News Bytes for 6/22/2009

FTC to monitor blogs for paid claims and reviews

Google, Yahoo, Genentech, and others investigated for hiring practices

Facebook ‘fans’ claim hack that exposes private profile information

City of Bozeman, MT instructs job applicants to divulge usernames and passwords for personal social media accounts as condition of employment

Mayo Clinic reports dramatic outcomes in prostate cancer treatment

Half of your real-life, offline friends are replaced every seven years

MIT scientists reverse-engineer the human inner ear to create ultra-broadband, low-power RF chip

Toshiba and Intel enter unofficial race to 32nm and 28nm chip manufacture

One million phone numbers strong, Google Voice prepares for takeoff

Kodak ending Kodachrome’s run after 74 years, can’t get Paul Simon song out of its head

Three nerds track down stolen iPhone using new 3.0 software feature, confront thief on the street

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