Sidney Harman died last night of complications from acute myeloid leukemia at the young age of almost 93.

FORBES: Audio Pioneer and Newsweek Owner Sidney Harman Dies At 92

The Washington Post Co. is selling Newsweek to electronics tycoon Sidney Harman.

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Sidney Harman, an audio equipment mogul, bought Newsweek from the Washington Post Co. in 2010 and merged it with the Daily Beast later that year.

FORBES: Diller: Newsweek Not Dead Yet, But Get Ready For Big Changes

The Wall Street Journal is reporting that merger talks between the Barry Diller-backed news site and the newsweekly, recently purchased by stereo equipment mogul Sidney Harman, are off.

FORBES: That Daily Beast-Newsweek Merger? It's not happening.

It sounds like Barry Diller did a better job selling himself on the idea of a Daily Beast-Newsweek merger than he did selling his opposite number, Newsweek owner Sidney Harman.

FORBES: Barry Diller Has Caught the Print Bug

"Sidney Harman presented us with an interesting possibility, but we would only consider a partnership on terms that made sense for the thriving Daily Beast, " Ms. Brown said in an email.

WSJ: Daily Beast Withdraws From Newsweek Talks

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When The Washington Post Co. decided last year that it was time to get out of the weekly newsmagazine business, only a handful of suitors came forward with offers to take over Newsweek, and of those, only one, stereo equipment mogul Sidney Harman, was deemed an appropriate steward for the venerable title.

FORBES: What Does Sidney Harman's Death Mean for Newsweek?