Yahoo Tumblrs for Cool: Board Approves $1.1 Billion Deal as Expected

Done (just like we said).
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Interview: Bill Gates Talks About Tech Innovations for Vaccines Ahead of Global Confab

Solve this: One child every 20 seconds dies from a disease that could have been prevented by an existing vaccine.
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Yahoo Paid $30 Million in Cash for 18 Months of Young Summly Entrepreneur’s Time

For the PR boost alone, it might be worth it.
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Moon Shot: Earthbound Investor Milner Talks About Origins of the Universe at SXSW

Well-known Russian digital dude thinks the big thoughts.
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Smartphone Math Doesn’t Add Up

For every winner, there has to be a loser. Smartphone sales have defied gravity in recent years, but there’s no defying simple math.

Exclusive: In Yet Another Internal Hire, Yahoo’s Mayer Makes Mann Search Head

The search apparently did not go far from home.
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Study: Online Media Pays Off for Consumers More Than Offline

Apparently, you can get digital media satisfaction.
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Why Twitter Is Buying Bluefin — And Why Bluefin Is Selling

Twitter gets research firepower to help sell to advertisers and programmers. Bluefin gets an exit in what turned out to be a tough market.
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Survey: 35 Percent of Smartphone Owners Use Them While Driving

If you miss the turn for the future on the right, you’ll be making a U-turn.
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Why You’re Going to Buy a TV This Year, and What That Means for Apple, Samsung and Everyone Else

Americans are increasingly likely to swap out their old TV sets. And if that means the replacement cycle for these things is shrinking, that has big implications for Apple TV and the like.
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Nobody “Goes Online” Anymore

Dreamworks Animation Names New CTO

Mother’s New Little Helper: Netflix

Look, Men Shop Online, Too!