Bloomberg Business: Google’s YouTube Kids Accused by Consumer Groups of Ad Deception
©2015 Bloomberg News NMEJ466TTDSR (Bloomberg) — Google Inc.’s YouTube Kids app violates safeguards for children by deceptively blending advertising and programming, according to consumer groups that are asking U.S. regulators to investigate the company. The video service’s branded channels for Barbie, Lego, McDonald’s and other products show mostly advertising, and user-
Bloomberg Business: Why Silicon Valley Has a Big Crush on Wall Street: Katie Benner
©2015 Bloomberg View NLQR4Z6JTSE9 (Bloomberg View) — Some Wall Street stars are decamping for Silicon Valley, corralled by tech giants and tech start-ups looking for financial expertise, marquee talent and bragging rights. Morgan Stanley announced Tuesday that Ruth Porat, its chief financial officer and a 28-year veteran of the firm,
Bloomberg Business: Apple-Google $415 Million No-Poaching Accord Wins Approval
Copyright 2015 Bloomberg. NKM31I6JIJVH (Bloomberg) — Apple Inc. and Google Inc. won preliminary court approval of a $415 million antitrust settlement that would end a four-year battle over claims that they and other companies conspired to avoid hiring from each other. The ruling brings to a quiet end a case
Bloomberg Business: Obama Tries to Draw Companies Into Sharing on Network Threats
Copyright 2015 Bloomberg. NJON8J6JIJV8 (Bloomberg) — President Barack Obama will create a way for companies to voluntarily share information about computer- network threats while he awaits congressional action on cybersecurity legislation. Obama plans to announce an order setting up a framework for the information exchange as part of a White House-sponsored
Bloomberg Business: Three of Tech’s Top CEOs to Skip Obama Cybersecurity Summit
Copyright 2015 Bloomberg. NJMWYN6K50XX (Bloomberg) — The top executives of Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc. and Facebook Inc. won’t attend President Barack Obama’s cybersecurity summit on Friday, at a time when relations between the White House and Silicon Valley have frayed over privacy issues. Facebook Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg,