Business News
Laptop Full of Malware Sells for $1.3 Million
It's an art piece containing six pieces of malware responsible for $95 billion worth of damage, and it just sold at auction for $1.345 million.
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Tech
6 Pieces of Old Tech That Sold for Big Bucks at Auction
The price tags for these devices, a few of which are made by Apple, may surprise you.
By Nina Zipkin
Business News
Anonymous Bidder Pays $3.46 Million for Warren Buffett Lunch
The successful bidder and up to seven friends can dine with Buffett at the Smith & Wollensky steak house in Manhattan. All topics are fair game, apart from where Buffett will invest next.
By Reuters
Business News
Verizon, AT&T Set to Make Final Round of Bids for Yahoo Web Assets
The biggest U.S. wireless carrier is seeking to challenge the second largest U.S. wireless provider in the third round of bidding.
By Reuters
Human Resources
J.K. Rowling’s Chair Fetches Eye-Popping Amount at Auction
The author used the chair to write the first two Harry Potter books.
By Nina Zipkin
Business News
Activist Hedge Fund Starboard Launches Proxy Fight to Remove Yahoo Board
Starboard, which owns an estimated 1.7 percent of Yahoo, said it would nominate nine candidates as possible replacements.
By Reuters
Building a Business
Google Glass Enterprise Version Spotted on eBay
A San Francisco pawn shop is selling the new iteration of Google Glass, and you're going to have to pay a lot more than the Glass Explorer version to get your hands on it.
By David Murphy
Business News
Simpsons Co-Creator’s Memorabilia Is Going to Auction
The auction house anticipates that the sale of Sam Simon's collection will bring in more than $10 million.
Business News
In Auction for RadioShack Name, Highest Bid Stands at $15 Million
The auction also includes the bankrupt electronic retailer's customer data.
By Reuters
Building a Business
Historic Papers From This Famous Scientist Were Hidden…Where?
Sometimes even the smartest people do the darndest things.
By Nina Zipkin
Business News
Vintage Apple 1 Computer Auctioned Off for Record-Setting $905,000
The previous record price for the Apple 1, which many credit with ushering in a whole new era of personal computing, was $671,400.
By Geoff Weiss
Business News
One of Apple’s Very First Computers Expected to Fetch $400,000 at Auction
Launched in 1976, the Apple 1 motherboard was invented by Steve Wozniak in Steve Jobs' family garage.
By Geoff Weiss
Tech
Sotheby’s Joins Up With eBay to Bring Rarefied Fine Art to Digital Masses
The move signals a democratization of the uber-elite art and collectibles market, as well as growing consumer confidence in online shopping.
By Geoff Weiss
Tech
The World’s Largest Video Game Collection Sells for $750,000
Michael Thomasson, the seller, has auctioned off two video game collections before; the first paid for Sega Genesis, and the second paid for his wedding.
By Laura Entis
Brick & Mortar
Private Island Sells at $38 Million Discount
Innocence Island in the Bahamas was scooped up for a cool $17 million at auction, though its asking price had been $55 million.
By Geoff Weiss
Tech
Bottle of Macallan Whisky Sells for Record-Shattering $628,205
A six-liter bottle of rare Macallan 'M' whisky became the most expensive bottle ever sold at an auction.
By Laura Entis
Business News
Would You Buy a $39,700 Bottle of Wine? Someone Did.
A case of 1978 Romanée-Conti Grand Cru sold for $476,280 -- or about $39,700 a bottle -- on Saturday, making it one of the most expensive cases ever auctioned.
By Robert Frank