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Yahoo Paid $30 Million in Cash for 18 Months of Young Summly Entrepreneur’s Time

Kara Swisher in Media on March 25 at 8:35 am PT

For the PR boost alone, it might be worth it.

Yahoo Acquires Hipster Mobile News Reader Summly for Close to $30 Million

Kara Swisher in Mobile on March 25 at 6:13 am PT

Yup.

Special Projects Head Shakil Khan Moves on From Path

Kara Swisher in Social on January 14 at 11:30 pm PT

Two roads diverged in a digital wood …

The LeWeb Conference Sold to Reed Midem

Kara Swisher in Media on December 12, 2012 at 7:59 am PT

The European conference gets a new owner.

Eight Questions for Hewlett-Packard Software Head George Kadifa

Arik Hesseldahl in News on September 25, 2012 at 7:48 am PT

His job is simple: Grow HP’s software business. Getting it done won’t be easy.

Yammer Makes Its First Acquisition: OneDrum

Arik Hesseldahl in News on April 11, 2012 at 12:02 pm PT

Fresh off an $85 million round of new funding, the social enterprise start-up will acquire a company that makes Microsoft Office more collaborative. Let the comparisons to Jive begin.

Spotify’s Special Projects Head Shakil Khan Moves to Path to Do Same

Kara Swisher in News on March 30, 2012 at 5:00 am PT

The fix-it guy for the popular music service takes his tools over to the personal social network.

Will That Be Sir Jonathan, or Sir Jony?

Arik Hesseldahl in News on December 30, 2011 at 7:49 pm PT

Apple’s design guru Jonathan Ive is to be knighted by the Queen of England.

Viral Video: Google Street View Address Is Approximately a Hit

Kara Swisher in Media on December 6, 2011 at 12:20 am PT

This simple Web video shows how good the genre can be. Also, it’s pretty.