Microsoft's Internet Explorer surrendered its position as the world's most popular Web browser as Google Chrome overtook Microsoft's offering, reports The Next Web.

In the continuing saga of Yahoo and its corporate troubles, the one-time search leader sold back its stake in Chinese Web company Alibaba, AllThingsD reports. The company bought back 20 percent of the stock once held by Yahoo.

The Wall Street Journal reports that Nasdaq officially acknowledged trouble with its systems during Facebook's initial public offering. The company's stock stayed relatively flat throughout trading on Friday.

And CNet reports on the five largest cable companies making more and more of each other's free Wi-Fi hot spots available to customers across the country.

The groups say high phone rates charged by prisons unjustly punish the families of inmates and contribute to recidivism.

An FCC official told Rep. John Duncan the agency is still considering ways to save LightSquared's high-speed wireless network.

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Thursday will consider a rule at to set aside radiofrequency spectrum for wireless medical devices that can monitor a patient's body.

The monthly meeting of the FCC will be the first for new commissioners Ajit Pai and Jessica Rosenworcel, who were sworn into office this week. It will also be the first time the FCC will have all five commissioners at a meeting since April of 2011.

The FCC will consider providing airwaves for low-powered sensors that will allow doctors to remotely monitor a patients' medical data, such as temperature and respiratory function, in real time. The technology could allow more patients to receive medial care at home.

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Following months of hype and excitement, Facebook's stock was essentially flat after the first day of public trading Friday.

The Federal Communications Commission on Friday released its final plan for revising or eliminating outdated regulations.

A federal judge has overturned a Utah law that would have required content providers and social network users to label content if it could be “harmful to minors.”

Two public interest groups told the Federal Communications Commission on Friday that if it grants Dish Network a large block of spectrum for free, it should come with conditions meant to ensure the grant serves the public interest — by keeping the company from selling it to AT&T or Verizon.

Public Knowledge and the New America Foundation filed comments with the FCC in a proceeding that Dish hopes will result in the FCC granting it a block of spectrum that has an estimated value of between $4 billion and $6 billion.

Dish is asking the FCC for a waiver that would allow it to use some of the same 2 gigahertz spectrum that it uses to communicate with satellites to operate a mobile network. 

Mark Zuckerberg's status update Friday on Facebook was: “Mark Zuckerberg listed a company on Nasdaq.”