QuickNews May 5, 2008
For those looking for a quick glimpse of what people are talking about today.
Business
Microsoft/Yahoo - Did Yang want too much? NYT gives a glimpse the negotiation — looks like Ballmer and Yang had some ego issues.
Sun - According to Giga, Sun will announce a deal with Amazon to further develop its cloud computing capacity.
Y Combinator - In the old days, business incubation was an idea that sounded great but rarely worked. Phil Graham at Y Combinator has changed that. Giga has an interview.
Aggregators Everywhere! - Facebook made it look so easy! Now softwre designers everywhere are trying to find the way you will organize all of the content your friends are creating. SISO on steroids? Maybe not. Tech Crunch reports on yet another one - Yoono (a browser plug in)
Europe
Serbia - A general election is coming up on May 11th. As BBC reports, the results will likely be muddled. Bloomberg reports that Kosovo will not dominate voter’s concerns over the economy.
Finance
No Reforms Wanted - Paul Krugman gives a nice overview of how the improvisations of Ben Bernanke saved the US, and why we probably will not get the reforms that are needed to prevent the next meltdown. From Buffettland, the great sage has scathing comments about the system. Bloomberg reports.
International
Turkmenistan - The president with the longest name in the world - GURBANGULY BERDYMUKHAMMEDOV - gets credit for dismantling some of former president Niazov’s ego maniacal monuments.
Russia - Putin’s legacy - a failure to diversify. Bloomberg reports.
Tech
The x300 - Giga gives a very enthusiastic review of the new thinkpad.
US Politics
Clinton’s Feistiness - NYT profiles Hillary’s main political message - she is “tough enough” to do a tough job. But looking back in time, has she been the victim or aggressor in her ongoing career melodramas?
June 22nd, 2008 at 7:36 am
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