BitGou: Technology Report: Social media will drive Chinese liberalization : Google's Schmidt

2013年11月26日星期二

Technology Report: Social media will drive Chinese liberalization : Google's Schmidt

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11/25/2013

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Social media will drive Chinese liberalization : Google's Schmidt

LONDON (Reuters) - The rise of social media in China will lead to liberalization, and as more and more people go online China's government will be powerless to halt the changes, Eric Schmidt, executive chairman of Google Inc, said on Monday.

Qualcomm faces antitrust probe in China

(Reuters) - Qualcomm Inc said on Monday it faces an antitrust probe in China, sending its shares lower as investors worried the investigation could hurt the chipmaker's business in the fast-growing smartphone market.

Spies worry over "doomsday" cache stashed by ex-NSA contractor Snowden

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - British and U.S. intelligence officials say they are worried about a "doomsday" cache of highly classified, heavily encrypted material they believe former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden has stored on a data cloud.

Yahoo names Katie Couric global news anchor

(Reuters) - Anchorwoman Katie Couric, who has hosted high-profile programs on all three major U.S. television networks, will head a team of global correspondents and help shape news coverage at Yahoo Inc., the Internet company announced on Monday.

Serena Software auction continues as Attachmate exits: sources

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Private equity firm Silver Lake is proceeding with an auction for its information technology management company Serena Software Inc after talks aimed at selling Serena to its technology peer Attachmate Corp ended, according to people familiar with the matter.

Romance website Match.com sued for $1.5 billion over 'unauthorized' photos

MIAMI (Reuters) - A Florida woman has filed a $1.5 billion class-action lawsuit against online dating site Match.com, alleging the website allowed photos of her and thousands of others to be used illegally to create phony profiles intended to dupe romantic hopefuls out of money.

BlackBerry replacing CFO; two other top execs leaving

TORONTO (Reuters) - BlackBerry Ltd said on Monday that three top executives, including its chief financial officer, are stepping down as part of a widely expected shake-up after it named an interim chief executive and shelved plans to sell itself.

Cut-rate SpaceX poised for first commercial satellite launch

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - - An unmanned Falcon 9 rocket developed by Space Exploration Technologies, or SpaceX, is poised to enter the commercial satellite market on Monday, a potential game-changer in a global industry worth nearly $190 billion a year.

Apple acquires Israeli 3D chip developer PrimeSense

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Apple Inc has bought Israel-based PrimeSense Ltd, a developer of chips that enable three-dimensional machine vision, the companies said on Monday, a move that signals gesture-controlled technologies in new devices from the maker of iPhones and iPads.

FDA warns Google-backed 23andMe to halt sales of genetic tests

(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has warned 23andMe, a company backed by Google Inc, to halt sales of its genetic tests because they have not received regulatory clearance.