If Oracle, which has traditionally spent lavishly to buy other software companies along with the occasional hardware vendor like Sun Microsystems, is looking for more hardware, what are some targets?
Google, one of the most important companies in the world today, celebrates 13 years in business. We take a look back at Google's history, from Stanford to Susan Wojcicki's garage to the company's 103 acquisitions and purchases.
The implication is that Texas Gov. Rick Perry is too lax on enforcing federal immigration laws, and that his support of the in-state tuition bill aligns him more closely with Democrats than Republicans. But to those who have followed Perry's career as governor, the narrative that he is overly sympathetic to immigrants or weak on enforcement is somewhere between an oversimplification and an outright falsehood.
A dog surfing competition held in Del Mar, Calif. on Sunday was won by Buddy, a hall of fame pooch who has won the past five contests.
The memorial vigil of Michelle Le, who disappeared for four months and recently announced dead, will be held on Tuesday evening at Samuel Merritt University, where she studied at the time of her disappearance.
The Amazon Kindle Fire tablet will be revealed in New York on Wednesday, according to reports. Already, media types are proclaiming that Amazon will throw down a competitive gauntlet against Apple and its industry-leading iPad tablet with an expected October Kindle Fire release.
Timeless beauty Demi Moore has sparked a discussion about her extreme body obsession, and recent weight loss, which seems to be killing her famous curves.
An openly lesbian actress and musician, Leisha Hailey, 40, was escorted off a Southwest Airlines flight Monday for kissing her girlfriend.
President Barack Obama said on Monday that Europe's debt crisis was scaring the world and eurozone leaders were not acting fast enough, underscoring concerns about the fallout for the U.S. economy and his own re-election chances.
Shares of Apple Inc (AAPL.O) suppliers rebounded on Tuesday after heavy losses in the previous session as investors remain confident of continued demand for the hot-selling devices of the California-based company.
Student Republicans at the University of California at Berkeley have stirred up the famously left-wing campus with plans for a sale of baked goods priced according to the race and gender of buyers.
Euro-zone officials are working to magnify the firepower of the region's rescue fund, European Central Bank policymakers said on Monday, while President Barack Obama piled on pressure for Europe to staunch a sovereign debt crisis that threatens the world economy.
Gasoline gained in the Los Angeles market due to malfunctions at California refineries and maintenance at a Los Angeles and Washington state refineries, traders said.
Former The L Word star Leisha Hailey complained in a stream of Twitter messages on Monday that she and a girlfriend were kicked off a Southwest Airlines flight in a dispute over their kissing on a plane.
The American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) has released a new campaign urging patients to check out doctors' qualifications before going under the knife, prompted by a series of reports of botched surgeries.
President Obama criticized GOP candidates and audiences for taking shots at those who might die without healthcare and gay soldiers.
A host of cases have come to the National Labor Relations Board over whether employers fairly terminate employees for Facebook, Twitter and other social media posts.
Manuel Ramos, 37, pleads not guilty in death of Kelly Thomas.
President Barack Obama said on Monday the debt crisis in Europe was scaring the world and that leaders in the euro zone were not dealing with the issue quickly enough.
The golf legend has found a replacement for Steve Williams.
Last week, the California legislature sent the governor a bill that would ban most employers from running credit checks on job applicants. If the governor signs the bill into law (which this web site tells us he’s likely to), California will become the biggest get yet for those pushing for such laws around the nation. Is this just what a country full of unemployed people with wrecked credit needs? Or is it, as HR managers have been hollering, a way of hindering them from finding good, upstandin...
A California policeman pleaded not guilty on Monday to killing a schizophrenic homeless man who was beaten and repeatedly shocked with a Taser in a videotaped July confrontation with six officers.
