Augmented reality is becoming a reality.  Defined as a direct or indirect view of the world whose elements are augmented (or supplemented) by computer-generated sensory input, Augmented Reality (AR) employs sound, video, graphics or GPS data to change the view through special glasses.  It is related to a more general concept

published Jun 6th 2017, 4:13 pm, by Nico Grant and Emily Chang (Bloomberg) —Apple Inc. Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook said any new, lower federal tax rate on U.S. companies’ overseas earnings should be mandatory for all companies, and proceeds should be spent on upgrading U.S. infrastructure. “It should be

published May 17th 2017, 10:31 am, by Suzanne Woolley (Bloomberg) —With graduation gifts, it’s the thought that counts. The cash is nice, too. Spending on graduation gifts in the U.S. is expected to reach $5.6 billion this year, according to a new survey from the National Retail Federation. That tops last

published Dec 21st 2016, 9:25 am, by Jeremy Kahn and Martijn van der Starre (Bloomberg) — Alphabet Inc.’s Google saved $3.6 billion in worldwide taxes in 2015 by moving 14.9 billion euros ($15.5 billion) to a Bermuda shell company, new regulatory filings in the Netherlands reveal. The amount the company

published Aug 1st 2016, 6:23 pm, by Christopher Olsen and Claire Boston (Bloomberg) — Microsoft Corp. raised $19.75 billion in the third-largest U.S. corporate bond sale of the year to help finance its planned purchase of LinkedIn Corp. Investors put in more than $50 billion of orders for the deal

published Jun 14th 2016, 5:43 pm, by Alison Vekshin (Bloomberg) — California has overtaken France as the world’s sixth-largest economy, fueled by strong growth and the U.S. dollar’s gains against foreign currencies, state data released Tuesday show. The most-populous U.S. state, with a gross domestic product of $2.5 trillion, has

published May 26th 2016, 11:33 am, by Shira Ovide (Bloomberg) — Coming to a multiplex cinema near you, for the last 15 years: Big tech company swoops in to rescue a damsel-in-distress media company. Too bad it’s a meet cute that makes little sense. In a world where the lines

published May 17th 2016, 3:37 pm, by Ian Sayson, Nupur Acharya and Maria Levitov (Bloomberg) — Emerging-market stocks advanced for a second day as oil selling for the highest price since November helped lift energy producers and suppliers of Apple Inc. rallied after Berkshire Hathaway Inc. disclosed that it held

published Apr 24th 2016, 6:00 pm, by Shai Oster (Bloomberg) — A few minutes past 9 a.m. at Pegatron Corp.’s vast factory on Shanghai’s outskirts, thousands of workers dressed in pink jackets are getting ready to make iPhones. The men and women stare into face scanners and swipe badges at

©2016 Bloomberg News O3HOC9SYF01U (Bloomberg) — Tech giants including Microsoft Corp. and Google rallied to Apple Inc.’s side in its fight against a judge’s order to help unlock the iPhone of a dead terrorist. The 15 companies, including Facebook Inc. and Amazon.com, are seeking to support Apple through a so-called