San Jose Mercury News: Business
- Twitter to mull its future as takeover rumors swirl again
Tuesday - 09/06/2016 - 07:08 PMTwitter's board of directors is reportedly scheduled to meet Thursday and will be discussing Twitter's fate as a stand-alone company and the possibility of more layoffs.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - He s back! John McAfee fights Intel for right to use his own name
Tuesday - 09/06/2016 - 01:18 PMWhat s in a name?For most people, their name is everything. It s who they are, what they are and it represents all kinds of existential thoughts and issues that are way too big and deep to get into here.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Tesla CEO Elon Musk to workers: save money, make cars
Tuesday - 09/06/2016 - 03:18 PMTesla CEO Elon Musk sent a message to workers just before Labor Day – save money and pump out vehicles.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Survey: U.S. services firms register slowest growth since 2010
Tuesday - 09/06/2016 - 11:48 AMU.S. services companies grew last month at the slowest pace in more than six years, a private survey finds.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Driving regulation: How Lyft works to shape ride-hailing legislation
Friday - 09/02/2016 - 08:39 PMLyft exec spills about which bills the startup is for and against, the most and least Lyft-friendly states, and the future of ride-hailing.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - FARMERS' EYE IN THE SKY
Friday - 09/02/2016 - 10:40 PMEasing of federal regulations on drones that are used to scan land for irrigation leaks could help save a drought-stricken industry
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Hewlett Packard Enterprise may be close to selling software business
Friday - 09/02/2016 - 11:26 AMThe tech pioneer that was Hewlett-Packard may be on the brink of becoming an even smaller shade of its former self.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Where did Steve Jobs leave his keys? They're going up for auction
Friday - 09/02/2016 - 03:21 PMApparently Steve Jobs, the co-founder and former CEO of Apple, left his keys with Jane Fonda, because those keys are among the items from her collection being auctioned off later this month at Julien's Live, the self-described "Auction House to the Stars.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Silicon Valley architecture: Apple, Google, Facebook lead the way
Friday - 09/02/2016 - 02:57 PMIn a place known for out-of-the-box thinking and risk taking, some tech firms are no longer playing it safe when it comes to their work spaces.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Super Mario marketing op in Rio cost Nintendo how much? Zero
Friday - 09/02/2016 - 09:57 AMHow much did Nintendo pay to land that dream marketing opportunity at the Rio Olympics closing ceremony, where Japan's prime minister popped out dressed as the red-hatted plumber Super Mario?More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Google patent: Driverless cars would detect police lights, pull over
Tuesday - 09/06/2016 - 01:07 PMMost drivers know to pull over to the side of the road when a cop car s lights are flashing, or when an ambulance is rushing to the scene of an emergency.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Twitter takeover rumors swirl again
Tuesday - 09/06/2016 - 01:54 PMSpeculation that Twitter could sell itself to another company reignited last week, but don t expect the rumors to fizzle out anytime soon.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Canadian auto workers pick General Motors as strike target
Tuesday - 09/06/2016 - 11:45 AMCanadian auto workers have picked General Motors Co. as a potential strike target in contract talks with the Detroit Three automakers.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - ITT Tech to close all its 130 campuses, including Oakland and Concord
Tuesday - 09/06/2016 - 12:12 PMITT Education Services announced Monday that it plans to close all of its 130 Technical Institutes in the country.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - The latest in Silicon Valley real estate: your own chateau
Saturday - 09/03/2016 - 12:11 PMWinemaker Paul Masson's historic hilltop chateau is on sale for $7 million, not a bad price given the dizzying state of the Silicon Valley real estate market. On 3-plus acres, it has its own vineyards, a wine cellar and plenty of history.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Nintendo strikes gold in Rio
Friday - 09/02/2016 - 08:27 PMJapan prime minister's closing ceremony cameo as Super Mario a marketing win
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Chinese regulators dig into Uber-Didi Chuxing deal
Friday - 09/02/2016 - 03:07 PMUber made it sound like a done deal when the company washed its hands of its Chinese business last month, but now it seems the ride-hailing startup may have to answer to regulators in the country.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - SpaceX blast, Tesla filing take a toll on Elon Musk's fortune
Friday - 09/02/2016 - 03:47 PMIt's been a tough week for tech mogul Elon Musk.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - U.S. trade deficit fell in July
Friday - 09/02/2016 - 09:53 AMThe U.S. trade deficit fell in July as imports declined slightly and exports rose to the highest level in 10 months, a possible sign that global demand for American products is starting to rebound.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - U.S. hiring slows to 151,000 jobs in August; Fed hike less likely
Friday - 09/02/2016 - 10:00 AMU.S. employers slowed their hiring in August to a modest 151,000 jobs and barely raised wages. The pullback in job growth reduces the likelihood that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates when it meets this month.
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- Fallout mushrooms after SpaceX rocket explosion
Tuesday - 09/06/2016 - 01:02 PMThe flames on the launchpad have been extinguished, but fallout from last week s SpaceX rocket explosion continues to burn.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - The iPhone 7 is expected to be slimmer, have a better camera but no headphone jack
Tuesday - 09/06/2016 - 02:51 PMApple, with iPhone sales slipping, is under pressure to generate excitement at its iPhone event this week in San Francisco but users may wait for its next model, which is expected to coincide with the iPhone's 10th anniversary next year.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - U.S. stocks slide after weak report on service companies
Tuesday - 09/06/2016 - 11:42 AMU.S. stocks turned lower Tuesday after a survey found that services companies grew at their slowest pace in six years in August. That sent consumer companies to hefty losses and pushed bond yields lower.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Venture capitalists' bottom line under attack from both parties
Monday - 09/05/2016 - 09:20 PMPromises by Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton to close the carried interest tax 'loophole' prompt an outcry from Silicon Valley VCs.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Secretive foe attacks Google over government influence
Saturday - 09/03/2016 - 05:11 PMMysterious 'transparency project' lashes tech titan
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - A strong market for financial advisers
Friday - 09/02/2016 - 08:50 PMThe coming wave of tech-savvy millennials could affect the financial adviser business.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Hold, please: Google reportedly suspends modular phone project
Friday - 09/02/2016 - 01:11 PMIf you were counting on DIY smartphones to come to market anytime soon, please hold.It looks like Google has suspended Project Ara, its effort to roll out a modular smartphone with interchangeable parts.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Hewlett Packard Enterprise may sell software business for $10 billion
Friday - 09/02/2016 - 04:12 PMDeal would streamline tech giant's focus on high-end hardware, services
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Stocks rise as U.S. jobs report puts Fed rate hike in question
Friday - 09/02/2016 - 09:51 AMStocks rose and the dollar fell on Friday after a key report showed the U.S. economy added slightly fewer jobs than expected in August, making it potentially less likely that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates already this month.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Cutting the cord gets easier with Sling TV, DirecTV Now, other alternatives to cable
Friday - 09/02/2016 - 10:20 AMOnline pay TV alternatives are becoming more tempting as services like Sling TV improve and new services like DirecTV Now prepare to launch.
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