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13Aug/17

Google case shows the importance of diversity – business professor

August 13, 2017EducationAlphabet Inc., BERNICE LEDBETTER, Companies, Company: Google, Computing, Criticism of Google, Damore, Diversity, Diversity in computing, Fred Katayama, Google, Google's Ideological Echo Chamber, James Damore, Katayama, Labor, Manifestos, Memo, Pepperdine Graziadio Business School, Sexism in the United States, Sundar Pichai, Technology, World Wide Websmbale

The male Google engineer fired for circulating a memo decrying the company’s diversity hiring program became the center of a heated debate on diversity. Fred Katayama reports. Continue reading →

16Feb/17

Newspapers ride ‘Trump Bump’

February 16, 2017MediaBusiness/Finance, Communication, Deception, Disinformation, Donald Trump, Edelman, Entertainment/Culture, Fake news, Fred Katayama, Gannett, Indra Gandy, Journalism, Katayama, MARK THOMPSON, Mass media, New York, News media, Newspaper, Presidency of Donald Trump, Propaganda techniques, Social engineering, Staten Island, The New York Times, the Wall Street Journalsmbale

The Trump administration’s combative view of traditional news media as the “opposition party” and “fake news” is turning out to be the best hope in 2017 for newspapers struggling to attract more digital readers and advertisers. Fred Katayama reports. Continue reading →

09Feb/17

Twitter shares plummet

February 9, 2017FinanceBusiness/Finance, Company: Facebook, Company: Twitter, Company: Wedbush Secs, Computing, Donald Trump, Fred Katayama, Jack Dorsey, Katayama, Michael Pachter, Microblogging, Operating systems, Pachter, Real-time web, Social Media & Networking, social network, Software, South of Market San Francisco, Technology/Internet, Text messaging, Twittersmbale

The social network’s quarterly revenue grew at its slowest rate since the company went public. Fred Katayama reports. Continue reading →

08Feb/17

Trump to nix “conflict minerals” rule

February 8, 2017PoliticsAmerican people of German descent, Business, Chemical elements, Chemistry, Climate change skepticism and denial, Conflict resource, Democratic Republic of Congo, Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, Donald Trump, Economy, Frank, Fred Katayama, Katayama, Physical sciences, Political positions of Donald Trump, Politics, Presidency of Barack Obama, Refractory metals, Reuters, Tantalum, The Apprentice, Transition metals, Trump, Tungsten, WWE Hall of Famesmbale

President Donald Trump is planning an executive order targeting a rule that requires companies to disclose if their products contain “conflict minerals” from a war-torn part of Africa, according to sources. Fred Katayama reports. Continue reading →

06Feb/17

Mobile ads power Facebook’s growth

February 6, 2017FinanceAdvertising, Blog hosting services, Business/Finance, Club Penguin, Company: Facebook, Company: Netflix, Company: YouTube Inc, Computing, Criticism of Facebook, Entertainment/Culture, Facebook, Fred Katayama, Katayama, Mark Zuckerberg, Netflix, Social information processing, social media, Social networking service, Social networking services, Social networks, Software, Technology, Technology/Internet, The Social Network, World Wide Websmbale

The social networking company’s profit more than doubled on surprisingly fast growth of its mobile ad business. Fred Katayama reports. Continue reading →

10Jan/17

Yahoo renames itself Altaba

January 10, 2017InternetAlibaba, Alibaba Group, Altaba, Brian Wieser, Business, Business/Finance, Businesspeople, Companies, Company: Verizon, David Filo, Economy, Fred Katayama, Instant messaging clients, Katayama, Marissa, Marissa Mayer, Mayer, pivotal research, Silicon Valley, Technology, Verizon, Verizon Communications, Verizon Media, Women in technology, YAHOO JAPAN, Yahoo!, Yahoo! data breachessmbale

The Silicon Valley pioneer also said CEO Marissa Mayer and some other directors will leave the board after it closes its deal with Verizon. Fred Katayama reports. Continue reading →

22Sep/16

Yahoo to confirm big data breach – Recode

September 22, 2016InternetAlibaba Group, Business/Finance, Company: Google, Company: MANHATTAN, Company: SimpleWan, Company: Skype, Company: Yahoo, Computing, Data breach, Data security, Digital media, Erik Knight, Fred Katayama, Google, Instant messaging clients, Katayama, Marissa Mayer, Max Wolff, Password, Recode, Secure communication, Software, Technology/Internet, The Yahoo, Verizon Communications, Verizon Media, World Wide Web, Yahoo!, Yahoo! data breaches, Yahoo! Voices hacksmbale

Yahoo is expected to confirm that a data breach has exposed several hundred million user accounts, according to Recode. Fred Katayama reports.
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23Aug/16

Sponsors dump Ryan Lochte

August 23, 2016OlympicsAmerican people of German descent, Apparel & Accessories - NEC, Bob Williams, Company: Airweave, Company: Ralph Lauren, Company: Speedo USA, Company: Syneron Candela, Fred Katayama, Katayama, Lauren, Lochte, Lochtegate, Robert O. Williams, Ryan Lochte, Speedo, Sports, Summer Olympic Games, Summer Olympics, Swimmers, Swimming, Syneron Candela, Syneron Medicalsmbale

The 12-time Olympic medalist has lost all four major endorsement deals after his tale of his alleged robbery at gunpoint in Rio enraged local officials. Fred Katayama reports.
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29Mar/16

Poll: Apple’s security reputation

March 29, 2016BusinessAmazon, Apple, Apple Inc., Apple Inc. litigation, Apple Store, Chris Jackson, Company: Apple, Computing, Criticism of Apple Inc., Facebook, Fred Katayama, Google, Industries, Internet privacy, IOS, IPhone, Ipsos, ITunes, Katayama, Law, Microsoft, Politics, Smartphones, Technology/Internet, Yahoo!smbale

Apple doesn’t get extra credit for security despite its standoff against the government, a Reuters/Ipsos poll found. Fred Katayama reports.
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25Feb/16

Cook: Unlocking is “bad for America”

February 25, 2016MobileApple, Apple Inc., Apple Store, Company: Apple, Computing, David Muir, Economy of the United States, Edward Snowden, FBI–Apple encryption dispute, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Fred Katayama, Industries, Internet privacy, IOS, IPhone, Katayama, Law, Obama, Privacy, Rizwan Farook, Rizwan Farook and Tashfeen Malik, Steve Jobs, Technology/Internet, Tim Cook, United Statessmbale

Apple CEO Tim Cook said he would take his fight with the FBI over privacy all the way to the Supreme Court. Fred Katayama reports.
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