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On the Prowl for Stalled Startups

WiPro veteran launches secondaries firm; formula mixes fresh capital, cost-cutting, and outsourcing.
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CFO Exits in Yahoo Shakeup

Surprise departure not tied to remarks on Microsoft deal, analyst says; shares rise.
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Apple Rolls Out 'Faster' Safari

Beta launch puts company in browser update fray with Google and Microsoft.
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Microsoft, Red Hat Declare Virtual Truce

Reciprocal validation plan designed to help customers who load servers with multiple operating systems.
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PC Chip Slaughter to Continue, Forecast Says

No recovery in first half of 2009 after worst-ever fourth quarter, IDC predicts.
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Yahoo Posts $303M Loss on Charges

Shares rise in after-hours trading; Bartz: ‘This is not a company that needs to be pulled apart and left for the chickens.’
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Microsoft’s Pain, Cloud’s Gain?

No. 1 software company plans up to 5,000 layoffs, posts 11% decline in net income; Ballmer says Yahoo deal still appealing.
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Apple Earnings on Deck

SEC said to be reviewing company’s disclosures on Steve Jobs’ health as investors await numbers from tech bellwether.
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iPhone in Path of Verizon Storm

Wireless carrier prices touch-screen Blackberry at $199.99 in challenge to Apple’s smart phone.
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Vodafone Dials Up Cost Cuts

Earnings fall 35 percent, but shares rise after global wireless carrier outlines austerity strategy.
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Clearwire Narrows Loss; Shares Fall

WiMax pioneer sees churn rate increase; lenders, shareholders are last hurdles for joint venture with Sprint Nextel.
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Circuit City Files for Chapter 11

Ahead of holiday season, electronics retailer seeks bankruptcy protection as IRS refund fails to arrive.
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IAC: No Offers for Ask.com

Despite recent weakness, there's ‘no desire to sell off search business,’ Diller says; cash headed back to shareholders.
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Dash Navigation Takes a Detour

Rival of Garmin and TomTom shifts gears and lays off 55 employees as it exits the hardware business in favor of a licensing model.
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Pay-Exposer Glassdoor gets $6.5M

Sutter Hill leads B round for Benchmark-backed company.
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Venture Capital Beats Street

Returns lost ground but stayed in positive territory in the second quarter, according to Thomson Reuters calculations.
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Chinese VC Fundraising Drops 83.7%

In third quarter, startups see 34.6% funding decline sequentially and 12.1% drop year over year, report says.
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Facebook Gets Pass from SEC

Agency lawyers rule that social networker won’t have to bare its inner workings by registering restricted stock awards.
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Here Come the Pink Slips

Moves by Yahoo, Zillow reflect turmoil in the economy, belt-tightening by venture-backed portfolio companies.
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U.S. VCs Put on the Brakes

Funding falls for second quarter in a row to lowest level since Q1 2007; number of deals decline 11.7%.
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