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Technology Report: Icahn plans dinner meeting with Apple's Cook on buyback size

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Icahn plans dinner meeting with Apple's Cook on buyback size
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Carl Icahn has spoken again with Apple Inc's Tim Cook and plans a longer discussion with the chief executive over dinner next month about the size of the iPhone maker's buyback program, the activist investor tweeted on Thursday.
HP CEO on the prowl for acquisitions up to $1.5 billion
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Hewlett-Packard Co is back in the market for acquisitions of up to $1.5 billion, Chief Executive Meg Whitman said in a televised interview on Thursday, aiming for smaller deals after a flurry of outsized purchases in past years.
Insight: At Apple, Tim Cook leads a quiet cultural revolution
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Shortly after signing on as chief operating officer at Facebook, Sheryl Sandberg was looking to connect with people in a similar role - No. 2 to a brilliant and passionate young founder. She called Tim Cook.
Tesla moves to trademark "Model E" name for future models
DETROIT (Reuters) - Tesla Motors Inc , the electric car maker led by billionaire Elon Musk, has filed an application to trademark the "Model E" name to potentially use on future automobiles, clothing and repair service.
GameStop boosts profit forecast on console outlook, stock jumps
(Reuters) - GameStop Corp raised its 2013 earnings forecast on Thursday, counting on new consoles from Microsoft Corp and Sony Corp to boost holiday season spending on video games and reverse the sector's decline.
Aruba Networks posts higher quarterly revenue
(Reuters) - Network-equipment maker Aruba Networks Inc reported a 10 percent rise in fourth-quarter revenue as demand for its products rose and it added new customers.
Ex-Soviet hackers play outsized role in cyber crime world
MOSCOW (Reuters) - If you want to hack a phone, order a cyber attack on a competitor's website or buy a Trojan program to steal banking information, look no further than the former Soviet Union.
Carmakers look to video games for new routes to market
COLOGNE, Germany (Reuters) - The spoiler popped up automatically when the speedometer of the new Audi RS7 Sportback moved past 130 kilometers an hour on Charles Bridge in central Prague, creating just enough downforce to ensure the tires gripped the road around the next turn.
Ex-Microsoft exec Sinofsky joins Silicon Valley venture capital firm
SEATTLE (Reuters) - Steven Sinofsky, the hard-charging former Microsoft Corp executive, has joined the prominent Silicon Valley venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz as a part-time "board partner," representing the firm on certain boards of companies it invests in.
SunEdison to spin off semiconductor business in solar push
(Reuters) - SunEdison Inc said it would spin off its semiconductor business in an initial public offering and use the proceeds to build solar farms.
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