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Apr 17 2009 10:40am EDT

First Bytes: Kutcher, King of the Twits!

Ashton Kutcher was crowned King of the Twits last night in a contest to become the first person with one million Twitter followers. He will claim his crown later today on Oprah, a recent Twitter convert herself, who will reach 1 million followers in the time it takes to utter his introduction: Ash!Ton! KUTCH-errrrrrr! (All Things D)

In the biggest copyright suit since Napster, a Swedish court handed down a guilty verdict and a yearlong jail sentence today to the operators of Pirate Bay, one of the world's biggest free, file-sharing web sites. (Reuters)

Newly declassified documents obtained by Wired.com shed light on the FBI's spyware program, used to help investigate extortion plots, terrorist threats and hacker attacks over the past 7 years. (Wired)

Verizon Wireless customers pining for an iPhone will have to wait. Verizon CEO says a potential partnership with Apple won't likely come until 2011. (Business Insider)

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