Microsoft pulls LinkedIn out of China
US tech giant Microsoft has decided operating a social network in China has become too much like hard work.
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Microsoft hopes to improve social skills with LinkedIn appointment
Microsoft has named Kevin Scott, LinkedIn’s Senior VP of Infrastructure, as CTO for the tech giant reporting directly into CEO Satya Nadella.
Microsoft finally links up with LinkedIn, but with strings attached
After showing LinkedIn off to its mates, Microsoft has been told it’s a keeper, and that it can officially get its merge on.
Verizon, Twitter and Snapchat all take turns in the rumour mill
Verizon, Twitter and Snapchat Snap have all hit the headlines with rumours swirling faster than the day following the office Christmas party.
Salesforce throws hissy fit over LinkedIn acquisition
Salesforce has thrown a full-on hissy fit over Microsoft’s $26 billion acquisition of LinkedIn, asking the European Union regulators to investigate antitrust concerns.
LinkedIn SEC filing reveals negotiating battle added $5bn to acquisition
The US Securities and Exchange Committee has released its filings outlining the road to Microsoft’s acquisition of LinkedIn, during which $5 billion was added to the value of the deal.
Microsoft makes social play with $26bn LinkedIn acquisition
Microsoft has made a play to enter the social market after announcing it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire professional cloud network LinkedIn for $26.2 billion.
Tech firms seek government surveillance reform
Google, Microsoft and Facebook are among eight leading cloud and tech firms calling for sweeping reform in how US intelligence agencies gather data in bulk and restrict the ability of service providers to inform their customers on the extent and nature of government requests for such data, according to an open letter published by the group today.
Zynga files for IPO, says its future is mobile
Social gaming giant Zynga has filed for its much-anticipated initial public offering in the US. While the company has yet to put a price tag on the shares, as part of the process of calculating its registration fees with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Zynga has estimated it will raise $1bn from the sale.
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