https://twitter.com/markbober/status/483291255586045952 Although Apple CEO Tim Cook had hinted at his sexual orientation in the past, most notably in a speech at Auburn University in 2013, he announced that he is gay… Read more »
“Do I need to go down and get the certificate that says I’m CEO of the company to get you to stop challenging me on this?” An upcoming book reveals what… Read more »
Netflix CEO thought he could do a better job at developing a recommendation algorithm than his engineers. He failed – and the episode shaped the way the company has looked at… Read more »
Henry Blodget of Business Insider has opened up about his site’s growth and other metrics, but for someone who is promoting transparency, he hasn’t told us the most important things we… Read more »
It’s become almost cliche to say that the Samwer brothers, Europe’s most successful — and notorious — internet entrepreneurs are publicity shy. A series of exits to the likes of eBay… Read more »
Bloomberg Businessweek’s January 30 cover story, “Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN) Wants to Burn the Book Business,” includes rare interviews with Larry… Read more »
Steve Ballmer gets a pretty generous cover story in BusinessWeek. It’s a fun read, but I don’t see much in the way of evidence that Microsoft has its mojo back. Yes,… Read more »
Big-six publisher Hachette Book Group is partnering with Bloomberg Businessweek on e-singles that will “illuminate key moments in the world… Read more »
Will the social gaming leader be the next great IPO? The New York Times’ DealBook has a pretty tough piece on the company’s numbers-obsessed culture, and worries about potential talent dilution… Read more »
Amazon published “disappointing” earnings this week, and the market responded, slashing up to 12 percent off the company’s value. It’s a market that’s preoccupied with fast returns, and so Amazon’s investments in data… Read more »