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Salesforce.com’s quarterly results disappoint Wall Street
By Noel Randewich (Reuters) – Salesforce.com Inc's quarterly earnings and outlook disappointed investors as costs rise following a spree of acquisitions, sending its shares lower. Under Marc Benioff, Salesforce'...
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Twitter beefs up security after hacking spree on media
By Jim Finkle (Reuters) – Twitter Inc unveiled technology to boost security for its users, following a spate of attacks on accounts of prominent media outlets including the Associated Press, the Financial Times and The On...
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Yahoo buying Tumblr for $1.1 billion, vows not to screw it up
By Alexei Oreskovic and Jennifer Saba SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Yahoo Inc will buy blogging service Tumblr for $1.1 billion cash, giving the Internet pioneer a much-needed social media platform to reach a younger...
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Yahoo buying Tumblr for $1.1 billion, vows not to screw it up
By Alexei Oreskovic and Jennifer Saba SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Yahoo Inc will buy blogging service Tumblr for $1.1 billion cash, giving the Internet pioneer a much-needed social media platform to reach a younger...
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Parents turn to Internet to help daughter charged with sex with girl minor
By Barbara Liston ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) – Thousands of people have protested against the prosecution of an 18-year-old Florida high school senior after her parents launched an Internet petition claiming she was charg...
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Online takeout companies GrubHub and Seamless to merge
By Sarah McBride SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Two of the nation’s biggest online food delivery businesses said they are merging in a deal that they hope will drive more orders, in more cities, through their platforms. ...
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Yahoo’s board approves $1.1 billion Tumblr acquisition: WSJ
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Yahoo Inc's board has approved a deal to buy blogging and social networking site Tumblr for $1.1 billion in cash, the Wall Street Journal cited people familiar with the matter as saying on S...
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New Xbox more than a game console for Microsoft
By Malathi Nayak and Bill Rigby SAN FRANCISCO/SEATTLE (Reuters) – Microsoft Corp is set to make a splash this week with the eagerly awaited unveiling of its new Xbox game console, eight years after the last version, as it...
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U.S. authorities seize accounts of major Bitcoin operator
By Brett Wolf ST. LOUIS, May 17 (Thomson Reuters Accelus) – U.S. authorities have seized two accounts linked to a major operator in the booming Bitcoin digital currency market, Tokyo-based exchange Mt. Gox. The move may p...
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After Google, Amazon to be grilled on UK tax presence
By Tom Bergin LONDON (Reuters) – Internet retailer Amazon.com Inc. will be called back to the British parliament to clarify how its activities in the UK justify its low corporate income tax bill, two lawmakers told Reuter...