Tech companies 'control the future of news'

Tech companies 'control the future of news'

Tech companies 'control the future of news'

Posted: 18 Mar 2012 11:28 PM PDT

Technology companies such as , Amazon, Facebook, "now control the future of news." That's one of the take-aways from the 2012 State of the News Media report, released today by the Pew Research Center?s Project for Excellence in Journalism. The news industry, the report says, "finds itself more a follower than leader shaping its business." ...


Indian minister quits over fare hike

Posted: 18 Mar 2012 11:27 PM PDT

Railway minister resigns after coming under fire from his own party for his proposal to increase passenger fares.


China audit details fraud, waste at Beijing-Shanghai railway

Posted: 18 Mar 2012 11:15 PM PDT

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's National Audit Office said on Monday it had uncovered more evidence of fraud, waste, mismanagement and irregular accounting and procurement, totaling billions of yuan, at the flagship high-speed Beijing-Shanghai railway.

NATO failed to investigate Libya civilian deaths: Amnesty

Posted: 18 Mar 2012 11:06 PM PDT

LONDON (Reuters) - NATO has failed to properly investigate or provide compensation for civilian deaths caused by its air strikes during the seven-month operation in Libya that helped bring about the overthrow of Muammar Gaddafi, Amnesty International said on Monday.

South Korea says North wants rocket for nuclear weapon

Posted: 18 Mar 2012 10:29 PM PDT

Models of a North Korean Scud-B missile and South Korean missiles are displayed at the Korean War Memorial Museum in SeoulSEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea on Monday condemned rival North Korea's planned rocket launch as a "grave provocation", saying it was a disguised attempt to develop a long-range ballistic missile capable of delivering nuclear weapons. Seoul also extended a security alert in the capital, and said it was concerned the North might follow the ballistic missile launch with another nuclear test. ...

Sci-Fi Needs Ridley Scott's "Prometheus" to be More than a Big Movie

Posted: 18 Mar 2012 11:46 PM PDT

Science fiction??film-making??has fallen on hard times, though not for lack of money.?? What has been missing from the genre is far more fundamental than money and in far shorter supply - originality. We've had Avatar, a groundbreaking film to be sure, but only because it raised the technological bar.?? We can credit it with introducing ...


Mike Daisey, KONY 2012???s Jason Russell and the Viral Allure of the Almost True

Posted: 18 Mar 2012 11:21 PM PDT

The viral seems to have a close cousin in the almost true. Two recent sensational stories, Mike Daisey's monologue about working conditions at the Chinese factories that make Apple products, and the KONY 2012 video, both owe some of their potency, it turns out, to fabrications and simplifications of the truth.


Cuba detains 70 Ladies in White ahead of pope visit

Posted: 18 Mar 2012 10:46 PM PDT

HAVANA, March 18 - Cuban authorities detained about 70 members of the dissident group Ladies in White over the weekend, including 18 who staged its weekly Sunday march in the Cuban capital.

South Korea says North wants rocket for nuclear weapon

Posted: 18 Mar 2012 10:29 PM PDT

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea on Monday condemned rival North Korea's planned rocket launch as a "grave provocation", saying it was a disguised attempt to develop a long-range ballistic missile capable of delivering nuclear weapons.

Robin Chase, founder & former CEO of ZipCar, on Leadership and Innovation

Posted: 18 Mar 2012 10:59 PM PDT

In advance of the Simmons Leadership Conference, I interviewed Robin Chase, founder and former CEO of Zipcar, the largest carsharing company in the world, on inspiration, innovation, and impact. The Simmons Leadership Conference - which will be held on April 5 in Boston - is one of the best-known women's leadership forums in the country, ...


Is Marketing Too Undisciplined For Its Own Good?

Posted: 18 Mar 2012 10:50 PM PDT

While Board of Directors, CEOs, and CFOs these days are demanding proof that marketing dollars work, a new study reveals that 57% of CMOs are simply going with their gut feeling when setting marketing budgets, without any consideration for Return On Investment analysis.


'Heavy fighting' shakes Syrian capital

Posted: 18 Mar 2012 10:16 PM PDT

Gunfire and explosions rock Damascus neighbourhood, a day after a deadly car bomb killed three in city of Aleppo.


There's Never A Bad Time To Be An Entrepreneur

Posted: 18 Mar 2012 10:39 PM PDT

Guest post written by John Cioffi John Cioffi is an IEEE Fellow, and CEO of ASSIA Inc. Here's how a friend once described me: If you tell me something is impossible, my work week increases by 20 hours and my IQ elevates 20 points. In other words, I like a good challenge. We currently live ...


Six Reasons Why You Should Be Excited - And Worried - About Ridley Scott's Prometheus

Posted: 18 Mar 2012 10:29 PM PDT

Ridley Scott?s??Prometheus will hit theaters almost exactly 33 years after the release of Scott?s most famous film, Alien. This is understandably generating a lot of buzz, and I am both extremely optimistic and a little bit trepidatious about the film??(which made my top science fiction films to watch in 2012 list.) Here?s a few reasons ...


Kohli's 183 helps India Beat Pakistan

Posted: 18 Mar 2012 09:07 PM PDT

Virat Kohli scored 183 runs with Rohit Sharma adding 68 and Sachin Tendulkar 52 to lead India to a six-wicket victory over Pakistan in the fifth one-day international of the Asia Cup on Sunday.


The Brilliant Economics of Green Buildings

Posted: 18 Mar 2012 09:45 PM PDT

Say what you will about the benefits of clean energy or the costs of pollution, the jury has returned an ambiguous verdict on the greening of the commercial real-estate market.?? The niche has become mainstream. ??Anyone who says green buildings, which are certified by third-party verifiers as demonstrating superior environmental performance and resource efficiency, are ...


Distracted-Driving Disingenuity, Deconstructed

Posted: 18 Mar 2012 10:21 PM PDT

When it comes to distracted driving, automakers seem to be on a collision course with their own product development and marketing. And to see why, they need look no further than the sad death of Emy Brochu. More than 3,000 Americans were killed in crashes in 2010 in which distracted driving was a factor, the ...


Nvidia: Evercore Backs Off Bearish View; Turns Neutral

Posted: 18 Mar 2012 09:58 PM PDT

Evercore Partners analyst Patrick Wang late Sunday raised his rating on Nvidia to Equal Weight from Underweight, with a new target of $15, up from $12. The stock closed Friday at $14.60. The stock is down about 11% over the last month. The analyst notes that the stock has underperformed the market dramatically year to ...


East Timor president concedes defeat

Posted: 18 Mar 2012 10:51 PM PDT

Jose Ramos Horta promises to hand over power to eventual winner after being placed third in Sunday's presidential poll.


Report: Syria arms imports surge thanks to Russia

Posted: 18 Mar 2012 09:09 PM PDT

Syria imported nearly six times more weapons in 2007-2011 than in the previous five-year period, with Russia accounting for 72 percent of the arms supplies to President Bashar Assad's regime, an international research institute said Monday.


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