Richard Branson: Virgin Galactic Can Connect World to Web (video)

Virgin Group founder Sir Richard Branson discusses Virgin Galactic's plans to help launch satellites with Bloomberg's Trish Regan on "Street Smart." Former New Hampshire Senator Judd Gregg also comments. (Source: Bloomberg 1/15)

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Social Media Star, How You Can Be One (video)

Social Media Star: Here’s How You Can Be One: Video - Bloomberg:
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Social Media Star Andrea Russett and DigiTour CEO Meredith Valiando Rojas discuss social media stardom on “Market Makers.” (Source: Bloomberg - Sept 11, 2014)

Branson: Hat's Off to Apple, Mobile Payments Are the Future: Video - Bloomberg:
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Billionaire Sir Richard Branson, chairman and founder of Virgin Group, comments on Apple's new products. He speaks with Trish Regan on "Street Smart." (Source: Bloomberg Sept 10)


Wall Street Journal
Yahoo Faced Big US Fines Over User Data
Wall Street Journal
Yahoo made the threat public Thursday after a special federal court unsealed 1,500 pages of legal documents from a once-classified court battle over ...
US threatened massive fine to force Yahoo to release data - Washington Post

The next 7 days are crucial for Apple consumers
USA TODAY
SAN FRANCISCO — There you were, thinking we were past the Apple hoopla stirred up by the company's iPhone and Apple Watch unveilings ...
Apple's future - The Economist
'Aye Yi iPhone!!' When Servers Crash and Apple Sales…Soar! - Fox Business
iPhone 6 pre-orders overwhelm Apple, quickly sell out - Fortune


CNN
Can the Apple Watch take off as a fashion accessory?
CNN
"As soon as the Apple Watch is available I will be adding it into my life, but ... Unfortunately for Apple, most people will only wear one watch. ... Apple Watch can avoid the stigma of a Bluetooth headset -- or even Google Glass. ... But if any technologycompany has a chance of stealing precious wrist real ...
Apple Legitimizes The Smartwatch Category: Part 1 Style And Social Acceptance - Forbes


Times of India
Apple Pay Tips To New Era Of Fully Digitized Money
Forbes
The new Apple Apple Pay system though is quite interesting and it is too ... as financial institutions recognize that they face challenges from technology ... despite a strong attempt to pioneer digital wallets by Google Checkout. ... you could exchange them for dollars only within the Amazon marketplace.

Google lets college students borrow a Chromebook
Jon Fingas
If you brought a big, conventional laptop with you to college, you're probably regretting it right about now. It's not fun to lug a heavy machine and.

Wondering what it cost Apple to give away that U2 album to every customer?
Ben Lovejoy
To release U2's album free, Apple paid the band and Universal an unspecified fee as a blanket royalty and committed to a marketing campaign for the ...

Facebook Takes Down Page Showing How to Use a Female Condom
Rebecca Rose
At the University of Chicago, Patty Fernandez runs an organization called Tea Time and Sex Chats. "What we do is talk about sexual health [and ] ...

Shocker: HHS Obamacare Technology Has Yet Another Glitch
Sarah Hurtubise
There's yet another problem with technology the Obama administration is using to approve health insurance plans for Obamacare regulations, The ...

How Much Value Can Apple Watch Create?
Nitin Gulati
With its ambitious series of announcements earlier this week, Apple ... on these new applications of interactivetechnology, distinguished chiefly by a ...

Apple Watch 'too feminine, looks like it was designed by a student'
IBNLive.com editor@ibnlive.com
Berlin: Apple's long-awaited smartwatch looks "too feminine" and its design will not stand the test of time, luxury giant LVMH's watch guru has told ...

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Richard Branson: Better World in 10 Years (video)

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Richard Branson: World Better in 10 Years Than Now: Video - Bloomberg: "May 12 (Bloomberg) -- Sir Richard Branson, Virgin Group Founder and Chairman, discusses Virgin Galactic, Virgin America, Virgin Atlantic, and the space, music, and airline industries with Bloomberg's Cory Johnson."

Say No to The Internet Slow Lane | OpenMedia: "Many of your favorite websites could slow to a crawl. U.S. FCC Chair Tom Wheeler is about to cave to Big Telecom’s demands at a crucial meeting.  We only have a few hours to tell the FCC to back off their Internet Slow Lane plan. Send your message now." (go to link above)

Facebook and Square pull failed apps from digital stores - Los Angeles Times: "Facebook Camera, Poke and Square Wallet have been removed from app stores, bringing an end to three  apps from notable tech companies that were never able to catch on. The social network giant pulled Camera and Poke from the Apple App Store on Friday. The two apps were launched in 2012 and were clones of other popular apps that posed threats to Facebook's dominance in mobile social networking...."

Facebook Taking Steps to Open a China Sales Office
Bloomberg
Facebook Inc. is taking steps to open a sales office in China to work with ... EBay Inc. and Yahoo! ... In 2010, Google Inc. said it wouldn't comply with the country's online censorship rules and shuttered its local search page. ... Steve and Jimmy: The Roots ofApple's Bid for Beats · America on the Move ...

Google Must Amend Some Search Results After EU Ruling
TIME
A European court in Amsterdam ruled Tuesday that Google must remove outdated or irrelevant personal information on individuals from its search ...

New Motorola smartphone aims at crowded low-cost market
PCWorld
Motorola Mobility is hoping to build on the success of the Moto G with another affordable smartphone. But the new Moto E will face even greater competition in a segment, that thanks to increased competition between processor manufacturers, is turning into a ...

Google Faces German Order to Change Handling of Personal Data
Businessweek
Google Inc. (GOOG:US) is having another run-in with European regulators over the protection of personal data. This time, the operator of the biggest Internet search engine is violating German rules by compiling customers' data without asking for their consent ...

Microsoft Azure tools aim to help companies manage hybrid clouds
PCWorld
For the kick-off of its annual Tech Ed user conference, being held this week in Houston,Microsoft has released a bevy of tools and services to help ...

Microsoft and its partners announce new affordable access projects on four continents
MarketWatch
Microsoft's commercial partnership with SpectraLink Wireless and research partnership with Facebook will deploy wireless networks covering entire ...

Apple Does Not Have More Cash Than Britain And Israel Combined
Forbes
This is a little boo boo from the New York Times. They're talking about the restrictive hiring practices case in Silicon Valley that was recently settled.

Google testing what could be 'dramatic' Gmail redesign
Computerworld
Screen grabs of the redesign on sites including Geek.com show big changes to Gmail's look and functionality. Geek.com, which appears to be testing ...

Google Drive Features - Business Insider
By Matt Johnston
If You Are Not Using These Google Maps Hacks, You Are Totally ...
Business Insider

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