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Apr 20 2009 8:55am EDT

First Bytes: The Sun Sets on Oracle

Oracle finds treasure in IBM's trash. The software giant agreed to buy Sun Microsystems just weeks after IBM's talks to buy the Java maker fell apart. The deal is valued at $7.4 billion, a 42 percent premium to Sun's Friday close. [Wall Street Journal]

Twitter is a trap. [New York Times]

Facebook has a such a hard time hiring people because Google and Microsoft interfere. [Business Insider]

Meet Aneesh Chopra, America's new chief technology officer. [CNet News]

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