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Verizon Buys AOL - Verizon announced that it will buy AOL for $4.4 billion on Tuesday (May 12) morning. This acquisition sets up Verizon, which is the nation's largest wireless carrier, to enter the video and mobile arena. Google, Yahoo and Microsoft are also known for their billion-dollar buyouts. Keep reading to learn about the biggest acquisitions in tech history. -- Patrice Peck (Photos from left: AOL, Verizon)

Billion Dollar Buyout: The Biggest Tech Acquisitions of Recent Years

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Voting Rights

Harlem Woman to Compete for Coveted Software World Championship Title

Dominique Howard hopes to beat out 30-plus experts.
07/24/2014

Shelly Sterling Meets With Ex-Microsoft CEO

Wife of Clippers owner talks team's sale with Steve Ballmer.
05/27/2014
Florida A&M University, hazing, Torque Dance Team

HBCU Review: FAMU May Be in Danger of Losing Its First Female President

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FAMU Alum Named Chairman of Microsoft - John W. Thompson, a 1971 graduate from Florida A&M University, was appointed the independent chairman of computer software giant Microsoft Corp., replacing company founder Bill Gates. Thompson first joined the Microsoft board in 2012 a year after he was inducted into the FAMU SBI Hall of Fame.   (Photo: David Paul Morris/Getty Images)

John Thompson Becomes First Black Chairman of Microsoft’s Board

The FAMU graduate will succeed Bill Gates.
02/05/2014
Edward Snowden

Everything You Need to Know About NSA Snooping Scandal

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Morehouse College

HBCU Review: Microsoft Donates $8 Million in Software Grants

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You Can Build That: Garrett Johnson Exemplifies the Power of an Idea

Garrett Johnson turns a school project into a big business.
12/11/2012
Black Friday shopping tips

What Not to Buy on Black Friday

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Jobs

Is This the End of Hotmail?

Microsoft upgrades the popular email client.
08/15/2012
Technology

Is Microsoft’s “Avoid Ghetto” Smartphone App Insulting?

The new GPS technology incorporates crime statistics.
01/12/2012