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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.
Meet Jasper -- a Company Powering the Internet of Things
Eric Bleeker, CFA and Max Macaluso, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu May 29, 8:00PM CDT
The Internet of Things continues to pick up momentum. Whether you heard about the trend when Google purchased Nest earlier this year for $3.2 billion, or reports of Apple building its own "smart home" software for release with the next version...
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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Intel Intros "Smart Shirt," Robot - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Thu May 29, 4:40PM CDT
Intel Corporation (INTC) unveiled a white two foot tall robot named Jimmy and a health-tracking smart shirt.
Facebook Seeks EU Approval for WhatsApp - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Thu May 29, 4:35PM CDT
Reportedly, Facebook (FB) has sought antitrust approval from the European Union for its purchase of mobile-messaging service, Whatsapp.
Twitter Surges on Growing User Base - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Thu May 29, 1:58PM CDT
Shares of Twitter (TWTR) jumped 10.69% ($3.26) to close at $33.77 on May 28, 2014, following positive comments from its chief executive officer, Dick Costolo.
IDC Slashes Tablet Forecast After iPad Sales Stutter
at Investor's Business Daily - Thu May 29, 1:07PM CDT
Apple (AAPL) and other tablet makers will see slower sales than previously expected in 2014 as large smartphones bite into the tablet market. Consumers worldwide are expected to buy 245.4 million tablets this year, IDC says. That's a 12.1% increase,...
LexisNexis Firm Manager Releases Synchronization with Google Calendar
PRWeb - Thu May 29, 12:52PM CDT
LexisNexis(R) Legal & Professional, a leading provider of content and technology solutions, announced today the LexisNexis Firm Manager(R) team has released a new feature that provides automatic synchronization with the Google Calendar™ calendaring application. The Firm Manager Sync feature is bi-directional, meaning if an update is made in the Google Calendar application - it is also automatically reflected in the Firm Manager calendar and vice versa. The feature also works both for calendars in the Google Apps for Business™ program, the fee-based productivity suite from Google Inc., and the free version of the Google Calendar calendaring application.
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...
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...
Google is the New Smartphone King Despite What Apple Might Think
at The Street - Thu May 29, 8:23AM CDT
LG takes the smartphone to a whole new hardware level: 1440x2560 pixel resolution. In a 5.5 inch display. That's much more than a new TV.
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...
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.
Meet Jasper -- a Company Powering the Internet of Things
Eric Bleeker, CFA and Max Macaluso, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu May 29, 8:00PM CDT
The Internet of Things continues to pick up momentum. Whether you heard about the trend when Google purchased Nest earlier this year for $3.2 billion, or reports of Apple building its own "smart home" software for release with the next version...
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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Intel Intros "Smart Shirt," Robot - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Thu May 29, 4:40PM CDT
Intel Corporation (INTC) unveiled a white two foot tall robot named Jimmy and a health-tracking smart shirt.
Facebook Seeks EU Approval for WhatsApp - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Thu May 29, 4:35PM CDT
Reportedly, Facebook (FB) has sought antitrust approval from the European Union for its purchase of mobile-messaging service, Whatsapp.
Twitter Surges on Growing User Base - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Thu May 29, 1:58PM CDT
Shares of Twitter (TWTR) jumped 10.69% ($3.26) to close at $33.77 on May 28, 2014, following positive comments from its chief executive officer, Dick Costolo.
IDC Slashes Tablet Forecast After iPad Sales Stutter
at Investor's Business Daily - Thu May 29, 1:07PM CDT
Apple (AAPL) and other tablet makers will see slower sales than previously expected in 2014 as large smartphones bite into the tablet market. Consumers worldwide are expected to buy 245.4 million tablets this year, IDC says. That's a 12.1% increase,...
LexisNexis Firm Manager Releases Synchronization with Google Calendar
PRWeb - Thu May 29, 12:52PM CDT
LexisNexis(R) Legal & Professional, a leading provider of content and technology solutions, announced today the LexisNexis Firm Manager(R) team has released a new feature that provides automatic synchronization with the Google Calendar™ calendaring application. The Firm Manager Sync feature is bi-directional, meaning if an update is made in the Google Calendar application - it is also automatically reflected in the Firm Manager calendar and vice versa. The feature also works both for calendars in the Google Apps for Business™ program, the fee-based productivity suite from Google Inc., and the free version of the Google Calendar calendaring application.
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...
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...
Google is the New Smartphone King Despite What Apple Might Think
at The Street - Thu May 29, 8:23AM CDT
LG takes the smartphone to a whole new hardware level: 1440x2560 pixel resolution. In a 5.5 inch display. That's much more than a new TV.
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...
