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by Chris Nerney

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Chris Nerney writes about the business side of technology market strategies and trends, legal issues, leadership changes, mergers, venture capital, IPOs and technology stocks.

Does this mean someday we'll be able to store digital porn in our DNA?

Posted May 24, 2012 - 10:03 am

Researchers at Stanford University say they've figured out how to encode, store and erase digital data in living cells.
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The HP Way: Shareholders get dividends, employees get pink slips

Posted May 23, 2012 - 01:28 pm

Hewlett-Packard is expected on Wednesday to announce the layoff of up to 30,000 workers, even as it continues to pay out regular dividends on 2 billion shares of common stock.
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Facebook shares plunge on second day of trading

Posted May 21, 2012 - 12:47 pm

Shares of social networking giant Facebook plummet in early Monday trading nearly 14% below Friday's first-day closing price.
Facebook shares open up 13%

Posted May 18, 2012 - 11:41 am

Social networking giant Facebook went public Friday in one of the most highly anticipated IPOs in history.
Facebook IPO sucker scheme task list almost complete

Posted May 15, 2012 - 11:00 am

Facebook's long campaign to set up suckers for its IPO is nearly complete. Suckers, please report to the starting gate.
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How many more Scott Thompsons are out there?

Posted May 14, 2012 - 01:41 pm

Scott Thompson may be gone from Yahoo, but many of you still are reporting to a phony running your own department or company.
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Why is Scott Thompson still CEO of Yahoo?

Posted May 09, 2012 - 12:17 pm

If any other Yahoo employee were confronted with a bogus credential on their resume, that person would be fired on the spot. So why does Scott Thompson still have his CEO job?
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Meet the Facebook killer

Posted May 08, 2012 - 01:20 pm

Facebook may be enjoying its IPO roadshow at the moment, but out there lurks the company that will destroy the social networking giant.
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Scott Thompson is toast

Posted May 04, 2012 - 09:10 am

Yahoo is trying its best to brush off the controversy over CEO Scott Thompson's biography, which inaccurately credits him with earning a B.S. in computer science from Stonehill College. It won't work.
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Exclusive: 5 fun facts about Facebook's IPO roadshow

Posted May 03, 2012 - 01:10 pm

Social networking giant Facebook reportedly will begin the roadshow Monday for its anticipated mid-May initial public offering. In this exclusive report, an anonymous source tells ITworld what to expect.

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iPhone 5 growing up, but not out, this fall

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New photo of Wii U tablet controller leaks ahead of E3

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Java creator unhappy with Oracle trial outcome

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Money, not technology, drives cloud growth, IT shrinkage

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Does this mean someday we'll be able to store digital porn in our DNA?

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