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Tycoon’s Estate Must Pay HP $945M After His Yacht Death

Mike Lynch died when the Bayesian sank, but his estate is still on the hook.

Jack Silvers

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NOT A GOOD LOOK

Hewlett Packard Pursues Mike Lynch’s Estate for $4B

The technology giant has been suing the recently passed ‘British Bill Gates’ since 2015.

Owen Lavine

Mike Lynch’s lawyer left a heartbreaking message on LinkedIn.
LAST WORDS

‘All Lived Happily Ever After:’ Haunting Superyacht Message

American lawyer left a social media post praising his staff for helping win an acquittal for tech tycoon Mike Lynch. Now both men are among six people missing after a freak storm.

David Gardner

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R.I.P.

Mark Hurd, Co-CEO of Oracle, Dies at 62

He took a leave of absence from the company a month ago for an unspecified medical reason.

Julia Arciga

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ALARMING

Report: Chinese Hackers Infiltrated IBM and HP Networks

The country reportedly hacked the two companies “multiple times” as part of an operation to gather secrets.

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Cold Shoulder

HP Employees Won’t Give Carly a Dime

Out of the thousands of people she worked with, why are only two giving Fiorina a reportable amount of cash?

Patricia Murphy

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LIES, DAMN LIES, AND DETAILS

Carly Fiorina Lies Like a Boss

The surging GOP presidential contender’s meaningless specifics are a marketing ploy, not a policy.

Ana Marie Cox

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People, My Friend

Carly Fiorina Is the New Mitt Romney

A former CEO gets taken to the woodshed for job cuts—and loses an election. Sound familiar?

Olivia Nuzzi

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True or False?

Fact-Checking the Sunday Shows

Did 2016 hopeful Carly Fiorina say she would have laid off 30,000 workers at HP ‘faster’? And did she double the size of the company during her tenure as CEO, as she claims?

PunditFact.com

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TECH SUPPORT!

Should H-P Break Up?

Is Hewlett-Packard worth more than the sum of its parts? Rob Cox and Robert Cyran report.

Rob Cox

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Blame

Andreessen’s Role in HP Debacle

Netscape founder Andreessen is an influential HP board member. Rob Cox looks into his role.

Rob Cox

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