Verizon sells AOL, Yahoo, & media brands to private equity firm for $5 billion

By news@appleinsider.com (Will Shanklin) Verizon has given up on its attempt to transform ’90s internet giants Yahoo and AOL into a content and advertising behemoth, as it has agreed to sell the brands to private equity firm Apollo Global Management for $5 billion.Verizon has agreed to sell AOL and Yahoo for $5 billionSix years after it bought AOL and five after it took over Yahoo, Verizon Communications has sold off both, …

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Compared: Apple’s second-generation Siri Remote versus its predecessors

By news@appleinsider.com (Malcolm Owen) Apple has evolved the design of its remote control over time, with each iteration introducing physical improvements and better features. After launching the second-generation Siri Remote, has Apple created its best controller?Apple’s history of remote controlsAs part of its “Spring Loaded” special event, Apple updated the …

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