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And the Grammy goes to — Steve Jobs!
First it was a bronze statue in Hungary. Now it’s a Grammy. The accolades for the technology icon who died Oct 5 are still pouring in. While Jobs is not a musician, his influence on the music industry...
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Tech wrap: Yahoo to cut Asian stake
Yahoo is considering a plan to unload most of its prized Asian assets in a complex deal valued at roughly $17 billion, sources familiar with the matter said. The former Internet powerhouse’s increasing...
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SOPA, the Internet, and the benefits of a mutual enemy
That giant sucking sound you hear is the life being drained from SOPA and PIPA. In an astonishingly effective campaign, a number of prominent websites decided on Jan. 18 to act as though they were...
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Cisco tries to free up internet traffic jam
There is nothing more infuriating than a slow mobile connection. With people bringing their own devices to workand everywhere else, wireless networks will be working hard to accommodate the mobile...
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The irrational imitation of the online news industry
All across Europe, journalistic online startups are launching, aiming to produce and disseminate news in new ways. In our brave new world, the nimble startups of tomorrow were supposed to be...
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How the United Nations could ruin the Internet
The Internet has sustained some pretty intense assaults in the past couple of years. There was the heavy-handed attempt to stamp out content piracy with SOPA/PIPA, the Federal Communications...
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The New York Times and print pressures
In a moment of dubious etiquette, venture capitalist and Netscape co-founder Marc Andreessen said at a New York Times conference this week that the company should dismantle its print operations not in...
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In Amazon, Wall Street worships a disruptive god
Why does Amazon please Wall Street so much? The company treats shareholders with a disregard that borders on contempt. (CEO Jeff Bezos is "willing to be misunderstood" which means he really doesn't...
View ArticleFred Wilson on Bitcoin, Airbnb and immigration
This week Fred Wilson of Union Square Ventures sat down with me for a video interview (part of Reuters' Tech Tonic: Interface series) to talk about a wide variety of topics: Bitcoin, wireless spectrum...
View ArticleVideo Transcript: Fred Wilson on Tech Tonic Interface
Below is an unedited transcript of the video interview I conducted with Fred Wilson of Union Square Ventures: PAUL SMALERA, Technology Editor Reuters.com: Today I had a great chat with Fred Wilson of...
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