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Yahoo takes big leap with $1.1B deal for Tumblr

Mon, 20 May 2013 09:12:22 -0400

Yahoo is buying online blogging forum Tumblr for $1.1 billion as CEO Marissa Mayer tries to rejuvenate an Internet icon that had fallen behind the times.

Silicon Valley-area hub becomes factory town

Sat, 18 May 2013 14:11:11 -0400

In a busy factory, machinists move sheets of aluminum roll in the back door to be molded, stamped, twisted and notched into high-tech electric cars that sell for more than $60,000 each.

A year after IPO, Facebook aims to be ad colossus

Sun, 19 May 2013 09:21:22 -0400

It was supposed to be our IPO, the people's public offering.

Report: Yahoo nearing $1.1B acquisition of Tumblr

Sun, 19 May 2013 09:04:05 -0400

Yahoo may be on the verge of closing its biggest acquisition during the 10-month reign of CEO Marissa Mayer as she tries to attract more traffic and advertisers to the Internet company's website and mobile applications.

Review: Toshiba brings high-res screen to Windows

Fri, 17 May 2013 18:05:29 -0400

Last year, Apple added a visually stunning option to its MacBooks: screens with ultra-high resolution. These "Retina" displays reveal four times as much detail as any Windows laptop screen ... until now. Toshiba just released a new laptop line with a Retina-level display.

Ex-Groupon CEO working 9 to 5 on business album

Fri, 17 May 2013 19:20:13 -0400

Former Groupon CEO Andrew Mason is diving into several new ventures, including indulging his inner rock star with an album of "motivational business music."

Canada trying to lure Silicon Valley tech workers

Fri, 17 May 2013 14:21:48 -0400

The Canadian government has launched an aggressive campaign to lure Silicon Valley tech workers frustrated by U.S. visa policies northward, just as Congress wrestles with a long-sought overhaul of America's immigration system.

Syrian hackers compromise FT blog, Twitter feeds

Fri, 17 May 2013 14:46:12 -0400

A clutch of Twitter accounts and a blog maintained by the Financial Times were hacked Friday, the latest in a series of cyberattacks claimed by the Syrian Electronic Army, a pro-government group which has regularly targeted media organizations it sees as sympathetic to the country's rebels.

Hits and misses in Facebook's history

Sun, 19 May 2013 09:24:46 -0400

Facebook made its debut on the stock market a year ago on May 18 in one of the largest IPOs in history and the biggest for any Internet company.