Archive for April 1st, 2008In the world of robotic cars, human relations can be tricky. 
Stanford's robot, Junior, was the first to cross the finish line in the Urban Grand Challenge last November. (Credit: Stefanie Olsen/CNET News.com) The organizer of an upcoming “Robotic Grand Prix” in Long Beach, Calif., has … source Tech news blog Updated 5 p.m. PDT with more information and context. Google Chief Information Officer Douglas Merrill is leaving Google to become president of EMI’s digital unit, according to sources.  (Credit: Google)A Google spokesman confirmed that Merrill is leaving but stated he could not confirm the other information. A … source Tech news blog  Citibank, the country’s largest bank, saw intermittent outages to its Web site Tuesday that prevented an unknown number of customers from accessing their accounts. “Earlier today we experienced an issue that has resulted in intermittent customer access to Citibank.com,” the company said in a statement. “As we are … source Tech news blog The number of venture-backed mergers and acquisitions in the first three months of 2008 hit an all-time quarterly low for the decade, according to a new report from Thomson Financial and the National Venture Capital Association. Internet-related deals dominated the pack. In the first quarter of 2008, the association reported … source Tech news blog
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Will H-1B caps force the next Google to open in Vancouver?Posted by: admin in Tech and GadgetsThe window for U.S. companies to submit their H-1B visa applications for next year opens this day and ends on Monday. And Google’s not very happy about the details. Neither are Microsoft and other tech companies. They want the government to increase the number of visas that companies can … source Tech news blog Microsoft’s quest for Yahoo might come under increasing pressure this month, as time ticks away to get a deal done and past antitrust regulators, before President George W. Bush exits stage left, stated proxy solicitors and investment bankers.  That’s because it typically takes anywhere from six to eight … source Tech news blog  (Credit: Matt Asay)According to a managing director at the Bank of New York Mellon, open source isn’t about commodification. That’s the pedestrian role served by proprietary software. Instead, open-source software is about innovation and competitive differentiation. I was fortunate to speak at the Linux on Wall Street conference … source Tech news blog
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Venture roundup: Reality Digital, Razz newly flush with cashPosted by: admin in Tech and GadgetsVenture capital is still flowing steadily for on the web media ventures. Here are several deals from the last day.  Reality Digital, a provider of white-label online video services to MTV Networks and Lonely Planet, said this week it raised $6.3 million in a second round of funding from OpenView Venture … source Tech news blog While the marquee processor theme at IDF Shanghai is “milliwatts to petaflops,” Intel is also set to offer a vision of universal connectivity. The main theme for the event, which starts Wednesday, Beijing time, refers to “very, very big to very, very small and low power,” according to Pat Gelsinger, … source Tech news blog Updated 12:30 p.m. PDT with comment from the Open World wide web Coalition. LAS VEGAS–It seems mobile operators have dodged a regulatory bullet by promising to open up their networks on their own. On Tuesday, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin stated he was rewarding U.S. wireless operators for … source Tech news blog |
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