Techies to be talk of town in Sun Valley

July 06, 2007 That's what the media, entertainment and technology cream of the crop is looking for as it gets ready to congregate for Herb Allen's annual retreat of industry heavyweights beginning Tuesday in Sun Valley, Idaho. With Microsoft Corp. founder Bill Gates set to make a keynote presentation and recently named Yahoo Inc. CEO Jerry Yang and president Sue Decker also expected, one source wondered whether the companies could revive talks about a possible cooperation or merger. The Yahoo duo has continued to face questions about its longer-term vision and a possible sale or major acquisition, making the Internet firm one to watch in terms of possible deals in Sun Valley, observers said.

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