Microsoft gobbles up VideoSurf, a video search startup backed by Al Gore

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Microsoft has been pretty quiet on the acquisition front in recent months, ever since shelling out $8.5 billion for Skype. But the software giant is starting to put some of its cash pile to use again, with reports out today that the company is buying San Mateo, California-based video search startup VideoSurf for about $70… Read More…

Al Gore on Steve Jobs: ‘He was totally unique’

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Former Vice President Al Gore, an Apple board member and venture capitalist, discussed at length his relationship with Apple co-founder Steve Jobs in an interview with Walt Mossberg of The Wall Street Journal at the AsiaD conference in Hong Kong today. Gore expressed confidence that Apple’s executive team will continue to fire on all cylinders…. Read More…