Facebook buys social media aggregator FriendFeedSAN FRANCISCO —Facebook is buying a Web service called FriendFeed that gives users a view of what their friends are doing on all sorts of social media sites, including Facebook's rivals.

Americans confirm BOR 90 is Cup challenge boatSAN DIEGO —America's Cup challenger BMW Oracle Racing has confirmed that BOR 90, the giant trimaran being tested in San Diego, is the boat it will use in its showdown against defending champion Alinghi of Switzerland in February.

NYC cupcakes: Bakeries, cafes, a hotel and a truckNEW YORK — This city is crazy for cupcakes. There are cupcake classes and cupcake tours, lines down the block at cupcake bakeries, a cupcake tea at a five-star hotel, and a cupcake truck with 6,000 followers on Twitter.

Pirate Bay to challenge ruling, deadline passesAMSTERDAM —A court-imposed deadline has quietly passed for Swedish-registered Web site The Pirate Bay to block traffic from the Netherlands or pay copyright holders damages.

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