Tim and Larry take over at Apple and Google
The understudy is taking the stage at Apple at last, says the NYT. Tim Cook, Apple’s chief operating officer, has already stood in for Steve Jobs twice before as chief executive. But while Cook and...
View ArticleDoubts over Dell, despite earnings beat
Shares in Dell rose 6 per cent in after-hours trading and PC makers have risen across Asian markets after the company’s quarterly earnings went beyond expectations, Reuters reports. Dell posted a gross...
View ArticleTech stocks: it’s about the economy, too
Most of the commentary about LinkedIn’s post-IPO pop has either focused on the long-awaited rush by investors into the social media space or, more generally, on an incipient tech bubble reminiscent of...
View ArticleSony results hit by hackers and quake
Sony has posted a Y260bn ($3.18bn) net loss for the year ended March 31 due to the impact of Japan’s quake and tsunami and the hacker attacks that forced it to shut down its PlayStation Network, the...
View ArticleLas Vegas bets on a tech future
FT Alphaville takes a break from the gambling tables and reports from Las Vegas. The Cosmopolitan Hotel in Las Vegas is so trendy that FT Alphaville put all its chips on green, lost, and escaped as...
View ArticleYet another hyperbolic Apple comparison post
This is one of those quintessential CNBC factoids but we may as well note it… Apple’s market cap, just after the open on Wednesday (both charts via Google Finance):Continue reading: Yet another...
View ArticleFollow the money, in 3D
ValueWalk has spotted that the chief executive of 3D Systems may not be feeling super confident about his company’s place in the world of 3D printing. 3D Systems Corporation (NYSE:DDD) CEO Abraham...
View ArticleWhat is Google building?
We were struck by a line from Kas Thomas, who thinks Google is turning into Yahoo (and will end up buying Twitter as it tries to stay relevant). Along the way, there will be layoffs. Google’s R&D...
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China: Uber but for countries
A unicorn is a legendary mystical animal with a single spiralling horn that is both highly sought after and impossible to find. In techland, however, it represents the hunt for something even more...
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Signposts on the road to somewhere…
Sometimes you just have to print out the 300 odd page report* on robotic revolution that lands in your inbox. Still though, we’re in good company…Continue reading: Signposts on the road to somewhere…
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