A group of futurists in the heart of Silicon Valley is creating a new institution called Singularity University to legitimise their most extreme thinking and save the world, more 

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Before aQuantive sold to Microsoft for a cool $6 billion in cash, the Seattle online advertising company had to navigate a roller coaster decade of ups and downs.
A tanned and relaxed aQuantive founder Nick Hanauer recalled that wild ride with stories from the early days in a talk Thursday in downtown Seattle. Interestingly, Hanauer said the [...]

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- More states move to help small businesses, as Missouri’s government passes a new $2 million loan program that could provide several dozen small businesses with up to $25,000 each. [Associated Press]
- Advertising behemoth Interpublic Group is offering a free incubator to help small businesses better understand the world of advertising and media buys. [WSJ]
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Microsoft’s tally of direct worldwide employees declined by 800 people between February and March — the first significant sign of the job cuts announced by the company three months ago. The company employed 95,029 people globally as of last month, compared with 95,830 the month before that, according to company figures.
Most of the net reduction [...]

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, more  and YouTube’s Bold Move Toward Profitability  , more 
and Need an Answer? Ask Aardvark  , more 
Microsoft’s Downbeat Outlook  , more 

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Microsoft continues to be battered by the tough economy, reporting revenues of $13.65 billion today, a 6 percent decline from the same quarter a year ago. As expected, it was the first year-over-year quarterly revenue decrease in the company’s history — but it was even worse than the 2 percent reduction analysts had been anticipating.
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Maybe Microsoft should bring Lauren aboard full-time. Reporting its quarterly earnings today, the Redmond company said its research shows a 10 percent increase in preference for Windows PCs since the launch of its recent ad campaign.
The overall campaign dates to the company’s Bill Gates and Jerry Seinfeld ads from last year. Those were head-scratchers, but [...]

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