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Tag Archives: Katayama

13Aug/17

Google case shows the importance of diversity – business professor

August 13, 2017EducationCompany: Google, Computing, Diversity, Google, James Damore, Katayama, Labor, Memo, 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, Deception, Entertainment/Culture, Fake news, Katayama, Mass media, News media, Newspaper, Presidency of Donald Trump, Propaganda techniquessmbale

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, Jack Dorsey, Katayama, Social Media & Networking, social network, Technology/Internetsmbale

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, Climate change skepticism and denial, Conflict resource, Donald Trump, Economy, Katayama, Political positions of Donald Trump, Politics, The Apprentice, Trump, 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, 2017FinanceBusiness/Finance, Club Penguin, Company: Facebook, Company: Netflix, Company: YouTube Inc, Entertainment/Culture, Katayama, Mark Zuckerberg, Social networking services, Social networks, Technology, Technology/Internetsmbale

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, 2017InternetBusiness, Business/Finance, Company: Verizon, Economy, Katayama, Marissa, Marissa Mayer, Mayer, Silicon Valley, Technology, Verizon Communications, Women in technologysmbale

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, Katayama, Recode, Secure communication, Technology/Internet, World Wide Web, Yahoo!smbale

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, 2016OlympicsApparel & Accessories - NEC, Company: Airweave, Company: Ralph Lauren, Company: Speedo USA, Company: Syneron Candela, Fred Katayama, Katayama, Robert O. Williams, Ryan Lochtesmbale

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, 2016BusinessApple Inc., Company: Apple, Ipsos, Katayama, Politics, Technology/Internetsmbale

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 Inc., Company: Apple, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Internet privacy, Katayama, Law, Privacy, Steve Jobs, Technology/Internet, Tim Cooksmbale

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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