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If there was an instruction manual for heist movies, the directions would include amusing the audience members with witty banter, delighting them with a clever crime and shocking them with one final never-saw-it-coming twist. The makers of the entertaining and confounding " Now You See Me " have painstakingly followed orders, ensuring all the required components are in place. The problem is that, in focusing on what makes a good caper, director Louis Leterrier forgot about what makes a good movie: character development, carefully...

NEWARK — Newark Mayor Cory Booker, who formally declared his candidacy for U.S. Senate on Saturday, now finds himself competing against like-minded Democratic congressmen in a primary that will be decided in midsummer, when exceptionally low voter turnout threatens his early advantage. Booker, 44, made his announcement at a news conference in Newark, New Jersey's largest city, which he has led since 2006. He is vying to fill the seat of U.S. Senator Frank Lautenberg, who died Monday at age 89. Gov. Chris Christie set the primary...

1) Facebook is blue because Zuckerberg is color-blind: According to a 2010 profile from the New Yorker , Facebook's main color is blue because Zuckerberg has a red-green color blindness. In the interview, he told reporter Jose Antonio Vargas that "blue is the richest color for me — I can see all of blue. " 2) He says he's not that interested in money: This is a well-known fact, but one that continues to surprise. In several interviews and goals statements, Zuckerberg has made it clear that making money is not his first aim...

If there was an instruction manual for heist movies, the directions would include amusing the audience members with witty banter, delighting them with a clever crime and shocking them with one final never-saw-it-coming twist. The makers of the entertaining and confounding " Now You See Me " have painstakingly followed orders, ensuring all the required components are in place. The problem is that, in focusing on what makes a good caper, director Louis Leterrier forgot about what makes a good movie: character development, carefully...

Facebook had the confusing task of trying to stop the actions of Mark Zuckerberg for violating the social network's terms of service. The company isn't going after its own co-founder and CEO, of course, nor is it pursuing action against one of his unwitting name twins. Instead, Facebook is trying to stop a man who's changed his name to Mark Zuckerberg as a publicity stunt. Taking trolling to new heights, businessman Rotem Guez changed his name to Mark Zuckerberg after receiving a cease and desist letter from the social network.

Mark Zuckerberg is founder and chief executive of Facebook and co-founder of Fwd.us . Earlier this year I started teaching a class on entrepreneurship at an after-school program in my community. The middle-school students put together business plans, made their products and even got an opportunity to sell them. One day I asked my students what they thought about going to college. One of my top aspiring entrepreneurs told me he wasn't sure that he'd be able to go to college...

It's no secret that Facebook's 27-year old founder and chief executive Mark Zuckerberg is a wealthy man. With an estimated net worth of $17.5 billion, he was ranked 52nd on Forbes 2011 list of the world's richest people. The IPO paperwork that the social-networking site filed on Wednesday provided more insight into just how much he's pulling in and how much he might gain from the initial public offering. Hayley Tsukayama reports : The base salaries for all of Facebook's...

Attention all TechCrunch readers in Munich: here's your chance to meet Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg. (Hmm, I wonder if he'll be making some sort of announcement). He will be giving a speech at a closed, invite-only event on Tuesday evening, October 7 at Amiando headquarters. Amiando CEO Felix Haas is offering to give admission to one lucky TechCrunch reader. (That's right, only one). Explains Haas in an e-mail: Mark will give a speech to the selected guests about Facebook?

Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg launched a new organization, called Fwd.us , Thursday to advocate for immigration reform in the United States. Zuckerberg unveiled the group in an op-ed in The Washington Post . The group wants Congress to overhaul the country's approach to immigration. Here's a quick look at what the group is all about. Who's participating? Zuckerberg is the group's leading famous face, but its list of supporters reads like a who's who of the tech industry:...

The ink isn't even dry on the MySpace/iLike acquisition , and already Facebook has a new crush on a different music service, Spotify . We've heard that Facebook has been talking with the European startup about a partnership for well over a year (about the time the Facebook music rumors heated up), but that the talks have intensified dramatically in the last week. And just as we were digging into that rumor, up pops a Facebook status message from Mark Zuckerberg : "Spotify is so good.

After a market debut marred by technical glitches and a deep dive in the company's stock price, Facebook has spent the past year focused on its biggest weaknesses: how to make money and keep its more than 1 billion users tethered to the social network. The results have been mixed. The company's stock price has recovered some of its worst losses, and Facebook has announced several moneymaking initiatives. But the circumstances surrounding the IPO are still under investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission, and some investors remain...

It has been only a month since Mark Zuckerberg , Facebook's co-founder and chief executive, pulled together an impressive roster of tech executives to advocate for immigration reform through FWD.us , a nonprofit lobbying organization. But the group is already losing some of its star power. Some environmental groups are complaining that FWD.us has funded television ads supporting politicians who back construction of the Keystone XL oil pipeline and...

Facebook's quarterly earnings announcement Wednesday included good news and bad news for investors. The social media company's subscribers and advertising revenue on mobile devices increased, but profits during the last quarter did not meet projections : Revenue increased to $1.46 billion, a 38 percent jump from the same period last year but lower than the 40 percent increase the company reported in the previous quarter. The firm reported net income of $219 million,...

Facebook profits rose with growth on mobile devices but missed forecasts for the quarter, the company announced Wednesday afternoon. Revenue increased to $1.46 billion, a 38 percent jump from the same period last year but lower than the 40 percent increase the company reported in the previous quarter. The firm reported net income of $219 million, lower than the $308 million analysts had expected. The company had warned last quarter that its profits would dip under higher expenses.

Facebook has rejected an advertisement criticizing Mark Zuckerberg, the company's founder, for his political activities. Along with other leaders in the technology industry, Zuckerberg is supporting Fwd.us, a political group that has funded advertisements praising Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.). Graham supports the proposed Keystone XL pipeline, and CREDO Mobile, a politically active phone company, took issue with Zuckerberg for backing the senator, Hayley Tsukayama writes: The most recent...

Facebook has rejected an advertisement from a group criticizing the actions of Fwd.us, the political group started by Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg and several other prominent members of the technology community. CREDO Mobile, a mobile carrier that lobbies on progressive issues, has been an outspoken critic of the Keystone XL Pipeline. It has launched a campaign to protest ads funded by Zuckerberg's lobbying group, Fwd.us, that support pipeline proponent Sen. Lindsay Graham...

Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg has taken the stage at Startup School, where Y Combinator's Jessica Livingston is interviewing him. I'm liveblogging the interview below. Mark Zuckerberg: "I love being here. These are like, my people. " Q: I want to go way back, before Facebook. What did you learn from those experiences? A: I mostly built stuff that I liked. When I got to college I started messing around with other programs. There's this story ? I was making Facebook the week before finals, and there...

Facebook's IPO paperwork answers many outstanding questions about the social-networking firm: Who its major shareholders are, how much revenue it has raked in and what it sees as its risk factors. But it also reveals the firm's plan in the unlikely event that its 27-year-old chief executive Mark Zuckerberg were to die. Here's how the filing describes the arrangement: "In the event that Mr. Zuckerberg controls our company at the time of his death, control may be transferred to a person or entity...

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg generated international attention for his entry into Washington politics. In launching a new political group, he positioned himself as a leading advocate to help aspiring entrepreneurs and other ambitious immigrants achieve the American dream. Yet behind the scenes on Capitol Hill, Facebook lobbyists pressed to insert a few new words helpful to Facebook's business interests into a sprawling legislative proposal. The new measures are part of a compromise between the tech industry, which says it faces...

It's a busy week for Facebook and the social media company's founder, Mark Zuckerberg. Facebook Home, the new smartphone application, will be available for download Friday. The Associated Press reviews the software : Right from the home screen, you see the things your friends are sharing on Facebook. Not interested in what Dave has to say? There's Mary replacing him in seven seconds, and Jennifer replacing her seven seconds later. Mixed in are posts from some of the groups you follow.