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Icahn takes on Yahoo board
Billionaire investor Carl Icahn has sent a letter to Yahoo's board announcing he is nominating 10 candidates to replace all incumbent directors at the company's shareholders meeting in July. The move, rumored since earlier this week, is intended to ultimately reignite merger negotiations between Yahoo and Microsoft. [ For the complete saga of Microsoft's unsuccessful bid to take ...
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Icahn sends letter to Yahoo, plans proxy battle
(AP:SAN FRANCISCO) Billionaire investor Carl Icahn is setting out to oust Yahoo Inc.'s board of directors for "irresponsible" and "unconscionable" actions that led Microsoft Corp. to withdraw a $47.5 billion offer to buy the slumping Internet pioneer.
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Report: Investor Trying to Oust Yahoo Board
Carl Icahn hopes to revive Microsoft takeover by ousting Yahoo's board.
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CBS to Buy News Site CNet for $1.75B
CBS widens Internet exposure with CNet acquisition.
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Web surfers wanted: help make computers smarter
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Carnegie Mellon University researchers hope Web surfers will spend their free time playing Internet-based games to help other people’s and businesses’ computers get smarter.
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Off Topic: Integrating mobile devices can be a challenge
I've been working through a project for a KG client that involves running through the same script on Windows XP, Mac OS X (10.5) and Linux SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop. I mentioned the overall parameters of that effort in the post Off Topic: Desktop evaluation - Linux, Mac OS and...
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Icahn takes on Yahoo board
Billionaire investor Carl Icahn has sent a letter to Yahoo's board announcing he is nominating 10 candidates to replace all incumbent directors at the company's shareholders meeting in July.
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Tech Stocks: Yahoo leads techs higher as Icahn makes his move
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) – The battle for Yahoo Inc. took a new turn Thursday when billionaire investor Carl Icahn put forth a 10-member slate of directors for the Internet giant, saying Yahoo had "completely botched" Microsoft Corp’s proposed $47 billion acquisition of the company.
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Yahoo Battles Billionaire Icahn For Board Control
Icahn leads insurgent candidates in board ouster attempt...
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Virginia Commonwealth University Health System Selects InnerWireless' Converged Wireless Solution For New Critical ...
InnerWireless(R), Inc., the premier provider of converged wireless solutions, today announced that the Virginia Commonwealth University Health System (VCUHS) will deploy Horizon(TM) in its new 385,000-square-foot Critical Care Hospital to ensure guaranteed wireless connectivity for mission- and life-critical applications. With Horizon, VCUHS can optimize its wireless ecosystem, which includes ...
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U.S. stocks pull mildly higher after sputtering at start
NEW YORK - U.S. stocks on Thursday tilted slightly higher after a flurry of deal-making in the online media space bolstered expectations of more merger activity, against a backdrop of economic data and higher oil prices.
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Schools chosen for laptops
Fifteen more South Dakota schools have been selected to participate in the third year of a state program to provide high school students with laptop computers.
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Comcast to buy social network company Plaxo
Plaxo Inc., which operates an online address book and a social network called Pulse, said Wednesday it has agreed to be acquired by Comcast Interactive Media for an undisclosed sum. (CMSCA)
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Icahn Threatens Yahoo Board Fight After Failed Bid
Billionaire investor Carl Icahn threatened to seek control of Yahoo! Inc.'s board if the Internet company doesn't revive takeover talks with Microsoft Corp. over its failed $47.5 billion bid.
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Updated: CBS Corp. Buys CNET
The $1.8 billion deal for CNET's Web properties to provide more circulation for CBS content.
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Icahn launches proxy battle for Yahoo
Billionaire investor Carl Icahn launched a battle for control of Yahoo in a scathing letter accusing the company's board of acting irresponsibly when it rejected Microsoft's $47.5 billion offer. Read Icahn's letter Ongoing coverage
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Ants cripple computers in Texas
Electrical systems in Houston have been failing after a huge influx of ants, according to reports from Associated Press.
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Blogging for a Cause
----WHO: BigCarrot , the Web's premier resource for creating, funding and claiming inducement prizes, is leading the way for consumers and organizations alike to take advantage of them to facilitate innovation and change.
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Icahn expected to nominate directors for Yahoo board
The billionaire has asked 12 people whether they would be willing to serve if asked, sources say. But is Microsoft still interested in a deal? Saying Yahoo Inc.'s board "completely botched" takeover talks with Microsoft Corp. , billionaire investor Carl Icahn today launched a bid for control of the Internet giant by nominating a slate to unseat the board of directors.
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Deer Creek/Piedmont area receives next-generation wireless technology
Oklahoma City-based Wavelinx has received Federal Communications Commission approval to expand the next generation of wireless broadband technology throughout the state.
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Google invests in solar startup BrightSource
Search engine giant Google continues to invest in alternative energy startups.
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Estimates Online Advertising from Political Campaigns and Advocacy Groups Will Reach $50 Million This Year
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c91923) has announced the addition of New e-Marketer Report, "Politics '08 Online: Push Meets Pull" to their offering.
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Icahn eyes board overhaul at Yahoo
NEW YORK -- Billionaire investor Carl Icahn is moving ahead with plans to run a dissident board slate at Yahoo, Inc. in a bid to force the Internet company to sell itself Microsoft Corp., sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Wednesday.
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Mircrosoft boss ribs Apple - good luck with handheld gaming
Microsoft has been enjoying itself ahead of Apple's expected new launch at WWDC, in June, by saying how relieved they are never to have entered the handheld gaming market.
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Kurt Konolige Joins Willow Garage Management Team
MENLO PARK, Calif.----Continuing its investment in Open Source robotics platforms and expanding its senior management team, Willow Garage Inc. today announced the appointment of Kurt Konolige as Senior Researcher.
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