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Microsoft may help finance Yahoo takeover amid board changes

Yahoo logoYahoo’s sale is moving slowly, but new money from Microsoft may help accelerate it.

A new report from Kara Swisher in Re/code today said that Microsoft executives are meeting with private equity firms as they consider a takeover of the struggling internet giant. According to the report, Microsoft is...

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Table for one: How to play board games without a group

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Welcome to Ars Cardboard, our weekend look at tabletop games! Check out our complete board gaming coverage right here—and let us know what you think.

A common refrain we hear in the comments section of Ars Cardboard stories is, “Man, these games...

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Tech Moves: UIEvolution CEO replaced by founder; Concur president named to Twilio board; and more
Elena Donio, Concur President
— UIEvolution confirmed with GeekWire today that founder Satoshi Nakajima has returned to the company’s executive team and is replacing Chris Ruff as CEO. Ruff was CEO for the past decade and talked about UIEvolution’s “phenomenal 2015” when GeekWire wrote about its $ 10.2 million funding last month. Nakajima, known as the...
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Wikimedia board official responds to editors: Geshuri is an “excellent candidate”

Arnnon Geshuri, appointed to the Wikimedia Foundation board in January 2016. (credit: Myleen Hollero / Wikimedia Foundation)

The newest board member of the Wikimedia Foundation, Arnnon Geshuri, is under fire from hundreds of disgruntled editors who think he should be shown the door. They're upset at his role in a "no poach" hiring arrangement between Google, Apple, and other major tech...

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Tech Moves: NetMotion appoints former Cisco director as president; Cascadia Capital co-founder joins WRF board; and more
Christopher Kenessey
—NetMotion Wireless appointed Christopher Kenessey as president of the Seattle-based mobility management solution provider. He’ll lead the company’s global business operations, sales, marketing and engineering efforts. “Christopher has built an impressive track record of strategic and operational accomplishments,” NetMotion CEO John Ferron said. “He brings a...
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