Micro Focus Ends Takeover Talks, Resumes Share Buyback

Aug. 22 (Bloomberg) -- Micro Focus International Plc, a U.K. software provider, said it ended takeover discussions and will instead resume a share buyback program.

Micro Focus Ends Takeover Talks, Resumes Share Buyback

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Top 10 Things You Should Not Share On Social Networks

If your Facebook status reads, "Leaving for France!" you're not just gloating about your trip. You're advertising that your house will be empty. Bad idea.

Top 10 Things You Should Not Share on Social Networks

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DealBook: Qualcomm to Buy Atheros for $45 a Share

In its largest acquisition ever, Qualcomm, the wireless technology company, offered $45 a share for Atheros Communication on Wednesday — a deal first reported by DealBook on Tuesday.

DealBook: Qualcomm to Buy Atheros for $45 a Share

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DealBook: Share Rules Could Push Offering by Facebook

While it is unclear what exactly the S.E.C. is focusing on, legal experts say that one clear area of inquiry relates to a federal law that establishes a limit for private companies of fewer than 500 shareholders. Once a company has 500 shareholders, it must register its private shares with the S.E.C. and publicly disclose its financial results.

DealBook: Share Rules Could Push Offering by Facebook

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DealBook: Share Rules Could Push Facebook Offering

A surging shadow market in the privately held shares of Facebook is making such restraint difficult and could spur the company to go public — even as its executives try to tamp down speculation about an initial public offering — much as similar pressure helped push Microsoft and Google toward their own initial public offerings.

DealBook: Share Rules Could Push Facebook Offering

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Google Gains Market Share in U.S. Mobile Ads

A new IDC report expects other winners this year to include Apple and Millennial Media. Among the losers: Yahoo and Microsoft

Google Gains Market Share in U.S. Mobile Ads

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Creative Commons Xmas carol, "Please Share Alike"

Lawrence Lessig, Leo Laporte, Dick DeBartolo, Zadi Diaz, Kevin Kelly, and Mark and me sang along in "A Creative Commons Christmas Carol," a freely licensed Christmas carol.

Creative Commons Xmas carol, "Please Share Alike"

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