George Clooney and Brad Pitt headline an all-star cast in a play about California's Proposition 8

Microsoft reported record revenues of $17.41 billion for the past quarter, but profits slipped 2.4% from the same period a year earlier, down from $5.23 billion to $5.11 billion. PC sales were sluggish due to the twin pressures of a hard-disk shortage brought on by flooding in parts of Asia and the ongoing shift from traditional computers to mobile devices such as tablets. Microsoft’s tablet strategy won’t be fully realized until the fall, when Windows tablets are expected to debut alongside the company’s new PC operating system, Windows 8. Microsoft also took a hit in its Xbox division, with revenues dropping 16%, which Microsoft blames on a soft game console market. Nonetheless, the company remains upbeat about the Xbox platform, pointing out it’s currently the market leader, and has been for more than a year. “We’ve really staked out a unique value proposition,” said Microsoft CFO Peter Klein...

Need help paying your mortgage? If so, the marketing firm Brainiacs From Mars has a proposition for you. “We’re looking for homes to turn into billboards. In exchange, we’ll pay your mortgage every month for as long as your house remains painted,” the firm’s website reads. The transformation from a...

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