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Galleon Witness Testifies of "Super Confidential" Deal Tips

A government witness at the insider-trading trial of Galleon Group founder Raj Rajaratnam told the jury Monday how he leaked details of “super confidential” negotiations between two technology companies to the hedge-fund chief, who was shocked at the terms of the possible deal.

AMD Announces New Quad-Core Reorg

After three years, AMD is finally getting around to merging it’s microprocessor and graphics divisions, another stab at reaching profitability after more than two years of losses. On Wednesday afternoon the company said it would consolidate the two divisions into one–platforms and products–led by SVP Rick Bergman.
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What's Apple Building in There?

Apple has fleshed out its chip design group with another key hire. The company has recruited Bob Drebin, former CTO of AMD’s Graphics Products Group, as a senior director. Apple won’t say what it is exactly Drebin’s going to work on, though it’s a safe bet it’s related to the multicore graphics processors in which Drebin has his expertise.
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What’s Apple Building in There?

Apple has fleshed out its chip design group with another key hire. The company has recruited Bob Drebin, former CTO of AMD’s Graphics Products Group, as a senior director. Apple won’t say what it is exactly Drebin’s going to work on, though it’s a safe bet it’s related to the multicore graphics processors in which Drebin has his expertise.
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Announcing the AMD Divestituron

AMD may have written down its acquisition of ATI for the last time. On Tuesday, the company said it will sell the underperforming handset business it acquired with its 2006 purchase of ATI to Qualcomm for $65 million. The transaction follows the August 2008 sale of AMD’s digital television business–also acquired as part of its costly and troubled merger with ATI.