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Silicon Alley Insider  42 minutes ago:

Now That The $1.1 Billion Sale Is Official, This Is As Close To Gloating As One Tumblr Investor Is Going To Get (YHOO) -

Union Square Ventures was one of the earliest investors in Tumblr. 

Now, USV's most famous partner, Fred Wilson, is celebrating Yahoo's $1.

Silicon Alley Insider  51 minutes ago:

Here's The GIF Marissa Mayer Used To Announce The Yahoo-Tumblr Deal On Tumblr (YHOO) -

Marissa Mayer has her own Tumblr where, appropriately enough, she announced the Tumblr deal with a GIF:

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Silicon Alley Insider  53 minutes ago:

Buying Tumblr, Mayer Promises 'Not To Screw It Up,' Will Let It Run Independently (YHOO) -

Yahoo just announced that it is buying Tumblr for $1.1 billion.

Tumblr CEO David Karp and Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer are taking great pains to assure Tumblr users that they will not "screw up" Tumblr after the acquisition.

Silicon Alley Insider  59 minutes ago:

MARISSA MAYER: Here's Why I Just Bought Tumblr For $1.1 Billion (YHOO) -

Yahoo just bought Tumblr for $1.1 billion.

Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer explained her move in a Tumblr blog post.

Silicon Alley Insider  3 hours ago:

10 Things You Need To Know This Morning -

Good morning. For David Karp, it's a great one.

The big news from over the weekend is that Yahoo's board has reportedly approved the plan to buy Tumblr for $1.

Silicon Alley Insider  15 hours ago:

The Story Of A Boy Whose Tempter Tantrum Led To A Venture-Backed Food Startup -

A few years ago, then 13-year-old Nicky Bronner woke woke up the day after Halloween to find that his dad had taken away a big chunk of his Halloween Candy.

Silicon Alley Insider  16 hours ago:

Here's The Problem With The New Theory That A Japanese Math Professor Is The Inventor Of Bitcoin -

Earlier today we wrote about the intriguing new claim, from computer industry pioneer Ted Nelson, that the inventor of Bitcoin was probably Japanese math professor Shinichi Mochizuki.

Silicon Alley Insider  17 hours ago:

Kim Jong-Un Could Give North Korea Internet At The Flip Of A Switch -

As you might expect, North Korea's "Internet" mirrors North Korea itself: Sad, secluded, and limited to just a handful of propagandistic sites.

Silicon Alley Insider  19 hours ago:

Here's How Apple Is Spending Its $145 Billion Pile Of Cash -

What is Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) planning on doing with its enormous cash reserves? It’s no secret that some of it is going into shareholder’s pockets.

Silicon Alley Insider  20 hours ago:

Tumblr Users Are Already Revolting Over The Potential Yahoo Buyout (YHOO) -

News broke this morning that Yahoo's board approved a $1.1 billion all cash deal to acquire blogging site Tumblr.