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Silicon Alley Insider  3 hours ago:

Security Vendor Websense Goes Private in $906 Million Deal (WBSN) -

Websense has been the subject of acquisition rumors for years and it's finally found a way to cash out: a private equity deal lead by Vista Equity Partners.

Silicon Alley Insider  4 hours ago:

CHART OF THE DAY: The Reason Yahoo Bought Tumblr (And The Reason To Be Skeptical) (YHOO) -

All Things D's Peter Kafka summed up Yahoo's $1.1 billion acquisition best, saying on Twitter, "Resist urge to attach Big Ideas to Yahumblr.

Silicon Alley Insider  4 hours ago:

FLASHBACK: Tumblr Founder David Karp's Words Of Wisdom To Entrepreneurs -

We interviewed Tumblr founder David Karp all the way back in November 2010, and asked him for any words of wisdom he would give to startup founders.

Silicon Alley Insider  4 hours ago:

Apple Accused Of Avoiding Paying Billions In Taxes By The Senate (AAPL) -

Apple CEO Tim Cook is appearing before Congress tomorrow to talk about the company's taxes and offshore profits.

Silicon Alley Insider  5 hours ago:

Yahoo Reveals A 'Re-imagined' Flickr – It Comes With A Terabyte Of Storage! (YHOO) -

Yahoo is showing off a brand new version of Flickr today in New York. Each user is getting a terabyte of storage for free.

Silicon Alley Insider  5 hours ago:

LIVE: Marissa Mayer Talks About Yahoo Products In New York (YHOO) -

Yahoo is hosting product event in New York today at 5PM.

Here's the live stream:

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Silicon Alley Insider  6 hours ago:

Tumblr's Ad Sales Pitch Deck Says Brands Will Now Be 'Front And Center' (YHOO) -

Tumblr is wasting no time in ramping up the amount of advertising it serves now that its $1.

Silicon Alley Insider  6 hours ago:

HP Is Losing Some Rock Star Big Data Engineers (HPQ) -

HP wants to establish itself as a leader in big data, a technology that quickly crunches through massive amounts of business data.

Silicon Alley Insider  6 hours ago:

88% Of U.S. Consumers Use Mobile As Second Screen While Watching TV -

Mobile Insights is a daily newsletter from BI Intelligence that collects and delivers the top mobile industry news.

Silicon Alley Insider  6 hours ago:

Syrian Hackers Take Over Daily Telegraph Twitter Accounts -

Twitter accounts linked to the British newspaper the Daily Telegraph appear to have been taken over by Syrian hackers who call themselves the Syrian Electronic Army.