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When Steve Jobs released the first iPhone in June 2007, Apple Inc. and Verizon Communications Inc. were worth almost exactly the same in the public markets: About $115 billion. What came over the next eight years was one of the greatest transfers of power and wealth in corporate history. Mobile phone operators—who had been brutish, intractable gatekeepers to the customer—were turned into Apple’s lackeys….
Verizon Communications Inc. agreed to buy AOL Inc. in a $4.4 billion deal aimed at advancing the telecom giant’s growth ambitions in mobile video and advertising. The all-cash deal values AOL at $50 a share, a 23% premium over the company’s three-month volume-weighted average price. AOL shares rose 18% in morning trading to $50.18. Verizon shares fell 1.7% to $48.98….
Photo Anna Chlumsky in “Veep.”Credit Patrick Harbron/HBO On this week’s episode of “Veep,” Amy Brookheimer (Anna Chlumsky) was infuriated and had finally had enough. Fed up with being frozen out of the loop by yes-woman Karen Collins (Lennon Parham), the manager in the presidential re-election campaign of Selina Meyer (Julia Louis-Dreyfus), she went down in…
I know, right? Will your friends agree? Share this Link Stannis Baratheon From “Game Of Thrones” Is The One True King Of Grammar http://www.buzzfeed.com/meganp25/stannis-the-gr… Fewer enemies. Fewer. Light spoilers for the May 10 episode of Game of Thrones! Stannis Baratheon From “Game Of Thrones” Is The One True King Of Grammar.
A Bolt bus traveling from NYC to Boston caught fire on the Massachusetts Turnpike, near West Newton. A video shows a startling explosion and windows blasting out—and amazingly no injuries have been reported yet: Bolt bus explodes on the Mass Pike eastbound in the West Newton section of Newton #wcvb pic.twitter.com/oRXWcRjgZG — russnelligan (@russnelligan)…
Look at these angry tweets sent to the director and screenwriter Joss Whedon, the man behind both Avengers movies, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and a host of other beloved geek properties. @josswhedon OINK OINK YOU MISOGYNIST PIG — dickwing (@achiIIcs) May 4, 2015 I’m so glad @josswhedon won’t be around to fuck up avengers anymore….
The history of Marvel Merchandise’s long, confusing and mostly terrible history with Black Widow’s presence on toy shelves is exactly that: long, confusing, and mostly terrible. But never fear, true believers — somehow toy-based representation of Black Widow can get even worse! Wait, what? Remember that shot of Natasha riding her motorbike out of the…
Read an amazing Amazon user review of The White Stripes from 1999 May 11, 2015 2:13 PM Back in 1999, The White Stripes were still in their infancy, a baby band made up of a married couple that may or may not have been brother and sister. Still, the group’s self-titled debut was available for…
The reveal of Ray Palmer�s A.T.O.M. suit in Arrow is almost upon us. After months of only hearing it discussed or seeing a holographic representation, Ray will put on the suit for the first time in Episode 15, titled �Nanda Parbat. With this technological marvel, he�ll be able to protect Starling City in a way…
As a rule, conspiracy theories are more elaborate than the truth, requiring subscribers to suspend their judgment. Someone called every Jewish person in the World Trade Center, and told them to stay home on the morning of 9/11, when the planes brought down the twin towers. The United Nations, along with the vast majority of the…