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A Russian Star Rises in Silicon Valley (Olga Kharif/Business Week)

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Olga Kharif / Business Week:
A Russian Star Rises in Silicon Valley  —  Yuri Milner’s DST has quietly acquired 10% of Facebook  —  Yuri Milner keeps a telescope in his office on the 57th floor of Moscow’s Nabarezhnaya Tower to check out what’s happening across the city.  Judging by his investment portfolio, you’d think it was trained on Silicon Valley instead.

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Silicon Valley Buzz: Apple Paid More Than $200 Million For Siri To Get Into Mobile Search (Erick Schonfeld/TechCrunch)

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Erick Schonfeld / TechCrunch:
Silicon Valley Buzz: Apple Paid More Than $200 Million For Siri To Get Into Mobile Search  —  How much did Apple pay for the acquisition of Siri, the maker of a mobile virtual personal assistant app?  Apple won’t say, and neither will the company or its investors.

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