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Activist investor buys stake in Yahoo, urges AOL merger
Activist investor Starboard Value LP said on Friday it has acquired a "significant" stake in Yahoo Inc YHOO.O and urged the Internet company to explore a merger with AOL Inc AOL.N.
Being Updated and Finding Effective Social Media Content: Five Ways to Discover Today’s Trending Topics
Being updated is what keep us to roam around the boundaries of the internet. And to stay updated, there are ways to find the hottest trending topics across the internet.
New smartphone app gives sight to the blind
Jonathan Mosen, who has been blind since birth, spent his evening snapping photos of packages in the mail, his son's school report and labels on bottles in the fridge. In seconds, he was listening to audio of the printed words the camera captured, courtesy of a new app on his Apple Inc iPhone.
Microsoft lays off 2,100, axes Silicon Valley research
Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) will close its Silicon Valley research-and-development operation as part of 2,100 layoffs announced on Thursday, as it moves toward its new CEO's goal of cutting 18,000 staff, or about 14 percent of its workforce.