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  • Nvidia to License Graphics Technology to Other Chipmakers

    Updated 19 minutes ago

    Nvidia Corp., the largest maker of chips used in computer graphics cards, said it plans to license technology to other chipmakers, seeking to broaden sources of revenue.

  • Google Considering Private-Equity Alliances

    Updated 39 minutes ago

    Google Inc., actively on the lookout for acquisitions, is for the first time considering forging alliances with private-equity firms to help it structure deals.

  • Adobe Profit Tops Estimates on Cloud Subscriber Growth

    Adobe Systems Inc., the largest maker of graphic-design software, reported fiscal second-quarter profit that exceeded analysts’ estimates as subscribers signed up for cloud-computing services at a faster clip.

  • HP’s Whitman Reassigns Bradley in Revamp Amid PC Slump

    Updated 49 minutes ago

    Hewlett-Packard Co. Chief Executive Officer Meg Whitman is reorganizing the company’s struggling personal-computer business, replacing longtime head Todd Bradley with one of his deputies amid a global PC slump.

  • Icahn Urges Dell to Commence $14-a-Share Tender Offer

    Billionaire investor Carl Icahn urged Dell Inc. to spend $15.4 billion to buy back most of its stock, his latest attempt to derail a planned leveraged buyout by founder Michael Dell.

  • Microsoft Said to Add Qualcomm as Surface RT Supplier

    Microsoft Corp., seeking to break into the market for tablet computers, will update its Surface RT using chips from Qualcomm Inc., people with knowledge of the company’s plans said.

  • Retailers to Forge Uber-Like Mobile Payment Pacts, Collison Says

    Mobile payments companies and retailers will forge more partnerships where they retain customer identities, making it unnecessary to re-enter credit- card information, said John Collison, co-founder of Stripe Inc.

  • Unemployment Prompts Online Training Challenging Colleges: Jobs

    Acupuncturist Courtney Wallace was struggling to pay off $60,000 in student debt. Seeking more lucrative work through tapping skills she’d learned as a kid building websites, she went to TrainSignal Inc., which provides web-based computer training for $49 a month. A month later, she was hired as a systems specialist at a consulting company in Chicago.

  • AMD Says New Chips to Rival Intel in Low-Power Servers

    Updated 2 hours, 29 minutes ago

    Advanced Micro Devices Inc., struggling to compete with Intel Corp. in the market for processors that run server computers, unveiled three new products aimed at making a dent in its larger rival’s sales.

  • Case Says Better to Invest Outside Silicon Valley

    Steve Case, co-founder of America Online Inc., said his venture-capital firm Revolution LLC will keep investing the bulk of its capital outside of Silicon Valley and New York to find innovative products and businesses.

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