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Dell agrees to buy EMC for about $67B in the largest technology acquisition ever — Dell to Buy EMC in Deal Worth About $67 Billion — Dell Inc. agreed to buy EMC Corp. for about $67 billion in the largest technology acquisition ever, creating a corporate-computing giant that will use …
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| Arik Hesseldahl / Re/code: |
Sources: Silver Lake approached HP, Lenovo, Huawei to explore the sale of Dell PC business last week, was rebuffed by all — Silver Lake Explored Sale of Dell's PC Business Ahead of EMC Deal — Private equity firm Silver Lake, co-owners of Dell, last week approached Hewlett-Packard …
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| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
VMware reports preliminary Q3 sales of $1.67B, stock closes down 8.11% following the announcement of Dell-EMC deal — VMware Reports Q3 Sales Of $1.67B, Stock Drops After Dell Offers $67B For EMC — Alongside the not-unexpected news that Dell would acquire EMC in a record $67.1 billion deal …
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| Brian Barrett / Wired: |
How the Dell-EMC deal compares to other big tech mergers — Dell's $67 Billion EMC Deal Dwarfs All Other Tech Tie-Ups — Today, Dell and EMC made official what had been reported since last week: an acquisition for the ages. Now that we know the full details, we can take stock of just how big a transaction this is.
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| Computerworld: |
What Dell-EMC merger could mean to the storage market, company employees, customers, and rivals — What the Dell, EMC merger really means — Despite its whopping price tag, the $67 billion Dell's acquisition of EMC doesn't radically reshape the technology market.
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| Leslie Picker / New York Times: |
Dell deal could give EMC CEO Joseph Tucci about $27.2M instead of $123K compensation at retirement, resurrect his legacy — For Joseph Tucci, a Deal to Cement His Legacy, and Cash Out Big — For Joseph M. Tucci, the chief executive of EMC, completing the largest technology deal in history …
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| Subrat Patnaik / Reuters: |
Pepsi has licensed its brand to market a line of mobile phones and accessories in China — PepsiCo says to launch mobile phones in China — PepsiCo Inc said it is working with a licensing partner to market a line of mobile phones and accessories in China in the next few months.| Rebecca Wexler / Slate: |
Defendants Should Have the Right to Inspect the Software Code Used to Convict Them — Secret code is everywhere—in elevators, airplanes, medical devices. By refusing to publish the source code for software, companies make it impossible for third parties to inspect, even when that code has enormous effects on society and policy.
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| Ron Miller / TechCrunch: |
Symphony Secures $100M From Google And Other Investors — Symphony, the secure cloud-based communications platform, announced today that it has received a $100 million round from a list of investors that includes Google, Inc. — Google's part in the investment was first reported last week …
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AngelList announces $400M early-stage fund raised from Chinese private equity firm CSC Group — Coming Soon From China: a $400 Million Bonanza for U.S. Startups — Naval Ravikant is attempting to do to early-stage venture capital what technology firms have done to every other industry: disrupt it.| Stephen Hall / 9to5Google: |
Google Cardboard expands to 39 languages in 100 countries as SDKs get updates — Google is going global with its affordable Virtual Reality platform. The Mountain View company has announced today that its Google Cardboard app is now available in 39 languages across 100 countries …
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Facebook tests Shopping feed with products highlighted by retailers, matched to your connections, likes, and interests — Facebook Tests A Dedicated Shopping Feed — Facebook's where people spend their time on mobile, and now it's working on several new features to give shopping sites a cut of the attention.
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