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White and male, Google releases diversity data
By MARTHA MENDOZA - AP - Thu May 29, 12:09AM CDT
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — In a groundbreaking disclosure, Google revealed how very white and male its workforce is — just 2 percent of its Googlers are black, 3 percent are Hispanic, and 30 percent are women.
Google to build prototype of truly driverless car
By JUSTIN PRITCHARD - AP - Wed May 28, 9:22PM CDT
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Google plans to build and launch onto city streets a small fleet of subcompact cars that could operate without a person at the wheel.
Google in the car business
By The Associated Press - AP - Wed May 28, 6:21PM CDT
GETTING STARTED
Smartphone sales seen cooling
at Investor's Business Daily - Wed May 28, 5:51PM CDT
Market research firm IDC expects global shipments of 1.24 bil units in '14, up 23.1% from '13. Total volume will reach 1.81 bil units in 2018, resulting in a far-slower 12.3% compound annual growth rate from '13 to '18, IDC says. Much of the growth...
Facebook to Cut Down on Auto-Shares - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Wed May 28, 4:39PM CDT
Recently, Facebook (FB) announced that it would cut down on Newsfeed updates that third-party apps including the likes of Spotify and Cityville automatically share.
Twitter Strikes Deal with Omnicom - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Wed May 28, 4:29PM CDT
Recently, Twitter (TWTR) inked a deal with Omnicom Media Group (OMC) valued at approximately $230.0 million.
Intel Inks Agreement with Rockchip - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Wed May 28, 1:20PM CDT
Intel (INTC) recently signed an agreement with Rockchip, a Chinese mobile chipmaker in a bid to produce chips for cheap tablet computers running on Google's (GOOGL) Android operating system.
Does Google's New Driverless Car Make the Stock a Buy?
Mark Reeth, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed May 28, 12:18PM CDT
Shares of tech titan Google have remained about even today after it revealed the prototype of its new driverless car. The car has neither a gas pedal nor a brake pedal, and any sort of steering wheel seems to be absent as well. Google has...
Mark Zuckerberg, Jailbird in Iran? Facebook Better Call Its Lawyers
at The Street - Wed May 28, 11:59AM CDT
The chances of Zuckerberg showing up for his court date are about the same as Iran becoming a Western-style democracy.
Is the Internet of Things About to Get an Apple, Inc. Boost?
Daniel Sparks, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed May 28, 11:00AM CDT
So far, most Internet of Things-themed innovation has stemmed from many different companies, but, surprisingly, not from the two that will inevitably end up deeply involved in this important market: Apple and Google . Sure, there have been...
Apple Inc.'s Key to iHome Success Starts with the iPhone
Steve Symington, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed May 28, 10:00AM CDT
Investors have watched in delight over the years as Apple unveiled new iMacs, MacBooks, iPhones, iPads, Apple TV, and, of course, iCloud to tie them all together. But what about a new category that even more effectively hits home? Your home, to...
Stock Market News for May 28, 2014 - Market News
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Wed May 28, 9:06AM CDT
Merger and acquisition activity and expectations that ECB will reduce key lending rates helped benchmarks end higher on Tuesday
Is Apple Turning up the Heat in Home Automation?
David Eller, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed May 28, 9:05AM CDT
Apple could be the trade of the week as we head into the World Wide Developer Conference conference in just six days. The Financial Times added fuel to the fire with an article discussing how Apple is intending to unveil its plans for the smart...
How One Google Algorithm Update Can Kill a Business
Adam Levy, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed May 28, 7:22AM CDT
If you invest in an Internet company outside of a select group of premier websites, you're putting at least a little bit of trust in Google not to foul things up for you. Last week, shares of RetailMeNot slid over 20% over the course of two...
'Fast Money' Recap: Looking for Quality Stocks
at The Street - Wed May 28, 4:00AM CDT
The trading panel discussed Apple and other high-quality stocks that have reasonable growth at a low valuation.
Google Fiber Is Beginning to Look Like a Head Fake
Tim Beyers, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue May 27, 7:30PM CDT
Google Inc . may not need to blanket the country with Fiber after all, Fool contributor Tim Beyers says in the following video. According to a report in The Information ( via Android and Me ), the search king plans to supply businesses with...
Why Himax Technologies, Inc. Shares Tumbled Today
Steve Symington, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue May 27, 6:05PM CDT
Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over market movements, we do like to keep an eye on big changes -- just in case they're material to our investing thesis. What: Shares of Himax Technologies fell nearly 14%...
Why Vringo, Inc. Shares Popped Today
Steve Symington, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue May 27, 6:01PM CDT
Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over market movements, we do like to keep an eye on big changes -- just in case they're material to our investing thesis. What: Shares of Vringo jumped more than 12% early...
This Tech Giant Is Betting Heavily On Video
Ishfaque Faruk, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue May 27, 5:05PM CDT
Yahoo! has struck some savvy deals to ramp up its video advertising platform. Yahoo!'s content partnership with the world's largest live events company, Live Nation , is a great positive for both the companies and will help Yahoo! to grow its...
White and male, Google releases diversity data
By MARTHA MENDOZA - AP - Thu May 29, 12:09AM CDT
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — In a groundbreaking disclosure, Google revealed how very white and male its workforce is — just 2 percent of its Googlers are black, 3 percent are Hispanic, and 30 percent are women.
Google to build prototype of truly driverless car
By JUSTIN PRITCHARD - AP - Wed May 28, 9:22PM CDT
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Google plans to build and launch onto city streets a small fleet of subcompact cars that could operate without a person at the wheel.
Google in the car business
By The Associated Press - AP - Wed May 28, 6:21PM CDT
GETTING STARTED
Smartphone sales seen cooling
at Investor's Business Daily - Wed May 28, 5:51PM CDT
Market research firm IDC expects global shipments of 1.24 bil units in '14, up 23.1% from '13. Total volume will reach 1.81 bil units in 2018, resulting in a far-slower 12.3% compound annual growth rate from '13 to '18, IDC says. Much of the growth...
Facebook to Cut Down on Auto-Shares - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Wed May 28, 4:39PM CDT
Recently, Facebook (FB) announced that it would cut down on Newsfeed updates that third-party apps including the likes of Spotify and Cityville automatically share.
Twitter Strikes Deal with Omnicom - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Wed May 28, 4:29PM CDT
Recently, Twitter (TWTR) inked a deal with Omnicom Media Group (OMC) valued at approximately $230.0 million.
Intel Inks Agreement with Rockchip - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Wed May 28, 1:20PM CDT
Intel (INTC) recently signed an agreement with Rockchip, a Chinese mobile chipmaker in a bid to produce chips for cheap tablet computers running on Google's (GOOGL) Android operating system.
Does Google's New Driverless Car Make the Stock a Buy?
Mark Reeth, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed May 28, 12:18PM CDT
Shares of tech titan Google have remained about even today after it revealed the prototype of its new driverless car. The car has neither a gas pedal nor a brake pedal, and any sort of steering wheel seems to be absent as well. Google has...
Mark Zuckerberg, Jailbird in Iran? Facebook Better Call Its Lawyers
at The Street - Wed May 28, 11:59AM CDT
The chances of Zuckerberg showing up for his court date are about the same as Iran becoming a Western-style democracy.
Is the Internet of Things About to Get an Apple, Inc. Boost?
Daniel Sparks, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed May 28, 11:00AM CDT
So far, most Internet of Things-themed innovation has stemmed from many different companies, but, surprisingly, not from the two that will inevitably end up deeply involved in this important market: Apple and Google . Sure, there have been...
Apple Inc.'s Key to iHome Success Starts with the iPhone
Steve Symington, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed May 28, 10:00AM CDT
Investors have watched in delight over the years as Apple unveiled new iMacs, MacBooks, iPhones, iPads, Apple TV, and, of course, iCloud to tie them all together. But what about a new category that even more effectively hits home? Your home, to...
Stock Market News for May 28, 2014 - Market News
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Wed May 28, 9:06AM CDT
Merger and acquisition activity and expectations that ECB will reduce key lending rates helped benchmarks end higher on Tuesday
Is Apple Turning up the Heat in Home Automation?
David Eller, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed May 28, 9:05AM CDT
Apple could be the trade of the week as we head into the World Wide Developer Conference conference in just six days. The Financial Times added fuel to the fire with an article discussing how Apple is intending to unveil its plans for the smart...
How One Google Algorithm Update Can Kill a Business
Adam Levy, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed May 28, 7:22AM CDT
If you invest in an Internet company outside of a select group of premier websites, you're putting at least a little bit of trust in Google not to foul things up for you. Last week, shares of RetailMeNot slid over 20% over the course of two...
'Fast Money' Recap: Looking for Quality Stocks
at The Street - Wed May 28, 4:00AM CDT
The trading panel discussed Apple and other high-quality stocks that have reasonable growth at a low valuation.
Google Fiber Is Beginning to Look Like a Head Fake
Tim Beyers, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue May 27, 7:30PM CDT
Google Inc . may not need to blanket the country with Fiber after all, Fool contributor Tim Beyers says in the following video. According to a report in The Information ( via Android and Me ), the search king plans to supply businesses with...
Why Himax Technologies, Inc. Shares Tumbled Today
Steve Symington, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue May 27, 6:05PM CDT
Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over market movements, we do like to keep an eye on big changes -- just in case they're material to our investing thesis. What: Shares of Himax Technologies fell nearly 14%...
Why Vringo, Inc. Shares Popped Today
Steve Symington, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue May 27, 6:01PM CDT
Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over market movements, we do like to keep an eye on big changes -- just in case they're material to our investing thesis. What: Shares of Vringo jumped more than 12% early...
This Tech Giant Is Betting Heavily On Video
Ishfaque Faruk, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue May 27, 5:05PM CDT
Yahoo! has struck some savvy deals to ramp up its video advertising platform. Yahoo!'s content partnership with the world's largest live events company, Live Nation , is a great positive for both the companies and will help Yahoo! to grow its...
