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Technology Insider

May 22, 2013

This Week's Top Story

This Week's Top Story - Microsoft's Bid to Push the Xbox Beyond Gaming

Consumer Electronics

Microsoft's Bid to Push the Xbox Beyond Gaming

After eight years of tinkering, Microsoft launches XBox One in hopes it will play a central role in American home entertainment

More Top Stories

Tax Shelters Don’t Always Work. Just Ask Amazon

The online retail giant suffered a $338 million loss abroad last year

Tim Cook, Taxes, and Avoiding the Right Thing

By figuring out ways to creatively use our democratic decisions to keep revenue out of the Treasury, Apple is undermining them

GigaOM

New York Times CEO Lauds Digital Pay Model in Columbia Address

Mark Thompson tells Columbia business students that bold, innovative risk-taking is the key to the future in U.S. media

Verizon, AT&T Benefit as Customers Give Up Cable—but Not TV

As consumers spread their entertainment investments, smart media executives are starting to follow suit

The 25 Most Popular Tumblrs Reveal the Challenge for Yahoo!

Since few of Tumblr's blogs interest mainstream audiences, Yahoo will be hard-pressed to sells ads against the sites' content

Why Airbnb Should Book a Room in Albany

For room-rental site Airbnb and similar sharing services, now is very much the time to play politics

Control Your Own Drone Army

Startup DreamHammer envisions individuals being able to turn drones into a cheap, easily supervised workforce

GrubHub, Seamless, and the Importance of the Purchase

It's not enough to offer ratings and reviews anymore—the best review data are what people actually bought

The Future of Bitcoin: Three Predictions From Experts

A panel of Bitcoin authorities including investors and engineers shared their views on how the currency is evolving and who is using it

What Your Company's Online Ad Dollars Will Buy

Unless they're already well-known brands, most companies should assume their digital campaigns' performance will be around half the average

America’s Gift to Rival Economies? The Absurd H-1B Visa Cap

Visa holders earn far more in the U.S. than back at home—a sign that U.S. employers are getting real value from bringing them ashore

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This week in Technology Insider

Welcome to the Tech Insider! This week, writer Ashlee Vance looks at Microsoft Corp.’s new Xbox, whose launch is a massive make-or-break moment for Microsoft. The company has been working for years to transform the Xbox from a gaming console aimed at teenagers and young adults into a family entertainment device capable of playing TV, movies, and music. We also have stories on Yahoo! Inc., Apple Inc. and Amazon.com Inc. Enjoy!

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