TIME’s Josh Tyrangiel Named Editor of BusinessWeek
New York - Bloomberg announced on Tuesday that it has hired Josh Tyrangiel to be editor of its newly-acquired BusinessWeek magazine. Tyrangiel is currently deputy managing editor of TIME magazine and...
View ArticleBusinessWeek Signs Charlie Rose to Pen Column
New York - Bloomberg, the new owner of BusinessWeek magazine, announced on Tuesday that it has signed Emmy-winning journalist and PBS host Charlie Rose to pen a regular column. Rose’s first column is...
View ArticleWashington Post, Bloomberg Partner on Web Business Section
Washington – The Washington Post on Wednesday launched a new co-branded and redesigned online business section in partnership with Bloomberg. The section now combines The Post’s coverage on national...
View ArticleInternet stumbles when faced with Hurricane Sandy
Even the Internet suffered from the effects of Hurricane Sandy, due to elements of the infrastructure becoming inoperable or dangerous to use.
View ArticleBloomberg: Yahoo! CEO on Company’s Mobile Strategy
Bloomberg reported on Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer's on-stage interview with Bloomberg’s Erik Schatzker at the annual World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland this week.
View ArticleBloomberg: Telefonica Shares Drop After $1.3 Billion Sale of Treasury Stock
Bloomberg reports that Telefonica took advantage of an 18 percent increase in its shares in the past month, to raise almost 975 million Euros ($1.3 billion) after selling treasury stock to lower the...
View ArticleBloomberg: Ericsson In Talks To Buy Microsoft’s IPTV Business
Bloomberg reports that Ericsson is in talks to purchase Microsoft Corp.'s IPTV business, which makes software utilized by phone companies like AT&T Inc. to provide TV online, and the deal could be...
View ArticleBloomberg: Cablevision Seeking $1.9 Billion Loan to Settle Debt
Bloomberg reports that New York-based cable company Cablevision is seeking a $1.9 billion loan to pay back debt with Bank of America as the likely lender.
View ArticleBloomberg: Twitter Trying to Get Deals With Viacom, NBC to Feature TV Online
Bloomberg reports that Twitter Inc. is near to reaching partnerships with television networks that would allow them to display high-quality video content and advertising on the social site, according...
View ArticleBloomberg: Facebook Hires Apple Maps’ Executive Richard Williamson
Bloomberg reports that Facebook has hired Richard Williamson, the man responsible for Apple’s mapping efforts. .
View ArticleBloomberg: Facebook Going To Trial in Trademark Dispute Over Timeline Feature
Bloomberg reports that Timelines Inc., which sued Facebook for trademark infringement in September 2011, a week after the social-network declared it was switching from user-profile pages to individual...
View ArticleBloomberg: Apple Giving Back $55 Billion to Investors
Bloomberg reports that Apple Inc. said it is going to return an additional $55 billion in cash to shareholders to make up for a weakening of its stock and signs of slowing growth. The move come after...
View ArticleBloomberg: Verizon in Discussions With Media Companies to Subsidize Mobile
Bloomberg reports that Verizon Communications Inc. is having talks with media companies that could turn out spending money on some of the data users consume watching TV shows on mobile devices such as...
View ArticleBloomberg: Google Said To Be Thinking About Purchasing Waze
Bloomberg reports that Google Inc., creator of the Android operating system, is thinking of buying map-software provider Waze Inc., which may lead to a possible bidding war with Facebook Inc., people...
View ArticleBloomberg: IBM Said to Commence U.S. Job Reductions
Bloomberg reports that International Business Machines (IBM), the world’s largest computer-services provider, has started reducing U.S. jobs within its global restructuring strategy announced in April,...
View ArticleBloomberg News: Apple Sells Record 9 Million IPhones in Debut Weekend
Bloomberg News reports that Apple Inc. (AAPL:US) sold 9 million iPhones over the weekend close to doubling its previous sales record and "alleviating investor concern about a prolonged slump" at one of...
View ArticleIntel Looking to Sell Online Pay TV Service for $500 Million
Intel, the Santa Clara-based chip-making giant, is looking to sell its online pay TV service, OnCue, for about $500 million, Bloomberg reported, citing anonymous sources with knowledge of the...
View ArticleAllThingsD Founders to Launch New Venture with NBCUniversal
The founders of popular technology blog AllThingsD have signed a deal to launch a competing news and conference business with NBCUniversal, Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the matter....
View ArticleSony Plans to Sell Gracenote Audio-Recognition Service
Bloomberg reports that Sony Corporation is looking to sell its audio-recognition software business, Gracenote, which has annual revenue in the $100 million to $200 million range. Sony acquired...
View ArticleLine Targeting One Billion Users Of Messaging App By 2015
Bloomberg reports that Line Corp., the operator of the most-popular mobile messaging app in Japan, plans to double its users to more than 1 billion globally by next year, according to its CEO Akira...
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