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A look at the roadblocks facing driverless cars
By The Associated Press - AP - Fri May 30, 12:49AM CDT
Google Inc. is pushing hard to bring cars driven by computers — not people — to market. To do so, the Silicon Valley giant first had to persuade states including California to pass laws legalizing the still-emerging technology. After all, a basic premise of driving is that a person controls the vehicle.
Google taking requests to censor results in Europe
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE - AP - Thu May 29, 11:14PM CDT
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google is starting to accept requests from Europeans who want to erase unflattering information from the results produced by the world's dominant search engine.
Google steps up efforts for more racial diversity
By MARTHA MENDOZA and MICHAEL LIEDTKE - AP - Thu May 29, 5:10PM CDT
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Google has had more trouble diversifying its workforce than its computer scientists have had writing programs that respond to search requests in the blink of an eye or designing cars that can navigate traffic without a human behind the wheel.
Business Highlights
By The Associated Press - AP - Thu May 29, 4:56PM CDT
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Southwest Airlines Boarding Pass Goes Mobile - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Thu May 29, 2:10PM CDT
Southwest Airlines Co.'s (LUV) passengers can now enjoy the benefits of a mobile boarding pass across all airports in the U.S.
Zynga Is a Chinese Takeover Candidate at Content Hungry Web Sites
at The Street - Thu May 29, 2:06PM CDT
Don Mattrick is working magic turning Zynga into a highly profitable game maker. Zynga could become a short seller widow maker with 9% short interest and a 20% a year growing Chinese mobile games market.
Google says workforce mostly white, male
By MARTHA MENDOZA - AP - Thu May 29, 12:34PM CDT
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — In a groundbreaking disclosure, Google revealed Wednesday how very white and male its workforce is — just 2 percent of its Google employees are black, 3 percent are Hispanic, and 30 percent are women. About a third of the company's workforce is Asian.
Will Video Ads on Facebook Drive Future Upside?
Ishfaque Faruk, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu May 29, 11:05AM CDT
Despite a market cap of more than $155 billion, Facebook still has a number of highly valuable assets in its portfolio that don't generate meaningful revenue. If the company can continue monetizing these assets, Facebook 's revenue can continue...
Apple Preparing a Mystery Feast for Hungry Fans
at The Street - Thu May 29, 10:26AM CDT
Apple is a company long known for its exceptionally aesthetically pleasing products that are simple to use and loved by millions. However, the company hasn't released anything new since the iPad in 2010, simply refreshing the iPhone, iPad and Mac...
What Spotify’s Data Breach Teaches Us About Android and Streaming Services
Leo Sun, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu May 29, 9:51AM CDT
Spotify, one of the most popular streaming music services in the world, revealed on May 27 that its Google Android app had been hacked. However, unlike eBay 's disastrous data breach , which could potentially affect up...
Should DuckDuckGo IPO to Better Challenge Google Inc.?
Tim Beyers, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu May 29, 9:30AM CDT
Google Inc . competitor DuckDuckGo is beginning to look like a potential IPO candidate, Fool contributor Tim Beyers says in the following video. For those that don't know DuckDuckGo is an alternative search engine built on the premise that user...
Microsoft Windows Phones To See Greatest Growth During Next Four Years
at The Street - Thu May 29, 8:53AM CDT
IDC predicts Microsoft Windows smartphones to show slow but steady gains in the new global mobile marketplace.
Costco's Secret Is in Plain Sight, So Why Hasn't Anyone Copied It?
at The Street - Thu May 29, 8:35AM CDT
It's not just that Costco pays line employees more. It also pays store managers less.
Craft Beer Swaps Can't Be Stopped
at The Street - Thu May 29, 7:30AM CDT
Craft beer gets big press from limited edition beer releases, but it's also building a less-than-legal secondary market that's a community of its own.
Next Generation Digital Wallets Latest Must Have for Consumer Protection - Newest Smart Wallet Hits the Market
PR Newswire - Thu May 29, 7:30AM CDT
Biometrics companies race to develop elite smart technologies, from smart wallets to mobile e-commerce platforms, as the digital market evolves: NXT-ID, Inc. (OTCBB: NXTD), Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG), Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Symantec Corporation (NASDAQ: SYMC)
How Google's Latest Algorithm Update Hurt eBay
Adam Levy, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu May 29, 7:27AM CDT
Last week, Google unleashed a panda into the wild, and it's out there killing businesses . The newest update to Google's search algorithm, Panda 4.0, is aimed at penalizing websites with thin, non-authoritative content. One interesting side...
Bill Gates and Microsoft's New CEO: Who is Really in Charge?
Daniel Sparks, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu May 29, 7:15AM CDT
More than three months after becoming Microsoft 's latest CEO, Satya Nadella said on stage Tuesday night at the inaugural Re/Code Conference that having billionaire founder Bill Gates around has been a good thing. Bill Gates (left) and...
White and male, Google releases diversity data
By MARTHA MENDOZA - AP - Thu May 29, 10:30AM 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.
Will Amazon’s 10,000 Robot Workers Turn it Into the American Foxconn?
Leo Sun, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu May 29, 6:32AM CDT
Amazon expects to add 10,000 robot workers to its warehouses by the end of the year, according to CNN. While robots are not new to Amazon -- it already uses 1,000 robots in its fulfillment centers -- it would mark a ten-fold jump in...
Bottom-line Troubles in the Competitive Cloud Arena
Muhammad Saeed, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed May 28, 10:00PM CDT
Competition in cloud services is heating up, and a price war waged by bigger players like Google , Amazon , and Microsoft could doom smaller players like Rackspace . Rackspace is an IT services company involved in the provision of public,...
A look at the roadblocks facing driverless cars
By The Associated Press - AP - Fri May 30, 12:49AM CDT
Google Inc. is pushing hard to bring cars driven by computers — not people — to market. To do so, the Silicon Valley giant first had to persuade states including California to pass laws legalizing the still-emerging technology. After all, a basic premise of driving is that a person controls the vehicle.
Google taking requests to censor results in Europe
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE - AP - Thu May 29, 11:14PM CDT
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google is starting to accept requests from Europeans who want to erase unflattering information from the results produced by the world's dominant search engine.
Google steps up efforts for more racial diversity
By MARTHA MENDOZA and MICHAEL LIEDTKE - AP - Thu May 29, 5:10PM CDT
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Google has had more trouble diversifying its workforce than its computer scientists have had writing programs that respond to search requests in the blink of an eye or designing cars that can navigate traffic without a human behind the wheel.
Business Highlights
By The Associated Press - AP - Thu May 29, 4:56PM CDT
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Southwest Airlines Boarding Pass Goes Mobile - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Thu May 29, 2:10PM CDT
Southwest Airlines Co.'s (LUV) passengers can now enjoy the benefits of a mobile boarding pass across all airports in the U.S.
Zynga Is a Chinese Takeover Candidate at Content Hungry Web Sites
at The Street - Thu May 29, 2:06PM CDT
Don Mattrick is working magic turning Zynga into a highly profitable game maker. Zynga could become a short seller widow maker with 9% short interest and a 20% a year growing Chinese mobile games market.
Google says workforce mostly white, male
By MARTHA MENDOZA - AP - Thu May 29, 12:34PM CDT
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — In a groundbreaking disclosure, Google revealed Wednesday how very white and male its workforce is — just 2 percent of its Google employees are black, 3 percent are Hispanic, and 30 percent are women. About a third of the company's workforce is Asian.
Will Video Ads on Facebook Drive Future Upside?
Ishfaque Faruk, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu May 29, 11:05AM CDT
Despite a market cap of more than $155 billion, Facebook still has a number of highly valuable assets in its portfolio that don't generate meaningful revenue. If the company can continue monetizing these assets, Facebook 's revenue can continue...
Apple Preparing a Mystery Feast for Hungry Fans
at The Street - Thu May 29, 10:26AM CDT
Apple is a company long known for its exceptionally aesthetically pleasing products that are simple to use and loved by millions. However, the company hasn't released anything new since the iPad in 2010, simply refreshing the iPhone, iPad and Mac...
What Spotify’s Data Breach Teaches Us About Android and Streaming Services
Leo Sun, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu May 29, 9:51AM CDT
Spotify, one of the most popular streaming music services in the world, revealed on May 27 that its Google Android app had been hacked. However, unlike eBay 's disastrous data breach , which could potentially affect up...
Should DuckDuckGo IPO to Better Challenge Google Inc.?
Tim Beyers, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu May 29, 9:30AM CDT
Google Inc . competitor DuckDuckGo is beginning to look like a potential IPO candidate, Fool contributor Tim Beyers says in the following video. For those that don't know DuckDuckGo is an alternative search engine built on the premise that user...
Microsoft Windows Phones To See Greatest Growth During Next Four Years
at The Street - Thu May 29, 8:53AM CDT
IDC predicts Microsoft Windows smartphones to show slow but steady gains in the new global mobile marketplace.
Costco's Secret Is in Plain Sight, So Why Hasn't Anyone Copied It?
at The Street - Thu May 29, 8:35AM CDT
It's not just that Costco pays line employees more. It also pays store managers less.
Craft Beer Swaps Can't Be Stopped
at The Street - Thu May 29, 7:30AM CDT
Craft beer gets big press from limited edition beer releases, but it's also building a less-than-legal secondary market that's a community of its own.
Next Generation Digital Wallets Latest Must Have for Consumer Protection - Newest Smart Wallet Hits the Market
PR Newswire - Thu May 29, 7:30AM CDT
Biometrics companies race to develop elite smart technologies, from smart wallets to mobile e-commerce platforms, as the digital market evolves: NXT-ID, Inc. (OTCBB: NXTD), Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG), Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Symantec Corporation (NASDAQ: SYMC)
How Google's Latest Algorithm Update Hurt eBay
Adam Levy, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu May 29, 7:27AM CDT
Last week, Google unleashed a panda into the wild, and it's out there killing businesses . The newest update to Google's search algorithm, Panda 4.0, is aimed at penalizing websites with thin, non-authoritative content. One interesting side...
Bill Gates and Microsoft's New CEO: Who is Really in Charge?
Daniel Sparks, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu May 29, 7:15AM CDT
More than three months after becoming Microsoft 's latest CEO, Satya Nadella said on stage Tuesday night at the inaugural Re/Code Conference that having billionaire founder Bill Gates around has been a good thing. Bill Gates (left) and...
White and male, Google releases diversity data
By MARTHA MENDOZA - AP - Thu May 29, 10:30AM 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.
Will Amazon’s 10,000 Robot Workers Turn it Into the American Foxconn?
Leo Sun, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu May 29, 6:32AM CDT
Amazon expects to add 10,000 robot workers to its warehouses by the end of the year, according to CNN. While robots are not new to Amazon -- it already uses 1,000 robots in its fulfillment centers -- it would mark a ten-fold jump in...
Bottom-line Troubles in the Competitive Cloud Arena
Muhammad Saeed, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed May 28, 10:00PM CDT
Competition in cloud services is heating up, and a price war waged by bigger players like Google , Amazon , and Microsoft could doom smaller players like Rackspace . Rackspace is an IT services company involved in the provision of public,...
