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(FILES)Dell Chairman and CEO Michael Dell delivers a keynote at the Moscone Center in San Francisco during the Oracle OpenWorld 2011 in this October 4, 2011 file photo in California. US computer giant Dell announced October 29, 2013 it had completed the deal to go private in a $24.9 billion buyout led by company founder Michael Dell. "Today, Dell enters an exciting new chapter as a private enterprise," Michael Dell said in a statement. "Our 110,000 team members worldwide are 100 percent focused on our customers and aggressively executing our long-term strategy for their benefit." Dell stockholders will receive $13.75 in cash for each share plus a special dividend of 13 cents per share. AFP PHOTO/ Kimihiro Hoshino / FILESKIMIHIRO HOSHINO/AFP/Getty Images
(FILES)Dell Chairman and CEO Michael Dell delivers a keynote at the Moscone Center in San Francisco during the Oracle OpenWorld 2011 in this October 4, 2011 file photo in California. US computer giant Dell announced October 29, 2013 it had completed the deal to go private in a $24.9 billion buyout led by company founder Michael Dell. “Today, Dell enters an exciting new chapter as a private enterprise,” Michael Dell said in a statement. “Our 110,000 team members worldwide are 100 percent focused on our customers and aggressively executing our long-term strategy for their benefit.” Dell stockholders will receive $13.75 in cash for each share plus a special dividend of 13 cents per share. AFP PHOTO/ Kimihiro Hoshino / FILESKIMIHIRO HOSHINO/AFP/Getty Images
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Here s what s going on in tech.

Did Lyft CTO hack Uber and access its rival s drivers info? That s what Uber is reportedly looking at, according to Reuters.

Dell reportedly in talks to merge with part of or all of EMC.

HP and SanDisk are joining forces on a new breed of memory chips. (WSJ)

Domain matters: Alphabet now owns abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz.com, although it s not loading yet. (WSJ)

A look at how the USGS is using Twitter to track earthquakes. (Twitter blog post)

Amazon is exploring creating an online pay-TV service, according to Bloomberg.

Speaking of Amazon, it s rolled out Handmade, an Etsy competitor.

Google invests in German artificial intelligence research center, will get seat on its board.

U.S. voice actors for video games authorize a strike. They want royalties.

And the Harry Potter books come to life  in new interactive editions available on Apple devices only.

 

Photo: Michael Dell, founder of Dell, in 2011. (AFP/Getty Images)

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