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Yahoo’s Parting With Thompson Will Be for “Cause” (aka CSLie)

Kara Swisher in News on May 14 at 2:00 am PT

And not cancer, as unfortunate as the timing is for the ousted Yahoo CEO.

News Byte

Apple to Build New Austin Campus

Arik Hesseldahl in News on May 1 at 2:33 pm PT

Apple will soon be staffing up and building in Texas. The company just completed a deal with commissioners in Travis County, Texas, under which it will build a $16.5 million, 200,000-square foot building in North Austin by 2015, plus a second, $226 million, 800,000-square-foot office by 2025. The deal, which gives Apple a series of tax breaks and incentives from the county and state worth a combined maximum of $35 million over 15 years also requires Apple to hire a minimum of 3,655 workers by 2025. It employs 3,100 at its current campus in Austin now.

Apple and Taxes: What the New York Times Missed

Arik Hesseldahl in News on April 30 at 11:01 am PT

Sunday’s New York Times story on the strategies Apple uses to minimize its tax bill missed a few key points worth considering.

JIBE Makes It Easier to Get Referred for the Job You Want

Arik Hesseldahl in News on February 16 at 5:00 am PT

When you see a job you want, it’s natural to wonder who among your friends and contacts might already work at that company. A start-up called JIBE is building a business around those connections.

Exclusive: Skype Employees Were Briefed in Plain English — The Internal Equity Incentive Plan Deck

Kara Swisher in News on June 28, 2011 at 1:14 pm PT

What did Skype employees know and when did they know it? A lot, if you’re reading this “Equity Incentive Plan” deck, which clearly outlines what happens to “good leaver” and bad leaver” execs.

Microsoft-Facebook Tiff Over Ad Talent Raid Downgraded to "Disappointed" (With a Side of Settlement)

Kara Swisher in News on April 4, 2011 at 10:14 am PT

While Facebook should not be expecting big bouquets of love from its partner and investor Microsoft, at least it’s not going to be getting legal brickbats either. According to sources close to the situation, the pair have settled a dispute over the Silicon Valley social networking site’s talent raid of Microsoft’s head of global ad sales, Carolyn Everson, for a similar job at Facebook.

Massive Layoffs Expected at Nokia

John Paczkowski in News on February 11, 2011 at 7:02 am PT

Nokia’s decision to make Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 OS its primary smartphone platform is a bold move. It’s also one that presages a tough next couple of years for the Finnish company and significant layoffs.

U.S. Tech Job Growth Was Strongest in…Oklahoma City?

Arik Hesseldahl in Enterprise on December 9, 2010 at 7:00 am PT

The TechAmerica Foundation’s annual Cybercities report covering the state of America’s local technology job markets for 2009 (the most recent data available) paints–as you might expect–a depressing picture in all but a few of the markets surveyed.

Google's 2010 M&A Bill: $1.6 Billion and Counting

Peter Kafka in Media on October 29, 2010 at 2:25 pm PT

Google has spent at least $1.6 billion buying 40 companies during the first nine months of 2010. If you assume the previously announced ITA deal goes through this year, you can tack on another $700 million.

Departing Sun Co-Founder to Employees: “Kick Butt and Have Fun!”

John Paczkowski in News on January 26, 2010 at 3:10 pm PT

With European Commission approval of its $7.4 billion buyout by Oracle in hand, Sun’s leadership is saying its goodbyes. Last week, we heard from Sun CEO Jonathan Schwartz, who–as I reported yesterday–will soon resign his position. Today, it’s Sun co-founder Scott McNealy who is bidding farewell. Sources close to the company tell me that he too will leave Sun following the close of Oracle’s $7.4 billion buyout. His all-hands memo to employees after the jump.

Yahoo’s Parting With Thompson Will Be for “Cause” (aka CSLie)

Apple to Build New Austin Campus

Apple and Taxes: What the New York Times Missed

JIBE Makes It Easier to Get Referred for the Job You Want

Exclusive: Skype Employees Were Briefed in Plain English — The Internal Equity Incentive Plan Deck

Microsoft-Facebook Tiff Over Ad Talent Raid Downgraded to "Disappointed" (With a Side of Settlement)

Massive Layoffs Expected at Nokia

U.S. Tech Job Growth Was Strongest in…Oklahoma City?

Google's 2010 M&A Bill: $1.6 Billion and Counting

Departing Sun Co-Founder to Employees: “Kick Butt and Have Fun!”

Career Advice: Stay Away From Chip Making, Wired Phone Service…And Newspapers

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