Carl Icahn Wasn't Joking About That $150B Stock Buyback By Apple
Billionaire investor Carl Icahn said there’s such a thing as having too much money. He isn’t talking about himself, though. He’s talking about Apple.
Connie Guglielmo, Forbes StaffBillionaire investor Carl Icahn said there’s such a thing as having too much money. He isn’t talking about himself, though. He’s talking about Apple.
Connie Guglielmo, Forbes StaffWhen Hurricane Sandy devastated New York in 2012, it created a uniquely nasty “perfect storm” in the Gowanus section of Brooklyn. In the aftermath of the floods, rainwater overwhelmed the municipal water treatment systems, dumping millions of gallons of raw sewage into the Gowanus Canal--already a federal Superfund toxic site. read »
The retired head of the Dutch central bank has commented that Bitcoin is indeed a bubble, just like tulipmania, and has gone on to point out that at the end of tulipmania, after the prices collapsed, at least you still had a tulip. Her does have a point, the pricing issue does make it look as if there's a bubble in Bitcoin, but he's also missing something as well. read »
DBaaS, arguably the next big thing in IT, is gaining converts because it enables businesses to deploy new databases quickly, securely, and cheaply. DBaaS lets you shift your organization from administering a complex collection of silos to one powered by an agile and flexible database cloud. read »
Last month, the Human Brain Project kicked off a 10 year study to understand the brain a bit more. It is considered one of the most advanced neur0science projects in the world. read »
The next time your organization is faced with the opportunity or necessity to fundamentally renew itself, look for ways to create a vision — or a simple idea — that appeals to your people’s emotions as well as their logic. Your people will join you only if you can tap into their collective sense of values and purpose. We have seen it time and time again, but unfortunately this is still a rare super-power. read »
Or at least the WSJ is reporting that they've been told that the deal between Apple and China Mobile for the latter to distribute the iPhone is now on.
China Mobile Ltd. has signed a long-awaited deal with Apple Inc. to offer iPhones on its network, a person familiar with the situation said, an arrangement that would give the U.S. technology giant a big boost in the world's largest mobile market.It's worth noting that CNN was reporting the same thing two days back but[...] read »
Details of Minecraft 0.8.0 mount in all things apart from a firm release date. With the November date now passed fans are hoping for a pre-Christmas release of the popular block based expandable world game. read »
Apple and China Mobile have signed a deal to bring the iPhone handset to the Chinese network. Widely expected to be announced on December 18th alongside China Mobile's unveiling of a 4G network, the iPhone's availability on China's largest network presents a sizeable opportunity for Apple without disrupting their traditional pricing model. read »