peHUB Second Opinion 07.13

Internet's Irony Meter Explodes: Mark Zuckerberg closes his Google+ account so he can't be tracked. So do Google's Larry Page and Sergey Brin. Scandal's Outcome: News Corp. drops its $12.6 bln bid to take over BSkyB as scandal over NoTW continues. Advisors on the deal--JPM, DB, Morgan Stanley, UBS and BofA--may lose $90 mln in fees. Earnings: The Hartford warns that Q2 profit fell by about 68%. Going Down: Moody's puts U.S. ratings on review for a downgrade. Tablet Wars: Amazon plans to introduce a tablet computer before October and will release two updated versions of the Kindle in third quarter. Inside RIM: The rise and fall of the company that made smartphones smart. Not a Death Sentence: Chavez says he may require chemo or radiation for a baseball like tumor. Just For Fun: One in 10 UK pets have a social networking profile. Goal! U.S. women makes the finals of the World Cup.