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  • Yahoos at it again with gaming platform acquisition

    (Credit: PlayerScale) Yahoo's at it again. The online giant has made another acquisition only days after reaching a deal to buy Tumblr. This time around, Yahoo is expanding in the gaming arena with the purchase ...

  • E-commerce software maker ChannelAdvisor shares soar in debut

    (Reuters) - Shares of cloud-based e-commerce software provider ChannelAdvisor Corp soared as much as 39 percent in their debut, as enterprise software makers continue to draw investor attention with their strong revenue models.The company's shares opened up 25 percent, after its initial public offering of 5.8 million shares was priced at $14 per share, the high end of its pricing range. ...

  • RLPC Icahn lining up $5.2 bln loan for rival Dell bid

    By Michelle Sierra NEW YORK | Thu May 23, 2013 11:09am EDT NEW YORK May 23 (Reuters) - Activist investor Carl Icahn and Southeastern Asset Management Inc have initiated talks with banks and asset managers to begin syndicating a $5.2 billion term loan B to back their bid for Dell Inc, banking sources told Thomson Reuters LPC on Thursday. Jefferies & Co is leading the deal. Pricing on ...

  • Kim Dotcom threatens to sue Twitter others over patent

    The controversial MegaUpload founder claims he holds the patent for two-factor authentication and all he wants from the tech companies is money for his ...

  • UPDATE 1-GameStop results beat as mobile sales rise

    Thu May 23, 2013 10:30am EDT * First-quarter earnings $0.46/share vs est $0.40 * First-quarter revenue $1.87 bln vs est $1.82 bln * Mobile sales rise 290 pct to $46.8 mln May 23 (Reuters) - Video games retailer GameStop Corp's quarterly profit beat estimates for the fourth consecutive quarter, suggesting that its strategy of expanding its digital and mobile offerings is paying off in a ...


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The Taking of Power by Louis XIV (La prise de pouvoir par Louis XIV) [DVD]

The Taking of Power by Louis XIV (La prise de pouvoir par Louis XIV) [DVD]

In 1962, director Roberto Rossellini, who had left an indelible mark on the movies by pioneering Italian neorealism with his end-of-the-war docudrama Rome, Open City (1945), abandoned the cinema. This is not to say, however, that he stopped making movies. ... ...

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  • Pearson overhauls business structure to target growth markets

    , buffeted by a string of managerial changes and slowing growth, unveiled a further shake-up on Thursday that it said would take some time to implement.Shares in the educational publisher and owner of the Financial Times dropped in reaction to the news as analysts said there were risks that the reorganisation, which increases its focus on emerging markets and digital products, would drag on ...

  • Apple enjoyed Irish tax holiday from the start

    Reuters © Apple Operations International, a subsidiary of Apple Inc, is seen in Hollyhill, Cork, in the south of Ireland in this October 6, 2011 file photo. REUTERS/Michael ...

  • Google Drive on Android scans receipts adds Cards

    Receipt scanning and a new interface, heavily influenced from the Cards look of Google Glass and Google Now, greet you in an update to Google Drive for ...

  • Nextdoor your neighborhood social network now on iPhone

    national launch, San Francisco-based startup Nextdoor is making its neighborhood-only social networks accessible from iPhone and giving people a quick-response way to spread urgent alerts or exchange messages with ...

  • Google X acquires kite-power startup Makani

    Makani Power, a startup building power-generating cable-tethered flying wings , and is incorporating the technology within its Google X "moonshots" division. "We look forward to working with our new colleagues at Google[x] to make airborne wind a cost-effective reality," the company said on ...

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