May 2008
Microsoft ups offer for Yahoo by several dollars
Microsoft reportedly dangled a higher takeover bid in front of Yahoo, hoping to reach a friendly deal.
February 2008
The Oracle at Yahoo: Using Yahoo News to Search the Future
Imagine exploring millions and millions of news pages and other documents to find information about events that are scheduled to happen in the future, to help predict the future.
Microsoft Bids for Yahoo! Wrapup
By now you have probably heard the news that Microsoft has made a bid for Yahoo!. Since so many people are covering it I thought it would be best to do a end of day wrapup about the proposed Microsoft Yahoo! news.
January 2008
Naps May Boost Memory - Yahoo! News
New research conducted by brain researcher Avi Karni of the University of Haifa in Israel explores the possibility that naps help lock in sometimes fleeting long-term memories. A 90-minute daytime snooze might help the most, the study finds.
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