTC is curious about, but it was rumored that both these other companies and possibly others were interested in bidding for Instagram--itself growing at a swift rate and thus rapidly increasing in value--which caused Facebook's CEO to move very swiftly and conclude the deal in private without his board's full knowledge

Facebook and Microsoft are partnering up for $550 million patent deal. Earlier this month, Microsoft picked up almost 1,000 patents from AOL, worth a shade over $1 billion, a deal that Facebook was also vying for .

News updates all day from your Fast Company editors. After cornering the online retail space for (e)books , electronics and consumer goods, Amazon

Khan Academy and Google-backed personal genomics company 23andMe are partnering to teach the world about genomes and DNA. Khan Academy has added two series of videos made by 23andMe to its roster of educational clips. Appropriately enough, the two announced their partnership today, National DNA Day , a day the National Human Genome Research Institute created to mark two momentous events in genetics research: the day in 1953 when James Watson and Francis Crick revealed their work on DNA structure to the world, and the day in 2003 when it was announced that the Human Genome Project was almost complete.

Caffeine will get you going during the day but could leave you tossing and turning at night unless you're

Last week President Obama signed a sweeping aviation bill that, among other things, will open the skies to “unmanned aircraft systems,” more commonly known as drones. Much of the discussion regarding the coming era of domestic drones has been focused on the many important questions regarding their use at low altitudes. To what extent will it be legal, for example, for drones to hover 300 feet above residential neighborhoods snapping pictures into backyards and windows?

This article is the second ( see the first here ) in a miniseries of five articles that will be posted over five days about civilization, fungus, and alcohol. The first four articles are already determined, but just how this series finishes up will be determined by the comments and ideas of readers. Sometimes scientists are asked if they have hobbies.

Even in tough times, entrepreneurs are incurable optimists. But too much optimism can blind you to the obstacles ahead.

Start-up founder Eileen P. Gunn writes about how she budgets time to maximize focus, momentum--and rest. I wonder if Congress would consider creating a longer day, specifically for entrepreneurs

Start-up founder Eileen P. Gunn writes about how she budgets time to maximize focus, momentum--and rest

Skullcandy's music and sport-influenced office reflects the youthful spirit of its brand. Skullcandy's office mirrors the gritty rock-n-roll vibe of the brand. The spirited office is teeming with music, fashion, and sport influences, and the office even has a half pipe and mini ramp for those looking to take a quick skate break during the day

I run a market research firm with a virtual office. My two partners and I have 20 employees around the country.