Apple joins Google in $500M+ bid for Kodak patents; smacked by USPTO as 'Steve Jobs Patent' for iPhones and iPads deemed invalid and Siri secrets revealed.

Diageo seen as unlikely to bid for Beam following UK report that drinks giant talked to Suntory about joint bid.

Barnes & Noble cuts Nook price from $99 to $79.

Michael Bloomberg weighs making bid for The Financial Times, which includes the paper and a half-interest in The Economist. 

Caribou Coffee celebrates 20th anniversary.

Carlos Slim brings Telcel brand to U.S. for Mexico calls.

CVS Caremark reportedly aims to acquire drug-store chain in Brazil.

Chili's begins soft rollout of new menu items.

Darden Restaurants looks to retool value proposition for its Olive Garden and Red Lobster restaurants.Continue reading...

Cheers to the Royal Honeymoon

The UK’s BrewDog (the geniuses behind the world’s strongest ale, packaged in taxidermied animal bottles) is jumping on the royal wedding beer bandwagon with a tongue-in-cheek tribute to the royal wedding night: Royal Virility Performance, an India Pale Ale that the brewer says contains herbal viagra (whatever that is; many outlets have breathlessly, and erroneously, reported that the beer contains the drug Viagra, which is not available without a prescription). Other ingredients include chocolate, horny goat weed and “a healthy dose of sarcasm.”Continue reading...