When I saw actor Mike Daisey perform his monologue, "The Agony and the Ecstasy of ," at the Public Theater on February 11, I had already read the Times's dramatic, carefully written January 25 expose on the harsh conditions at the Chinese factories that assemble iPhones and iPads and products for hundreds of other electronics ...

pubblicato il: 19/03/2012 - 21:54

Brazilians dump Orkut for Facebook. Country likely to become No. 2 Facebook population within a few weeks, surpassing India and Indonesia.

pubblicato il: 19/03/2012 - 21:45

Last week, cloud operator Apptio announced a $50 million Series D funding (the company has raised a total of $91 million). T. Rowe Price Associates led the round, with follow-on investors??like Andreessen Horowitz, Greylock Partners, Madrona Venture Group and Shasta Ventures. Apptio has pioneered a new category in technology known as Technology (TMB). Think of ...

pubblicato il: 19/03/2012 - 21:42

In South Carolina a teacher has been placed on administrative leave for reading excerpts of Orson Scott Card?s science fiction classic??Ender?s Game to his middle school students. ?The??parent that reported him to the school district complained that the book was pornographic,? Tod Kelly writes. ?[T]hat same parent also asked the local police to file criminal ...

pubblicato il: 19/03/2012 - 21:39

The decision by New York City's Mayor Bloomberg to stand behind Goldman Sachs (GS) ? in the wake of the negative news commotion raised when former GS employee Greg Smith damned the firm?s culture in a major New York Times op-ed piece ? was neither unexpected nor inappropriate. The question is: was it was handled ...

pubblicato il: 19/03/2012 - 21:32

Citigroup analyst Mark Mahaney on Monday cut his rating on eBay to Neutral from Buy on a valuation basis. He maintains his $39 target price on the stock. ?With??eBay approaching our price target, we see the risk-reward as less compelling,? he writes in a research note. ?We do view the recent share price surge as ...

pubblicato il: 19/03/2012 - 21:26

Chief Sees Consumer Spending Rebound Moynihan, 's CEO, said he sees signs of a rebound in U.S. consumer spending as purchases with the bank?s debit and credit cards increased 5 percent to 7 percent for each of the last five months. The company handles $35 billion to $40 billion of such transactions a month. Moynihan ...

pubblicato il: 19/03/2012 - 22:54

SXSW was a fantastic event, spent in the company of many like-minded individuals who are out to change the world through technology, film and music. It also had a lot of people that were after the free food and drinks. Google, Skype, Yahoo!, and other tech giants rented out bars, clubs and restaurants for major ...

pubblicato il: 19/03/2012 - 22:04

Online diamond and jewelry retailer, Blue Nile, has appointed retail industry veteran Harvey Kanter as CEO and president, effective March 30. He will also be appointed to the -based company?s board of directors. He replaces Diane Irvine who resigned in November. Interim CEO, Vijay Talwar, has been named general manager and president of , and ...

pubblicato il: 19/03/2012 - 22:53

Biotech billionaire and minority owner of LA Lakers Patrick Soon-Shiong is partnering with hedge fund titan Steven Cohen in bid for Dodgers.

pubblicato il: 19/03/2012 - 22:55