MEN OF VALUE INTERVIEW : JASON HILL by James Riordan
Jason Hill is president and one of the founders of Apex3 Systems, a security firm that provides and maintains security systems of all types including camera systems, alarm systems, fire suppression systems and access control systems. Apex3 Systems integrates these systems to fit a company’s needs, budget and mandated requirements.
Samsung’s Former Strategy Chief Takes on GM, Google in Robotaxis
published Jan 4, 2018, 4:00:00 AM, by Sohee Kim (Bloomberg) — In the future of transportation, what would you get if you mixed the business models of Tesla Inc., Google and Samsung Electronics Co. with the budget of the world’s fifth-biggest automaker? Youngcho Chi is about to find out. Hired
Augmented Reality Glasses Coming into View : A Well Thought Out Scream by James Riordan
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
Popular 401(k) Funds Are Packed With Tech Stocks
published Jun 14th 2017, 3:32 pm, by Suzanne Woolley (Bloomberg) —How tech-savvy are you? Recent volatility in popular technology stocks, including Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Facebook Inc., Google parent Alphabet Inc., and others, is a reminder to check the tech weighting in your retirement portfolio. There’s nothing wrong with having a big slug of tech
Graduation Gifts That Pay for Themselves
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
Facebook Charts a Course for Sports While Rivals Spend on Rights
published May 4th 2017, 12:26 pm, by Eben Novy-Williams (Bloomberg) —Facebook is backing away from the high-priced market for big-time sports, setting the social network apart from other digital media companies and drawing a line in the sand for the major leagues. Leagues like the NFL and Major League Baseball
Amazon to Build Convenience Stores, Wall Street Journal Reports
published Oct 11th 2016, 9:52 am, by Jing Cao (Bloomberg) — Amazon.com Inc. is planning to build convenience stores and develop curbside pickup locations for food shoppers in its latest move to expand into groceries, The Wall Street Journal reported. Amazon’s stores will sell perishable goods including milk and meats,
Google Must Prove It’s Making Headway in the Cloud: Gadfly
published Sep 29th 2016, 1:21 pm, by Shira Ovide (Bloomberg Gadfly) — If horror-film villain Freddy Krueger had threatened terror for nine movies but never followed through with evil acts, eventually movie-goers would have stopped being scared of him. Google is at risk of becoming that neutered Freddy Krueger. For
Google-Backed Chinese Smartwatch to Go Head to Head With Apple’s
published Jul 25th 2016, 7:00 pm, by Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) — Mobvoi Inc., the Chinese AI startup backed by Google, intends to go toe-to-toe with Apple Inc. when it begins selling its smartwatches in the U.S. in September. The four-year-old startup founded by a coterie of former Googlers is hoping
Matt Levine’s Money Stuff: Earnings and Lawsuits, Mostly Suits
published Apr 15th 2015, 7:14 am, by Matt Levine (Bloomberg View) — Bank earnings. Bank of America beat on adjusted earnings, though the news was mixed; trading was disappointing (outside of foreign exchange, which did great) but legal costs were down significantly from last year. “The firm said it’s keeping