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Michael Dell says the key to winning is being unafraid to take risks

Now playing: Watch this: That time Michael Dell almost had his PC company taken… 16:03 Michael Dell begins his new book with a story about a mediocre meat loaf dinner with the man who turned out to be one of his greatest business foes. The year was 2013, and Dell had convinced the board of …

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The Steve Jobs deal with Michael Dell that could have changed Apple and tech history

In the decade since Steve Jobs passed away, on Oct. 5, 2011, the iPhone, Mac and iPad have helped turn Apple into one of the most valuable companies on the planet, with over a billion people now making Apple’s technology part of their daily lives.  It’s a big change from 1997 when, after returning as interim CEO to an Apple …

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Apple marks 10th anniversary of Steve Jobs’ passing with homepage tribute

Apple paid tribute to its late co-founder Steve Jobs on the 10th anniversary of his death with a homepage takeover on Tuesday. The presentation includes a video that highlights his vision and showmanship, as well as a statement from his family. Jobs died on Oct. 5, 2011, at the age of 56, after a battle with pancreatic cancer. Since then, the …

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Dell is going public after 5 years as private company

Dell is going public again after a five-year stint as a privately held company. The PC maker announced Monday that it will be converting existing Class V tracking shares in the company into a different type, known as Class C common stock. The company said that with the transaction it would have a market capitalization of $21.7 billion. The Class …

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Yevo Labs builds its headphones using an improbable source: guns

A Swedish company, Yevo Labs, is building its latest headphones with material from an improbable source: guns. The headphones themselves are pretty standard Bluetooth earbuds, based on the company’s previously released Yevo 1 design. It’s around the edges that things get interesting. The accent metal is less polished than the mirror-finish chrome-like plating you’d find on its onyx-, ivory- or …

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