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I’ve been reflecting on the recent tour de force developer conference held by Apple: the WWDC. CEO Tim Cook and his team presented a sweeping overhaul of the software systems that power the iPhone, iPad and Mac computers.  Since Steve

An anonymous Associated Press source has revealed that Donald Sterling’s lawyers have given a six-figure budget to private investigators to dig up “dirt” on NBA commissioner Adam Silver, former commissioner David Stern, and the other 29 NBA owners. According to

This summer one woman is offering a new kind of kids’ summer camp. While some youngsters are crafting, playing sports, or honing their science skills, the kids at Camp CEO Kids will be dreaming up products, making them reality, and

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling’s team of lawyers has hired four private investigation firms to dig up dirt on the NBA’s former and current commissioners and its 29 other owners, said a person familiar with

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver responded to Donald Sterling’s lawsuit to block the sale of the Los Angeles Clippers in a halftime interview during Game 3 of the NBA Finals. “It’s so unfortunate that that’s what we’re talking about,” Silver held.

The mercurial Donald Sterling, who vowed legal action to retain ownership of the Los Angeles Clippers before announcing that he wouldn’t sue, has filed a lawsuit to block the sale of his team to former Microsoft executive Steve Ballmer. Sterling’s

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling has pulled his support from a deal to sell the team to former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and will pursue his $1 billion federal lawsuit against the NBA, his attorney

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling agreed Wednesday to sign off on selling the team to former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer for what would be a record $2 billion, according to his attorney. Sterling “has made

Last week, Donald Sterling called the NBA’s plan to oust him from the league “sham proceedings” and filed a $1 billion lawsuit against the basketball behemoth. This week, the mercurial billionaire says he’s ready to “move on.”  “I feel fabulous,

Former Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling attended services at a largely black church in South Los Angeles on Sunday. Sterling went to Praises of Zion Missionary Baptist Church and commented that the service was “beautiful.” KNBC-TV reported that Pastor

Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer’s pending purchase of the Los Angeles Clippers has been the talk of the sports world for the past week.  Much of the chatter has been focused on the team’s price tag; at $2 billion, the

Donald Sterling will reportedly sue the NBA for $1 billion a day after his wife reportedly accepted a deal to sell the team to former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer for $2 billion.  NBC first reported that Sterling may sue for

Donald Sterling will reportedly sue the NBA for $1 billion a day after his wife reportedly accepted a deal to sell the team to former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer for $2 billion.  NBC first reported that Sterling may sue for

Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling’s mental incapacity is caused by Alzheimer’s disease, according to TMZ. TMZ quotes sources close to the Sterling family who confessed that Sterling underwent an examination earlier in May by two well-known neurologists, who conducted

Los Angeles Times sports writer Bill Plaschke is scratching his head, wondering how the woefully mediocre Los Angeles Clippers managed to garner a staggering $2 billion dollar offer from former Microsoft executive Steve Ballmer.  According to the Times, the deal

Donald Sterling bought the San Diego Clippers for $12.5 million. But, according to a report by ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne, he had very little to do with selling the Los Angeles Clippers for $2 billion to former Microsoft executive Steve Ballmer. 

If former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer buys the Clippers for $2 billion, the Sterlings will owe an estimated $662 million in total capital gains taxes.  Donald Sterling bought the Clippers for $12.5 million in 1981. According to accountant Robert Raiola,

Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer will reportedly buy the Los Angeles Clippers from Donald and Shelly Sterling for $2 billion.  On Thursday, the Los Angeles Times reported Ballmer “won a frenetic bidding war” to buy the team for record-setting price

Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer will reportedly buy the Los Angeles Clippers from Donald and Shelly Sterling for $2 billion. On Thursday, the Los Angeles Times reported Ballmer “won a frenetic bidding war” to buy the team for record-setting price

BEIJING, May 20 (UPI) — China has banned government computers from running Windows 8, which is a reaction to Microsoft ceasing support for its popular operating system Windows XP. Xinhua, China’s state-run news agency, reports that an online statement by

H.R. Giger, the man behind the game-changing production design for Ridley Scott’s 1979 masterpiece “Alien,” died of an accidental fall at age 74. Giger won an Academy Award for his work on “Alien,” and would return for “Alien 3.” Giger’s

On Tuesday, President Barack Obama’s Department of Homeland Security proposed immigration rule changes that would allow the spouses of foreigners who have H1-B work visas to also obtain jobs.  As The Hill noted, under the current rules, “highly skilled foreign

An economist whose research finding increased immigration does not depress the wages of American workers that was touted by liberal pundits received a $50,000 grant from Microsoft in 2011, a company lobbying for amnesty. The economist, Giovanni Peri of the

House Judiciary Committee chairman Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) said Friday at Hollywood’s “Creativity Conference” in Washington that there is a “grand bargain” in the works on amnesty. ABC News’s Rick Klein Tweeted that Goodlatte told ABC reporter Jon Karl at

Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg’s FWD.us group, formed to lobby for amnesty legislation, will host an event in Boston on Tuesday, presumably to discuss with policymakers the need for more foreign workers in the high-tech industry.  The “The Future of Talent”

On the day that Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) told a local newspaper that she believed amnesty legislation could be brought to the floor by August, she met with Satya Nadella, the new CEO of Microsoft. “I believe there is a

Embattled director Bryan Singer says he has proof that will exonerate him against charges he drugged and sexually assaulted a 17-year-old boy in 1999. Singer still is watching his calender being upturned days after the lawsuit describing Singer’s alleged acts

Several members on the Texas State Board of Education recently pushed to institute a required Mexican-American studies class in all Texas public high schools. Supporters of the proposal argued that such a course would give students a more well-rounded perspective of Texas

Yahoo/Microsoft  Enter Streaming TV Biz Everybody knows television as we know it is as dead, and this includes evil bundled cable television. Time for smart players to get in on the ground floor of Streaming while there still is one.

“It’s Official: We Are In a Tech Bubble. That was the March 11 headline in Fox Business News. Tech veteran Steve Tobak asked, “How can an industry full of so many brilliant and innovative people–an industry I was once a

Many of you all posting here will whine that when it comes to productivity software, OpenOffice rocks, or Pages or Google Docs is all you need. I hear the same crap from pundits on all the tech podcasts. Apple and

Speaking before the Patriots Rally for Freedom event held in March in Martindale, Texas, Alice Linahan, a self-described “Ticked-Off Mom” and co-founder of the Women on the Wall organization discussed how liberals in education are involved in “dumbing down our

WASHINGTON (AP) — Manufacturing giant Caterpillar Inc. has used an aggressive tax strategy to shift profits overseas in order to avoid paying billions in U.S. taxes, according to a new investigative report by a key Senate Democrat. Caterpillar has avoided

The ObamaCare launch disaster wasn’t all about the bumblers in the Obama Administration scarfing down $600 million and farting out a pile of 404 errors.  The state exchanges had a lot of trouble, too.  The worst ones are still abject

French satellites have found what they believe could be a “debris field” made of parts of missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, Malaysian officials announced to day. The news arrives after inclement weather halted the search Tuesday. Malaysia’s acting transportation minister