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Apple & Google Go Head To Head For Kodak Patent Portfolio

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Neither company has bid anything close to Kodak's $2.6 billion estimate.
Neither company has bid anything close to Kodak's $2.6 billion estimate.

Kodak is on the verge of bankruptcy, but in a final bid to raise some cash, the company is selling off its entire patent portfolio. The company believes it could fetch upwards of $2.6 billion, and Apple and Google are going head to head for them. However, neither company has submitted a bid anywhere near Kodak’s estimate.

Steve Jobs’s Widow Buys $4 Million Home In Sun Valley [Report]

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Laurene Powell with her husband and former Apple CEO Steve Jobs.
Laurene Powell with husband and former Apple CEO Steve Jobs.

Steve Jobs’s widow, Laurene Powell, who is said to be the richest woman in Silicon Valley, has reportedly purchased a $4 million home in Sun Valley, Idaho, where Apple CEO Tim Cook is attending the Allen & Company media conference this week. The new property is said to be located near a river’s edge in the wetlands area, and boasts three bedrooms and two and a half bathrooms.

Get Cast In The Steve Jobs Biopic With The Right Look Or Car

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You, too, can work for minimum wage if you look like this. Or have a cool car.
You, too, can work for minimum wage if you look like this. Or have a cool car.

Rich King Casting is looking for people to work on a “movie in Silicon Valley / Palo Alto based on Steven Jobs.” The casting company is looking for folks with that quintessential seventies look, with “longish hair, sideburns etc.”

In addition, if you have a car that was around in 1965 to 1973, the’d be interested in checking them out as well. The Craigslist ad also promises “Pay when working and meals included,” which sounds like a fantastic deal to me.

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