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Yahoo looks to regain its cool with Tumblr deal

Mon, 20 May 2013 20:00:07 MDT

Yahoo looks to regain its cool with Tumblr deal

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE The Associated Press

Updated May 20, 2013 08:00PM MDT

San Francisco • After falling woefully out of fashion, Yahoo wants to be cool again while catering to the capitalistic demands of its shareholders. That goal led CEO Marissa Mayer to make a $1.1 billion bet on online blogging forum Tumblr in a risky acquisition that revolves around the vision and instincts of a 26-year-old entrepreneur who dropped out of high school to pursue his dream of bringing more beauty and creativity to the Internet. The deal announced Monday is Mayer’s boldest move sinc...

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Yahoo takes big leap with $1.1B deal for Tumblr

Mon, 20 May 2013 13:16:21 MDT

Yahoo takes big leap with $1.1B deal for Tumblr

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE The Associated Press

Updated May 20, 2013 01:16PM MDT

SAN FRANCISCO • Yahoo is buying online blogging forum Tumblr for $1.1 billion as CEO Marissa Mayer tries to rejuvenate an Internet pioneer that had fallen behind the times. The deal announced Monday is Mayer’s boldest move since she left Google 10 months ago to lead Yahoo’s latest comeback attempt. It marks Yahoo’s most expensive acquisition since the Sunnyvale, Calif., company bought online search engine Overture a decade ago for $1.3 billion in cash and stock. Yahoo is paying mostly cash for T...

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Google to allow Gmail users to send money for free (VIDEO)

Mon, 20 May 2013 10:27:02 MDT

Google to allow Gmail users to send money for free (VIDEO)

Digital First Media

Updated May 20, 2013 10:27AM MDT

Google, the world’s largest email provider, has announced that users of its Gmail and Google Wallet services will be able to send money for free from Wallet accounts. Watch to see how that would work.

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Google unveils music streaming service, gaming extras

Wed, 15 May 2013 18:02:48 MDT

Google unveils music streaming service, gaming extras

By VINCE HORIUChI The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 15, 2013 06:02PM MDT

Google introduced a bevy of features Wednesday for its services and mobile devices, including a music subscription service aimed at competing with the likes of Spotify and Rdio. Google Play Music All Access was introduced during Google’s sixth annual I/O conference in San Francisco. The keynote also included a surprise appearance by CEO Larry Page, who disclosed recently that he has damaged vocal chords due to a virus. He completed the address by answering questions from the audience while spea...

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Live blog: Google I/O 2013 keynote

Wed, 15 May 2013 08:59:46 MDT

Live blog: Google I/O 2013 keynote

Digital First Media

Updated May 15, 2013 08:59AM MDT

The San Jose Mercury News' Troy Wolverton will blog live as Google's 2013 I/O developers conference gets underway in San Francisco on Wednesday at 10 a.m. with the keynote address.

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Business news briefs

Tue, 14 May 2013 19:01:03 MDT

Business news briefs

staff and news services

Updated May 14, 2013 07:01PM MDT

Jolie’s news boosts Myriad Gentics Shares of Utah-based cancer test developer Myriad Genetics rose 4 percent in the wake of reports that actress Angelina Jolie had a double mastectomy after learning she was at high risk for breast cancer. Myriad offers a test aimed at determining a woman’s risk of getting hereditary breast or ovarian cancer by looking for defective genes. Boeing resumes 787 deliveries Boeing restarted deliveries of 787s on Tuesday after a four-month halt while it dealt wi...

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News roundup: Google removes 'Slick Mitt's Used Car Lot'

Wed, 15 May 2013 06:27:47 MDT

News roundup: Google removes 'Slick Mitt's Used Car Lot'

The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 15, 2013 06:27AM MDT

Google Maps Romney oops. IRS targeted pro-Hatch group. Gag order for Johnson. Happy Wednesday. "Slick Mitt's Used Car Lot" is no more, at least on Google Maps. After the Boston Herald pointed out that some tech savvy anti-Mitt Romney person had labeled the former candidate's campaign headquarters with the possibly undesirable name, Google quickly updated the tag on the north end Boston address. The city plans to turn the building into a school. [BostonHerald] Topping the news: A pro-Sen. Orrin H...

Curtis: Provo partnership with Google Fiber a plus

Sat, 11 May 2013 12:57:15 MDT

Curtis: Provo partnership with Google Fiber a plus

By steve curtis

Updated May 11, 2013 12:57PM MDT

Layton congratulates Provo on the opportunity the Google Fiber partnership will bring to its residents and on them joining other cities in becoming a gigabit community. Provo’s residents will be able to appreciate the benefits and advantages of gigabit-capable broadband. We join Utah Gov. Gary Hebert and House Speaker Becky Lockhart in applauding Provo for having the foresight to bring this critical infrastructure to its citizens and make it flow like water and electricity. The excitement surro...

Google to take Street View photos of Utah park

Thu, 09 May 2013 21:31:08 MDT

Google to take Street View photos of Utah park

By Vince Horiuchi The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 9, 2013 09:31PM MDT

Thanks to Google, you will be able to hike a trail along Deer Creek State Park in Wasatch County without having to leave your chair. On Monday, the California-based search engine company will photograph a series of 360-degree panoramic pictures of a trail in the Utah park for its Google Maps website, the first time it is filming an off-road stretch of Utah for its virtual map. “They have done parts of the Grand Canyon and a little bit of the Alaskan wilderness, but this will be the first time in...

Kaysville senior named Doodle 4 Google finalist

Thu, 09 May 2013 12:53:59 MDT

Kaysville senior named Doodle 4 Google finalist

By Carol Lindsay Special to The Tribune

Updated May 9, 2013 12:53PM MDT

Kaysville • If it was possible to die of embarrassment, Kaylee Tanner would be a goner. She found herself standing under a balloon arch in front of her fellow students — face red, fight or flight response active, and all because of a little doodle. She was named a finalist in the Doodle 4 Google competition, and being at the center of attention for the shy 17-year-old who is homeschooled but takes four courses at Davis High School. On May 2, the school had an assembly to honor Kaylee’s accompl...