Archive for May 4th, 2012
May
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2012
 
Why Big Game Publishers Make Sucky Apps (Hint: It’s You)Posted by: wiredtechbiz in Wired Tech BizIf gamers wonder why that iOS app they bought from a big publisher is so terrible, they need only look in the mirror.
May
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2012
Yahoo Unloads Extreme Irony With Latest Facebook AttackPosted by: wiredtechbiz in Wired Tech BizYahoo has taken its Facebook spat a step further, sending a letter claiming that Mark Zuckerberg and company may be infringing on 16 other Yahoo patents in using several open source technologies inside the data centers that underpin their massive social network. This doesn’t just violate the hacker ethic. It ventures into the realm of extreme irony.
May
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2012
Michael Chertoff: Cyberattacks Are The Biggest Risk Facing AmericaPosted by: yahootechticker in Yahoo Tech TickerFollow The Daily Ticker on Facebook! There have been a number of high-profile cyberattacks on multinationals in the last few years, including Lockheed Martin (LMT), Northrop-Grumman (NOC), Sony (SNE), Google (GOOG) to Visa (V) and Mastercard (MA), among others. (See: Cyberattacks: A National Security Threat Largely Being Ignored) A new, first of its kind report [...]
May
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2012
“A Tough Slog”: Austan Gooslbee Weighs in on Jobs Data…and Obama’s ReelectionPosted by: yahootechticker in Yahoo Tech TickerFollow The Daily Ticker on Facebook! April’s employment report was disappointing, with only 115,000 jobs added vs. the consensus for 160,000. Upward revisions to the prior two months and a slight dip in the unemployment rate take some sting out of the headline disappointment but the labor participation rate fell to 63.6%, its lowest level [...]
May
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Is Warren Buffett Still The World’s Greatest Investor?Posted by: yahootechticker in Yahoo Tech TickerFollow The Daily Ticker on Facebook! Legions of Berkshire Hathaway investors, Warren Buffett acolytes and news organizations (including Yahoo!) will converge in Ohama, Nebraska this weekend for the company’s annual shareholder meeting. “Woodstock for Capitalists,” as the widely-attended event has come to be known, offers attendees the opportunity to get a glimpse of perhaps the [...]
May
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2012
“The Fed Could Do More”: Central Bankers Are “The Only Adults in The Room,” Cal Prof SaysPosted by: yahootechticker in Yahoo Tech TickerFollow The Daily Ticker on Facebook! Over the last four years, central banks around the world have flooded the financial system with money using a creative mix of monetary policy tools. Many, like Dallas Fed President Richard Fisher, argue central banks have gone above and beyond the call of duty. Others argue the opposite, and [...] |
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