Revealed: The world’s most powerful brands
A LIST of the world’s most powerful and desirable brands has just been released, with a surprise entrant racing to number one. Check them out here.
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Five things you never knew about YouTube’s new boss
SHE owned the garage that Google started in for one. Here are five things you never knew about YouTube’s new boss Susan Wojcicki.
How to get a job in Silicon Valley
THE perks are phenomenal, but getting a job in Silicon Valley is tough. One hopeful dishes the dirt on what it really takes.
Kickstarter hackers stole customer data
FUNDRAISING website Kickstarter is the latest to admit being hacked, with phone numbers, addresses and passwords all stolen.
Silicon Valley’s pro-bro culture
SILICON Valley isn’t necessarily the technology wonderland you think it is. Especially if you’re a woman, who are severely under-represented in senior ranks.
Why I quit my job at Apple
WORKING at one of the world’s most admired companies should be a dream. So why did this designer quit his job at Apple?
AOL boss blames sick babies for losing millions
WHAT a dreamboat. First he fires someone on a conference call now the AOL boss has blamed the company’s losses on “distressed babies” of two employees.
Is Twitter actually making any money?
IT’S the social media behemoth everyone’s obsessed with. But in between the 140 characters, is Twitter actually making any money?
New Microsoft boss sends surprise email to staff
‘WHO am I? Why are we here?’ The new Microsoft CEO spent his first day penning a company wide email before getting down to business on the job.
‘Sizzling’ tech hubs crushing locals
BILLION dollar companies line the streets, but some people can’t find a place to live. Here’s how the booming tech world is changing Silicon Valley.
Things you never knew about Microsoft’s new CEO
HE’S a relative unknown who has just been named CEO of the world’s biggest software company. Here are 10 things you never knew about Satya Nadella.
Google forced to move ‘mystery’ barge
GOOGLE has been told to move their ‘mystery barge’ out of San Francisco Bay after a commission found their permits weren’t in order.
Then and now: ‘The Facebook’ turns 10
IN 10 years Facebook has gone from a college project to a company worth $US151 billion with lawsuits, movies, backlashes and the rest. See how it all started.
Google founders get power hungry
GOOGLE will create a new class of shares to preserve power for the founders of the company, in a move that could end up costing $7.5 billion.
Google’s $10 billion mistake
TWO years ago Google invested $12.5 billion to buy a company but failed to turn it around. Now it’s been offloaded for almost $10 billion less. What was the blunder?
Mobile drives Facebook’s soaring profits
THERE are now over 1.23 billion people on Facebook, 945 million of them on mobile. And every one of them is making Facebook billions of dollars.
Apple stocks drop $45 on Q1 results
APPLE’s stock price fell $45 a share following the release of its Q1 results. Investors were disappointed by lower-than-expected sales of iPhones and iPads.
The activist billionaire making a raid on Apple
NO OFFENCE, Apple, but you’re doing it wrong. One man has spent billions buying Apple shares in a bid to force the company into one thing. What’s his big obsession?
Facebook shares hit new high
Facebook has tripled its share price since its low point 16 months ago. Why have investors fallen in love with the social media giant they had wanted to ditch?
Yahoo trumps Google
DESPITE recent leadership kerfuffles, Yahoo beats out Google on one of the most important measures: popularity with internet users.
Bitcoin moves into the mainstream
A COMPANY worth more than $1 billion will accept digital currency Bitcoin for payments, saying they expect others like Amazon to follow suit.
Inside the bizarre world of Kim Dotcom
HE’S either a career criminal or freedom fighter depending on your view. But two years after the dramatic raid on his Auckland home, Kim Dotcom’s story is more bizarre than ever.
The big change coming at Facebook
FACEBOOK is set to rollout changes to its site that will see it become much closer to rival Twitter.
Yahoo boss walks with $58m in 15 months
YAHOO’S chief operating officer has walked away from the company after securing more than $58 million for just 15 months work.
Apple to pay out $32.5m to parents
KIDS going crazy with in-app purchases? Apple will have to make it a lot harder for the little tykes after a US ruling.
The devices that will change how we live
HE SCOURS the globe for new gadgets as the “world’s most expensive tyre kicker”. Here’s how Telstra’s technology boss thinks we’ll be living and working in the future.
Kanye slaps developers with lawsuit over ‘Coinye’
IT STARTED as a chat room joke, but now a group of anonymous developers have been slapped with a lawsuit over their new digital currency, Coinye.
Google to buy Nest Labs for $3.2bn
THE search giant continues its foray into other industries, announcing they will buy a company that makes smoke detectors for $3.2 billion.
The T-shirt smarter than most people
IT MIGHT look like your favourite comfy tee, but a French company has designed a shirt with powers far beyond the ordinary. Find out what it can do.
Google cops $204k fine over privacy
FRENCH authorities have fined the tech giant the maximum penalty for failing to comply with their rules on collecting personal data.
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