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| May. 22 |
Twitter |
Twitter adds two-factor authentication Twitter gave users a security measure to help prevent hackers from taking over their accounts and tweeting out inflammatory babel to the mas...
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| May. 20 |
Yahoo |
Tumblr 'will boost Yahoo revenue'
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| May. 19 |
Yahoo |
Yahoo 'to buy Tumblr for $1.1bn'
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| May. 17 |
Yahoo |
Report: Yahoo nearing $1.1B acquisition of Tumblr |
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| May. 1 |
Facebook |
Facebook posts $219 million profit, mobile ad revenue gains |
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| Apr. 30 |
Twitter |
News companies warned by Twitter
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| Apr.24 |
Facebook |
Brazilian judge orders Facebook page removed |
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| Apr.22 |
Netflix |
Netflix's 1Q subscriber gains catapult stock |
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| Apr.18 |
Google |
Google's 1Q shows more progress in mobile ads |
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| Apr.11 |
Google |
Google launches tool to determine data use after death |
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| Mar.22 |
San Francisco |
Marin Software rises in debut on the NYSE
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| Mar.18 |
Pleasanton |
Safeway files IPO for gift card subsidiary |
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Electronic Arts CEO steps down Video game publisher says its chief executive, John Riccitiello, will step down on March 30. The company has named Larry Probst as executive...
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| Feb.25 |
Yahoo |
CEO Marissa Mayer's ban on telecommuting sparks a firestorm| The decision to order telecommuting employees back to the office has sparked a passionate debate | |
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| Feb.20 |
Google |
New Google Glass features unveiled |
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| Feb.19 |
Google |
Google's stock price breaks $800 for 1st time |
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| Feb.15 |
Facebook |
Facebook 'targeted by hackers' |
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| Feb.11 |
Facebook |
Facebook sued over 'like' button |
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| Feb.1 |
Twitter |
Twitter says hackers compromise 250K accounts |
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| Jan.22 |
Google |
Google's 4Q earnings rise despite Motorola woes |
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| Dec.13 |
Google |
Google Maps app returns to iPhone |
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| Oct.18 |
Google |
Error sees Google stock suspended
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| Oct.12 |
Pleasanton |
Workday surges in post-IPO trading debut |
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| Oct.4 |
Facebook |
Facebook passes one billion users| The passing of the milestone was announced by founder Mark Zuckerberg on US television on Thursday | |
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| Oct.1 |
South of Market |
Oracle Open World conference starts in SF |
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| Sep.20 |
Apple |
Apple under fire over new map app |
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| Aug.16 |
Facebook |
Facebook hits new low as IPO lock-up ends
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| Jul.26 |
Facebook |
Facebook stock tumbles despite solid earnings report
Facebook beat Wall Street expectations. Earnings disappointed investors so the stock fell in after-hours trading and ever since the stock went...
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| Jul.16 |
Yahoo |
Yahoo names Google exec as new boss| Technology firm Yahoo has appointed leading Google executive Marissa Mayer as its next chief executive. Mayer, 37, will become the firm's third CEO in the space of ... | |
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| Jun.6 |
LinkedIn |
LinkedIn passwords leaked on web |
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| Jun.5 |
Sunnyvale |
SAP had agreed to buy Ariba for $4.3 billion |
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| May.29 |
Facebook |
Facebook drops below $30 |
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| May.24 |
Google |
Google didn't infringe Oracle patents, jury finds |
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| May.22 |
Facebook |
Concerns grow over Facebook deal |
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| May.21 |
Facebook |
Facebook closes below IPO price |
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| May.18 |
Facebook |
Facebook in stock debut rollercoaster 
| Facebook shares ended their first day of trading at $38.23, barely above the company's initial pricing of $38. Facebook stock closed at ... | |
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| May.17 |
Facebook |
Facebook shares valued at $100bn
Facebook has priced its shares ahead of one of the most eagerly-anticipated share flotations in recent stock market history
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| May.14 |
Facebook |
Facebook raises stock price |
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| May.13 |
Yahoo |
Yahoo CEO Thompson quits his post| The chief executive of computer firm Yahoo has stepped down, amid accusations that a fake computer science degree was included on his CV. He has been replaced by global media head Ross Levinsohn. The firm is close to agree... | |
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| Apr.18 |
San Francisco |
Google CEO Larry Page denies improper use of Java |
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| Apr.12 |
Google |
Google doubles shares as profits soar |
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| Apr.9 |
Facebook |
Facebook buys Instagram for $1 billion |
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| Apr.4 |
Yahoo |
Yahoo to cut 14% of its workforce
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| Mar.12 |
Yahoo |
Yahoo sues Facebook over patents |
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| Mar.2 |
San Francisco |
Yelp shares surge in market debut
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| Feb.9 |
Dublin |
Oracle paying $1.9 B for Taleo's HR software |
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| Feb.7 |
Yahoo |
Yahoo chairman Bostock, 3 others exit board |
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| Feb.1 |
Facebook |
Facebook confirms plans to go public The world's largest social networking site confirms plans to issue shares raising $5bn in what would be the largest stock floatation by a web firm
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| Jan.19 |
Google |
Sales miss estimates amid Europe's slowdown |
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| Jan.18 |
San Francisco |
Wikipedia, Google protest antipiracy law |
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| Jan.17 |
Yahoo |
Yahoo founder Jerry Yang resigns
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| Jan.4 |
Yahoo |
Yahoo names PayPal exec as CEO Yahoo Inc. has named Scott Thompson, president of eBay Inc.'s PayPal division, as its new CEO
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| Dec.16 |
San Francisco |
Zynga rakes in $1 billion in IPO, stock fall
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| Oct.24 |
Netflix |
Netflix loses 800,000 subscribers |
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| Sep.6 |
Yahoo |
Yahoo fires CEO Bartz Yahoo's chief executive Carol Bartz has been fired by the internet company after two-and-a-half years in the top job
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| Jun.6 |
SF Downtown |
Apple boss unveils iCloud service |
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| May.19 |
LinkedIn |
LinkedIn soars 90% in debut LinkedIn's stock more than doubled in its market debut because of investor demand for the first major social networking company to go public
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| Feb.8 |
Menlo Park |
Facebook moving from Palo Alto
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| Jan.20 |
Google |
Schmidt to step down as Google CEO Eric Schmidt will step down from his role as CEO in April and be replaced by co-founder Larry Page. Schmidt will stay on as executive chairman
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| Dec.3 |
Google |
Groupon says no to Google sale |
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| Nov.23 |
Oracle |
SAP hit with $1.3B verdict in Oracle trial |
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| Nov.16 |
Apple |
iTunes will sell music from Beatles
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| Oct.4 |
Twitter |
Twitter co-founder steps down as CEO |
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| Sep.6 |
Oracle |
Oracle Names Ex-HP CEO Co-President |
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| Sep.4 |
San Francisco |
Craigslist drops adult services listings After years of pressure, Craigslist has surrendered a battle over sexual ads that some viewed as a test case for the boundaries of online fr...
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| Aug.19 |
Intel |
Intel To Buy McAfee In $7.68 Billion Deal Intel Corp. is making the biggest acquisition in its 42-year history with the takeover of computer-security software maker
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| Apr.21 |
San Francisco |
Visa paying $2B for CyberSource |
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| Mar.22 |
Google |
Google stops censoring search in China Google has stopped censoring its search results in China, ignoring warnings by the country's authorities
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| Feb.25 |
Google |
Italian court convicts execs over video |
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| Sep.16 |
Google |
Digital Books To Reincarnate As Paperback |
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| Aug.6 |
Twitter |
Twitter site reopens after attack |
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| Jul.29 |
Yahoo |
Microsoft and Yahoo seal web deal
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| Jul.7 |
Google |
New Oper. System To Take On Microsoft |
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| Jun.24 |
LinkedIn |
LinkedIn hires new CEO |
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| May.12 |
Oakland |
Ask.com CEO leaving, Garell to take over
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| Apr.20 |
Oracle |
Oracle To Buy Sun For $7.4B Oracle Corp. is pouncing on an opportunity that opened up after rival IBM abandoned an earlier bid to buy computer server and software maker
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| Jan.13 |
Yahoo |
Carol Bartz to head Yahoo Yahoo Inc. has named former Autodesk CEO as its new chief executive, ending a 2-month high-profile search for the struggling Internet giant
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| Nov.17 |
Yahoo |
Jerry Yang Out As CEO
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| Oct.6 |
eBay |
eBay to cut 1,600 jobs |
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| Sep.1 |
Google |
Google Readies Web Browser |
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| Jul.13 |
Yahoo |
Yahoo turns down another Microsoft offer
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| Jun.12 |
Yahoo |
Yahoo-Google agree online ad deal
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| May.18 |
Yahoo |
Microsoft gives Yahoo bid another go |
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| May.15 |
Yahoo |
Icahn Picks 10 Directors |
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| May.12 |
HP |
HP in talks to buy Electronic Data Systems |
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| May.3 |
Yahoo |
Microsoft walks away from Yahoo
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| Apr.5 |
Yahoo |
Microsoft gives Yahoo deadline for deal |
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| Mar.26 |
Redwood City |
Take-Two Board Rejects EA Bid |
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| Feb.11 |
Yahoo |
Yahoo officially rejects Microsoft's takeover
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| Feb.1 |
Yahoo |
Microsoft makes unsolicited $44.6b bid Microsoft has made an aggressive bid to buy struggling behemoth, in hopes that the combined forces would create a formidable competitor Goog...
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| Jan.16 |
Oracle |
Oracle to Buy BEA for $7.85 Billion
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| Nov.5 |
Yahoo |
House committee chair lambasts Yahoo
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| Oct.24 |
Facebook |
Microsoft Puts $240M In Facebook |
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| Oct.16 |
Yahoo |
Lawmaker: Yahoo knew China's intent |
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| Oct.12 |
Oracle |
Oracle Offers $6.7B for BEA Systems |
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| Sep.13 |
Moffett Field |
Google founders pay NASA $1.3m to land |
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| Aug.29 |
SF City Hall |
EarthLink Kills City Wi-Fi Deal |
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| Jun.18 |
Yahoo |
CEO Terry Semel steps down from post |
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| May.4 |
Yahoo |
Reports: Microsoft Pursuing Yahoo |
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| Apr.17 |
Mountain View |
Last-minute tax users swamp Intuit |
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| Apr.13 |
Google |
Google To Buy DoubleClick For $3.1B
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| Oct.24 |
South of Market |
Oracle OpenWorld Convention Invades SF |
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| Oct.9 |
YouTube |
Google buys YouTube for $1.65bn
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| Jan.24 |
Google |
Google censors itself for China |
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Emeryville |
Disney buys Pixar in $7.4bn deal Disney has agreed a $7.4bn deal to buy the animation firm behind films including Toy Story and The Incredibles
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| Jan.19 |
Google |
Feds Seek Records in Porn Probe |
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| Nov.17 |
Google |
Shares Hit $400 Milestone |
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| Oct.20 |
Google |
Spectacular 3Q numbers; stock surges |
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| Sep.12 |
Oracle |
Oracle to Purchase Siebel in $5.85B Deal |
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| Jan.14 |
Pleasanton |
Oracle to fire 5,000 |
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| Dec.13 |
Oracle |
Oracle Buys PeopleSoft for $10.3 Billion
PeopleSoft agreed to a sweetened buyout by rival software maker, relenting after a 18-month takeover saga
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| Oct.1 |
Pleasanton |
PeopleSoft fires CEO Craig Conway |
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| Aug.19 |
Google |
Google goes public, shares surge 18% Shares finished the day at $100.34 with more than 22 million shares having changed hands
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| Aug.4 |
Google |
Possible securities violations disclosed |
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| Apr.29 |
Google |
Google files long-awaited IPO plans
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| Jan.29 |
Emeryville |
Pixar dumps Disney |
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| Jun.6 |
Oracle |
Oracle offers $5.1 billion for PeopleSoft
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| Apr.28 |
Apple |
Apple launches online music service |
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| Jun.3 |
Napster |
Napster files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
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| Jun.3 |
Danville |
Bay Area News Atlas started
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