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When you've co-founded the biggest software company in the world, you tend to look for big projects to pique your interest and your pocketbook. That's why Microsoft billionaire Paul Allen gathered a bunch of the country's top neuroscientists back in 2002 and asked how he could help to improve our understanding of how the brain works. "If you come from a background in computer science, it's always fascinating to think about the human brain, and to try to figure out and understand how the brain works," Allen told TIME recently. "It turns out we know...
Although neither Facebook nor Yahoo has confirmed the report, Yahoo’s stock rose 0.5 percent to $25.76 when the news appeared in yesterday morning’s Journal. Rumors that Facebook was in talks with Yahoo, Viacom, and Microsoft have been floating around for months...
Facebook has in the past held acquisition discussions with Microsoft and Viacom, as well as Yahoo, according to the Journal. The corporations have been attracted to the site because it provides them access to a young demographic. In fact, the site tied with beer as the second most “in” thing among college students in a recent poll conducted by Student Monitor, a New Jersey-based research firm...
...Even high schoolers are groomed by companies such as Microsoft; the software giant sinks its hooks into the most promising by reeling them into college internships that often lead to jobs. And internship programs that focus on minority or disadvantaged youth are proving a successful way for large employers to diversify their workforce...
...Ricky Malvar says he feels certain his enthusiasm about his Microsoft internship won over his interviewer at his top-choice school, the University of Southern California...