Techmeme: Can a marriage of AOL and Yahoo save the fading Web titans? (Anders Bylund/Ars Technica)

9:35 PM ET, September 11, 2011

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Amazon reportedly in talks to launch a Netflix for books — BREAK THE NEWS! — In February, Amazon.com launched its long-awaited subscription video-streaming service as part of Amazon Prime, setting itself up to be a serious rival to Netflix. If we're honest, it's yet to take off but let's …

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Mike Cane / Mike Cane's xBlog:

Amazon Only Does What's Best For Amazon — Amazon in Talks to Launch Digital-Book Library … The timing of this is no accident. — September 15th is the date Judge Chin has decreed there must be a Google Book Search settlement. — So Amazon probably went to publishers and said …

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@cnbc: Amazon in Talks to Launch Netflix-like Digital Book Service-Amazon Would Charge Customers Fee for Access to Digital-Book Library-WSJ

Steve Lohr / New York Times:

Unboxed: Computer-Generated Articles Are Gaining Traction — “WISCONSIN appears to be in the driver's seat en route to a win, as it leads 51-10 after the third quarter. Wisconsin added to its lead when Russell Wilson found Jacob Pedersen for an eight-yard touchdown to make the score 44-3 ... . ”

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Kara Swisher / AllThingsD:

In This Episode of As the AOL Turns: Will Arrington Appear at TechCrunch Disrupt? — With the continuing negotiations between AOL and high-profile TechCrunch founder Michael Arrington ongoing over the weekend that are likely to come to some conclusion soon, the big question remaining is whether …

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Marisa Guthrie / Hollywood Reporter:

CBS News Ends Relationship With Source of Bogus Steve Jobs Death Tweet (Exclusive) … CBSNews.com has severed its relationship with the host of a web show who sent out an erroneous Tweet yesterday saying that Apple co-founder Steve Jobs had died. — The offending Tweet was sent …

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Ina Fried / AllThingsD:

Windows 8 Gets Ready for Its Big Debut — The world got a sneak peek at Windows 8 at the D9 conference in May. Now, Microsoft is ready to more fully peel back the covers on the next version of its flagship operating system. — That look will come next week at the company's Build developer conference in Anaheim, Calif.

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Brooke Crothers / CNET News:
Windows 8 tablet from Samsung has Intel inside

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Juan Carlos Perez / Computerworld:
Report: Yahoo board not focused on finding new CEO for now

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Matthew Humphries / Geek.com:

Linux.com and The Linux Foundation taken offline following security breach — On or around August 12 the servers used to maintain and distribute the Linux operating system were compromised. No one noticed for over two weeks allowing malware to fill those servers accessed through kernel.org.

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David Kocieniewski / New York Times:

Rich Tax Breaks Bolster Makers of Video Games — The United States government offers tax incentives to companies pursuing medical breakthroughs, urban redevelopment and alternatives to fossil fuels. — It also provides tax breaks for a company whose hit video game this year was the gory Dead Space 2 …

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Joe Wilcox / BetaNews:

There was no Facebook, Twitter or YouTube on 9-11 — Today, around the globe, people are, sadly, commemorating the 10th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. In posting my remembrance, I got to thinking how much has changed technologically and how much circumstances …

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David Kirkpatrick / Techonomy:

Social Power and the Coming Corporate Revolution — Civilizations have clashed in an unexpected way this year, as ordinary people using Facebook and Twitter knocked down dictators in Tunisia, Egypt and Libya—and are threatening absolute rule in Syria. A so-called Arab spring brought waves of liberation to a long-oppressed region.

Discussion: Scobleizer

Anders Bylund / Ars Technica:

Can a marriage of AOL and Yahoo save the fading Web titans? — According to Bloomberg and its ubiquitous “people familiar with the matter,” AOL might be jonesing for a merger with boss-less 'net titan Yahoo. — The two companies already share an advisor firm in Allen & Co …

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