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Did Twitter Find Business Model?

The much-hyped personal syndication startup -- RSS anyone? --- that's taken gobs of VC cash with little sign of a business model finally comes up with one.
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Analyst: Nokia-Palm "Premature"

Amid continued speculation that Finnish phone maker, needing a hit in smartphones, might find a match in the struggling handheld computing pioneer, industry analysts says such a match-up is unlikely at this time.
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Net Video TV Set-Top Box Tunes In $25M

Sezmi, a startup that develops a box for viewing television, on-demand movies, and Internet video, scores another round of funding.
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Dude, You're Getting a Droid

Dell confirms rampant speculation that it plans to enter the smart phone business with an Android-based phone.
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iPhone Costs Average Yearly Chinese Salary

And that's without a service plan. What's Apple to really gain from a country where less than 10 percent of the people can even come close to affording a smart phone?
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Electronic Arts Hooks Playfish

Games publisher grabs casual games maker for about $300 million in deal that could be worth another $100 million if Playfish meets certain targets. EA also posts earnings, reporting plans to cut 1,500 employees.
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Blackstone: Back in Black

Private equity behemoth reports $275 million third-quarter profit, noting equity and debt markets are healing from the financial carnage of the past year.
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iPhone Enterprise Outlook Rocks RIM

Shares of Canadian smart phone maker take a beating after release of report that says Apple's iPhone is gaining acceptance in IT departments.
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Allegis' Ackerman: U.S. Innovation 'Stalling'

Allegis Capital's managing director says U.S. lawmakers are considering tax measures with unintended consequences on the VC industry, threatening job creation and innovation.
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A123 IPO Juices 40 Percent

Maker of batteries for electric vehicles, backed with government subsidies, soars 40 percent in market debut.
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Rubicon to Buy Others Online

Los Angeles online advertising startup agrees to acquire company for undisclosed sum to boost its ad optimization capabilities.
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Index Ventures: Envy of Industry

The Geneva- and London-based partnership has much to gloat about with some of the most high-profile portfolio exits in recent years.
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Accel: No. 1

The venture firm has many reasons to celebrate lately. Aside from a flurry of notable U.S. exits, the Silicon Valley stalwart is poised to reap the benefits from a heap of international stakes.
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Top 100 Global Venture Capitalists

Red Herring is releasing its Top 100 Global Venture Capitalists list, a distinction that comes as changing global economies force a worldwide perpective on investing.
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Accel’s Breyer: The Global Necessity

Jim Breyer has something of a Midas touch as a venture capitalist that has garnered peer recognition. Red Herring, prepared with 5 burning questions, spoke with him recently in an interview.