Can Twitter's Video Streaming Plans Succeed? (video)

Will Twitter's Video Streaming Plans Succeed?

Kargo CEO Harry Kargman and Bloomberg's Sarah Frier discuss Twitter's mobile advertising plans and the company's fight for advertisers. They speak with Emily Chang on "Bloomberg West." (Source: Bloomberg) Published Sep 30, 2016

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Twitter CEO Dick Costolo Not Worried About Job Security (video)

Twitter CEO Dick Costolo: I'm Not Worried About Job Security -

Twitter CEO Dick Costolo comments on the credibility of his management team during an interview with Bloomberg Businessweek's Brad Stone on "Street Smart" last week.

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Will Dick Costolo Be Twitter’s CEO in 2015? (video)

Dick Costolo: Will He Be Twitter’s CEO in 2015?: Video - Bloomberg:
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Storm Ventures Managing Director Jason Lemkin and Bloomberg’s Sarah Frier discuss Twitter. They speak on “Street Smart.” (Source: Bloomberg)

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Tech News Week Review, Jack Ma Richest in Asia (video)

Jack Ma has become the richest person in Asia. The 50-year-old founder of Alibaba Group Holding, China’s biggest e-commerce company, passed Li Ka-shing, the Hong Kong property and ports tycoon who has held the top spot in the region since April 5, 2012, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. Bloomberg's Yvonne Man has more on "On The Move Asia." (Source: Bloomberg 12Dec)


CNET
FCC to spend $3.9 billion to expand Internet access to schools in rural and poor ...
Washington Post
The Federal Communications Commission agreed Thursday to dramatically boost spending to bring high-speed Internet access to schools and libraries in poor or rural areas, a move that would probably increase Americans' phone bills by about $2 a year.


USA TODAY
'Call of Duty' and Xbox One pace monthly game sales
USA TODAY
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare captured the top spot on November's video-game sales list and Microsoft's Xbox One outsold the PlayStation 4, according to The NPD Group — the first month Xbox has been the top seller since the consoles were released a ...


Forbes
Mark Zuckerberg: Facebook May Offer Something Beyond The Like Button
Forbes
For years, people on Facebook have wanted something more than the Like button to express their feelings about the posts they see on the social network. Despite the clamoring, though, all you see to click on below posts is a thumbs up. That could change ...


Fortune
Twitter co-founder: 'I don't give a sh*t' if Instagram has more users
Fortune
Yesterday, Instagram announced it has 300 million monthly active users. The news drew immediate comparisons between the photo-sharing app, which sold to Facebook FB for $1 billion in 2012, and Twitter TWTR , a $24 billion publicly traded company ...


Financial Times
Google shuts Russia engineering office
Financial Times
Google is to close its engineering office in Russia, in the latest sign that a crackdown on internet activity by Russian authorities this year could hasten an outflow of engineering talent from the country. A series of moves against internet companies, culminating ...


Wired
Original Apple computer sells for $365000 at New York auction
Reuters
A fully operational Apple computer that company co-founder Steve Jobs sold out of his parents' garage in 1976 for $600 sold for $365,000 at Christie's on Thursday. The Ricketts Apple-1 Personal Computer, named after its ...


Quartz
Priceline.com Becomes First Major Online Travel Agency to Integrate Apple Pay ...
MarketWatch
Priceline.com announced today that it is the first major Online Travel Agency (OTA) to integrate Apple Pay in its recently updated ...


CBC.ca
Spanish news to vanish from Google News globally
Fresno Business Journal
Google announced Thursday it will close Google News in Spain and block reports from Spanish publishers from more than 70 Google News international editions due to a new Spanish law...


NDTV
YouTube unveils experimental new GIF maker, currently in testing on PBS Idea ...
9 to 5 Google
YouTube has just released a new GIF-making tool in testing on PBS's Idea Channel. The tool is available under the share menu and allows users to pick a five-second clip from the video, add two lines of text, and export the file to their computer. The frame rate ...

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Why European Parliament Is Picking a Fight With Google (video)

Thursday the European Parliament voted  in favor of breaking up Google (the vote is not binding). The world's largest search engine is accused of squeezing out its competitors. Bloomberg spoke with a legal expert about what's driving this action. (Source: Bloomberg 11/26) 

European parliament votes | Ars Technica: " Although the vote is non-binding, it's a definite setback for the company...."


India Today
International Business|In Symbolic Vote, EU Parliament Passes Measure to Break Up Google
New York Times
A breakup of Google in Europe will almost certainly not happen, legal .... Google in Europe are major American technology companies like Microsoft ...
European Parliament Votes To Break Up Google - Forbes
European Parliament Approves Google Breakup Resolution - Wall Street Journal
European Parliament Backs Investigation To Split Google Search From Its Other Businesses - TechCrunch


Wall Street Journal
EU Says Google Should Extend 'Right to Be Forgotten' to '.com' Websites
Wall Street Journal
In a new set of guidelines agreed upon in Brussels on Wednesday, the body representing the European Union's 28 national privacy regulators said search engines should apply the bloc's new right to be forgotten to all of their websites—in particular .com ...

New York Times
Sunset Overdrive, This War of Mine, Super Smash Bros. and Civilization
New York Times
Hovering above the destruction in Sunset Overdrive, set in a city of murderous creatures....

NDTV
Sony settles with FTC on allegedly misleading PlayStation tweets
Los Angeles Times
Sony's PlayStation Vita may not have been so game-changing after all. Sony settled with the Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday over charges that it deceived customers in 2011 about the "game changing" advanced technology on the handheld gaming ...

CNET
Get 100 free MP3 albums from Microsoft
CNET
"We'll see your one free album, Google, and raise you a hundred!" The catch? Windows 8 and Windows Phone users only...

PCWorld
Twitter starts peeking at the other apps on your phone
PCWorld
Twitter, hungry for new data to fuel its targeted advertising, will start looking at what other apps its ...

San Jose Mercury News
Tablet shopping: iPad, Android or Windows?
San Jose Mercury News
NEW YORK -- Time for a tablet? People tend to hold onto tablets longer than smartphones, so take time to weigh your options. A major consideration is what phone you or your gift recipient already has. Although it's possible for Android owners to have Apple's ...

CNET
Amazon Black Friday deals on Kindle and Fire devices start Thursday
CNET
Amazon is offering some impressive deals on its in-house Kindle readers, Fire tablets and Fire phones during the Thanksgiving and Black Friday weekend....

Computerworld
Lenovo Pranks Shoppers for Yoga 3 Ad
PC Magazine
The laptop maker on Tuesday released a Yoga 3 promotional video featuring unsuspecting mallgoers and a broken Apple laptop. The prank featured members of the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater comedy troupe, who tricked passersby at the Plymouth ...

Computerandvideogames.com
Assassin's Creed Unity Season Pass 'discontinued', free game offered
Computerandvideogames.com
In a drastic move following the marred launch of Assassin's Creed Unity, Ubisoft has "discontinued" the game's Season Pass and announced free offerings as compensation to owners of the game. Ubisoft Montreal CEO Yannis Mallet detailed the move in a ...


TechCrunch
Identity Wars: Why Apple Pay Is About More Than Payments
TechCrunch
Editor's Note: Patrick Salyer is the chief executive officer of Gigya, a customer identity management company. There's been no shortage of attention ...

Microsoft reportedly planning Windows 10 event for January
Microsoft will hold an event this January to show off the new features of Windows 10, according to The Verge. Although January is traditionally ...

Hackers force message on websites via US firm - San Francisco Chronicle: "...The executive says hackers rerouted Internet traffic from its website to a computer server that generated a message to visitors that their site had been hacked by the Syrian Electronic Army. Published reports noted the message appeared on websites for several UK newspapers, CNBC and the National Hockey League. Gigya says no user or company data was compromised in the hack. The Syrian group aligns itself with Syrian President Bashar Assad..."

Here are most of Amazon's Black Friday videogame deals, all in one place

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Tech Stocks: GameStop, GoPro, Alibaba Debt Offering (video)

GameStop's 3rd-Qtr Earnings: Why the Stock Is Sinking: Video -
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Bloomberg's Cory Johnson reports on GameStop's third-quarter earnings, Alibaba's $8 billion bond offering and GoPro's discounted secondary offering. He speaks with Bloomberg's Pimm Fox on "Taking Stock." (Source: Bloomberg 11/20)

NEWS

Fast Company
Washington Post launches twice-daily tablet editions on Amazon Fire app
Washington Post
The Washington Post has unveiled a new tablet application exclusively for Amazon Fire owners that will package news in distinct morning and evening editions with updates for major breaking stories. The app, which will not include a local news section, ...


Wired
Google's New Service Kills Ads on Your Favorite Sites for a Monthly Fee
Wired
The web is funded by ads. But so many people hate seeing them, and they often resent all the data tracking that props them up. It's a clash that has become a major pain point for news websites and other publishers. The rise of ad blockers, which let people ...


Yibada (English Edition)
Twitter Allows Users to Share Tweets Privately
Yibada (English Edition)
Twitter users can now privately share a tweet via the direct message (DM) feature of the micro-blogging social media site....


CBS News
​Crime-fighting robots patrol in Silicon Valley
CBS News
In a parking lot in Silicon Valley, two robot security guards were on patrol. The creation of Mountain View, Calif., company Knightscope, and resembling something out of a Star Wars movie, the K5 security robots stand 5 feet tall, weigh 300 pounds, and are ...


Ars Technica
Review: New Smash Bros. is the best reason yet to buy a Wii U
Ars Technica
A huge, fun game with a bunch of replay value is just what the console needs. Nintendo's sprawling fighting game franchise is back for more. Andrew ...


Chron.com
CAMERA SHOOTOUT: iPhone 6 Plus Takes On The Samsung Galaxy Note 4...
Chron.com
Smartphone cameras have become so advanced, they've come to replace digital cameras for many people. But not all smartphone cameras were created equal. Apple, Samsung, and Motorola have all put a ton of effort into perfecting the camera on their ...


Sydney Morning Herald
Netflix, Hulu Plus, Amazon to double value of global streaming by 2018
Sydney Morning Herald
The value of the global streaming TV business will double in the next four years, according to new research. The rapid expansion of "streamcasters" Netflix, Hulu Plus, and Amazon in the US, coupled with Netflix's expansion around the world, will drive the ...


Android Headlines - Android News
The Google Nexus 6 has AT&T-branded Problems Everywhere, It Seems
Android Headlines - Android News
Guys, this will ruin the Nexus 6 for you if you love the Nexus mantra of 'pure, unadulterated Android with no carrier interference'. If you don't mind and just want a great Android device, then you might find this anything from mildly annoying to unimportant.

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Twitter, Google, Shake Up Management Teams, Tech News (videos)

Twitter, Google Further Shake Up Management Teams: Video - Bloomberg:
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On “Before The Bell,” Bloomberg’s Betty Liu, Matt Miller, and Olivia Sterns run down the top stories of the day. They speak on “In The Loop.” (Oct 31 Bloomberg)

U.S. Consumer Spending Unexpectedly Drops: Video - Bloomberg
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Bloomberg’s Emily Chang reports on today’s top news stories on “Bloomberg West.” (Source: Bloomberg 10/31)

Apple 'iPad Pro' may have smaller screen than thought, be thin as iPhone
CNET
A jumbo-size iPad could provide a spark for Apple, which has suffered ... With Microsofttargeting businesses more aggressively, Apple could be ...
Apple Is Reportedly Planning A 12-Inch iPad That Will Be Like Microsoft's Surface - Business Insider


USA TODAY
Lunch with Apple Pay - a quiet afternoon
USA TODAY
SHERMAN OAKS, Calif. — It's lunchtime at Panera Bread here, where the fast casual chain has welcomed new technology by letting its customers ...


Slate Magazine (blog)
These Two Phones Prove Apple Has Forced Samsung to Change its Game
Slate Magazine (blog)
The reason: Consumers held off buying them ahead of the launch of Apple's iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus phones in September in big-screen sizes ...


ZDNet
Top iOS news of the week: Apple Pay kicked out, too late it's already big
ZDNet
Competing mobile payment systems, including Android-based Google ... Microsoft'ssupport for iOS is impressive, and the update for OneNote this ...


ValueWalk
The Best Apple iPhone, iPad Deals For Black Friday Sales
ValueWalk
But absolutely brand new is the iPad Air 2, the latest tablet from Apple which has received rave reviews from technology sites. Many people who've got ...


BBC News
JONY IVE ON THE APPLE WATCH: 'With Every Bone In My Body I K...
Business Insider
Apple's lead designer Jony Ive was honored at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art last night. Nellie Bowles and Dawn Chmielewski of Re/code ...
“San Francisco Treasure” Jony Ive Talks Apple Watch at SFMOMA Gala - Re/code


USA NEWS
Google and Facebook: voracious giants with the power to create the future
The Guardian
A Google driverless car on the streets of Washington. ... Yet with such a simple and lucrative core business, Facebook and Google ... It might sound dystopian, but Oculus is a powerful and compelling technology to try – and far more ...


Computerworld
An open email to Google Inbox
Computerworld
At first I thought: "Oh, you think you're so great with your fancy Material Design and snobby invitation-only access. But I know your type. You're really ...

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Why Edward Snowden Tells Users to Skip Dropbox (video)

Why Edward Snowden Is Telling Users to Skip Dropbox -

CrowdStrike Chief Risk Officer Steven Chabinsky discusses Edward Snowden's latest claims. He speaks on “Street Smart.” (Source: Bloomberg Oct 13)

How Hackers Got Private Photos Without Ever Breaching Snapchat's Servers - ABC News: "Snapchatters were victimized by their use of third-party apps to send and receive Snaps, a practice that we expressly prohibit in our Terms of Use precisely because they compromise our users' security," a Snapchat spokesperson told ABC News. "We vigilantly monitor the App Store and Google Play for illegal third-party apps and have succeeded in getting dozens of these removed."

Ireland Phases Out Tax Break as Overseas Pressure Mounts - Bloomberg: "The “Double Irish,” which allows companies to avoid paying tax on much of their income, will be closed to new entrants from January, Finance Minister Michael Noonan said in parliament in Dublin today, as he laid out the 2015 budget. Companies already enjoying the tax break can continue to do so until 2020."

Hackers hold 7 million Dropbox passwords ransom - CNET: "Dropbox has issued a statement on its blog further clarifying that the Dropbox passwords were stolen from "unrelated services": The usernames and passwords...were stolen from unrelated services, not Dropbox. Attackers then used these stolen credentials to try to log in to sites across the internet, including Dropbox. We have measures in place that detect suspicious login activity and we automatically reset passwords when it happens."

WHO Says Ebola Virus is Killing 70% of People Who Contract Disease - WSJ - WSJ: "...Dr. Bruce Aylward, the WHO assistant director-general in charge of the organization’s response to the epidemic, said the Ebola virus is “still moving geographically, still escalating” in some bigger cities. He expressed concern the disease could spread to countries that share borders with Sierra Leone, Guinea and Liberia, the epicenters of the current outbreak, singling out Côte d’Ivoire as particularly vulnerable...."

Official Google Blog: Google Express: more cities, more stores and a new name: "Express membership Starting today, shoppers who decide to become Google Express members will enjoy: Free same-day or overnight delivery on eligible orders over $15.* First dibs on delivery windows Shared membership with a household member Membership costs $95/year or $10/month. Or you can choose to pay as you go, at $4.99 per eligible order. Learn more on our Help Center. Either way, we don’t add any hidden markups, so you pay the same price for your stuff on Google Express as you would in-store."


Wall Street Journal
Google Adopts Delivery-Service Model, Targets Amazon
Wall Street Journal
Google is expanding its Shopping Express program and putting Amazon right in its crosshairs. WSJ's Alistair Barr reports on Lunch Break with Tanya ...
Full-Court Express: Google Expands Its Delivery Service, Puts Heat On Amazon - Forbes
Google Express set to launch deliveries in Boston area - Boston Globe
Google Shopping Express Expands To More Cities, Rebrands As “Google Express” - TechCrunch (blog)


Forbes
Ireland Corks Double Irish Tax Deal, Closing Time For Apple, Google, Twitter, Facebook
Forbes
Ireland is the go-to place for Apple, Google, Twitter, and Facebook, not to ... Google andMicrosoft cut their overseas tax rates to single digits with ...


National Post
Russian Hackers Used Bug in Microsoft Windows for Spying, Report Says
New York Times
LONDON — Russian hackers used a bug in Microsoft Windows to spy on several Western governments, NATO and the Ukrainian government, ...


Dallas Morning News
Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg and wife Priscilla Chan donate $25 million to Ebola fight
Washington Post
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan, who is a pediatrician, have donated $25 million to the Centers for Disease Control ...

Google Nexus 6 release date, specs, price, rumours and news
We've been big fans of Google's previous own-brand phones, with each model ... changes with Android L. Given that Google seems to want to push 64-bit technology, ... Well, one possibility is that Google will release a new Nexus 5 alongside the Nexus 6, just as Apple .... Google+ · Facebook · Twitter.


Google Express reveals subscription shopping plans, adds even more cities
The Verge
Google is trying to take on rival Amazon in the delivery service market. ... Apple andFacebook are now paying for women employees to freeze their eggs ... Microsoft is 'coaching' NFL announcers not to call the Surface an iPad.

Google Thinks Amazon Is Its Biggest Competitor. Here's Why.
Slate
Google and Amazon didn't always seem like competitors—Google is in the ... made this comment: “Many people think our main competition is Bing or Yahoo. ... Facebook is arguably another important competitor in terms of mobile ..... Bill Gates Is Way More Involved With Microsoft Than Anyone Realizes.

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Twitter Sues US Over NSA Disclosures (video)

Twitter Sues U.S. Over NSA Disclosures: Video - Bloomberg:
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Bloomberg's Emily Chang reports on Twitter Suing US Over NSA Disclosures, Facebook's location-based ads, and Blockchain's funding (Source: Bloomberg 10/7)

Facebook's WhatsApp acquisition now has price tag of $22 billion | Reuters: "Facebook closed its acquisition of mobile messaging service WhatsApp on Monday, with the final price tag rising an additional $3 billion to roughly $22 billion because of the increased value of Facebook's stock in recent months."

Other Tech NEWS:

New York Times
Amazon's Tax Deal in Luxembourg Is Latest Target of EU Inquiries
New York Times
Apple's tax dealings with Ireland have generated considerable attention, ... The Amazoninquiry is also the latest sign of the heightened scrutiny big American technologycompanies are receiving in Europe, where lawmakers have ...
EU Opens Probe Into Amazon's Tax Affairs in Luxembourg - Wall Street Journal
Following Apple And Starbucks, Amazon Now Faces European Commission Tax Probe - Forbes


USA TODAY
What Happened To The Relationship Between Apple And GT Advanced Technologies?
Forbes
Why did Apple sapphire glass supplier, GT Advanced Technologies, ... Thus Apple may acquire the technology and the very specialized hardware at ...


TechCrunch (blog)
Facebook Opens Its Mobile Ad “Audience Network” To All Advertisers And Apps
TechCrunch (blog)
After announcing its mobile ad network at f8 in April, Facebook today ... Facebook into more direct competition with Google's AdMob, Yahoo's Flurry, ...
Facebook's Audience Network: Open for Business - Facebook Developers


Wall Street Journal
Apple Takes a Bite From Samsung
Wall Street Journal
Samsung's third-quarter operating profit likely fell as much as 62% from a year earlier. How much is this due to Apple? Piper Jaffray's Gene Munster ...


TechCrunch (blog)
Yahoo Lays Off 400 Employees In India
TechCrunch (blog)
Just ahead of its Q3 earnings, Yahoo is laying people off in its international business. Specifically, it is downsizing its software development center in ...


CBS News
DEA created a fake Facebook profile in this woman's name using seized pics — then impersonated ...
Washington Post
At first glance, the Facebook profile is the perfect deception. ... as to how far law enforcement can go when using new technology to investigate cases.
US Agent Sued Over Fake Facebook Page in Drug Case - KRON.com


CNN
A Look At Apple Pay And Its Valuation Impact On Apple
Forbes
Apple is slated to roll out Apple Pay, its mobile payments service, in the United States this month. The service will allow customers to make payments ...


San Jose Mercury News
What Snapchat Wants From Yahoo!
Businessweek
... has already famously rejected advances from Facebook (FB) and Google. ... Under the stewardship of CEO Marissa Meyer, Yahoo has been investing ... Along the way, Yahoohas hired a bunch of high-profile journalists, ... a series of digital magazines on topics such as food, technology, and travel.


Marketing Pilgrim
Facebook's location-based ads can pitch you on the store you just walked by
PCWorld
If you're like me, you might stroll past a local coffee shop or book store numerous times before you notice it's there or go inside. Facebook thinks an ad might give that extra nudge. On Tuesday, the company began rolling out a new feature for local advertising ...


TechCrunch
Belkin says router outages should be resolved
PCWorld
Belkin said Tuesday afternoon it had fixed an issue that caused some of its Wi-Fi routers to disconnect from the Internet. Some of the older routers experienced problems around midnight on Tuesday when pinging a Belkin-hosted service to check for general ...


New York Times
IBM Opens Watson Headquarters in NYC Amid New Cognitive Milestones
eWeek
As IBM moves its Watson cognitive computing technology into its new home in New York City's Silicon Alley, the company announced significant milestones fueling adoption of Watson and cognitive computing cloud capabilities on a global scale.


Financial Express
ITC to Probe Nvidia Patent Claims Against Samsung
PC Magazine
The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) will look into a complaint made by Nvidia concerning certain Samsung products which Nvidia claims infringe on its graphics processing patents. Nvidia said this week that it welcomed the opening of an ...


Mashable
Toyota Wins, Apple Loses in Major Study of Distracted Driving
Mashable
Few voice-activated, handsfree driving systems are looking good Tuesday after AAA released a major study that accuses them all of increasing our levels of distraction behind the wheel. The least distracting in-car system, it turns out, is Toyota's Entune.


Entertainment Weekly
Inside 'Interstellar' with Oculus Rift
myfoxny.com
Oculus Rift, a headset that creates an interactive 3D environment everywhere you look. These gadgets could change the way we play video games or watch television and movies. In anticipation of "Interstellar" starring Matthew McConaghey, Paramount is ...


Computerworld
Eight things you need to know about Windows 10
Economic Times
Microsoft has announced the next iteration of their Windows OS, dubbed Windows 10. Although availability is still about a year away, the technical preview of the OS is available to try the new features. ET takes a look at some of the biggest changes you can ...

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