News tagged with technology investment

California leads green tech funding, reduces greenhouse emissions

California has had remarkable success in developing and deploying clean technology, using it to help fuel the state's economic rebound and drive its effort to cut greenhouse gas emissions, even as its population continues ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created May 16, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 7

Facebook in your mutual fund? It could be soon

(AP) -- Facebook can be a terrific way to connect with friends and family, a colossal drain on your time and productivity, or a little of both. Soon, another facet will emerge: investment opportunity.

Technology / Business

created May 10, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

IBM partners with Brazil billionaire Batista's EBX

US computer giant IBM has signed a deal to purchase 20 percent of a subsidiary of Brazilian billionaire Eike Batista's EBX group in exchange for a $1 billion contract, the companies announced.

Technology / Business

created Apr 05, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

U-M's first startup investment goes to next-generation semiconductor memory firm

A University of Michigan startup marketing next-generation computer memory that could write 1,000 times faster than Flash is the recipient of U-M's first investment in one of its own startup companies.

Technology / Business

created Mar 28, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Abu Dhabi gets full ownership of chip manufacturer

(AP) -- A microchip manufacturer controlled by the Abu Dhabi government says it has reached an agreement to acquire a minority stake held by former owner Advanced Micro Devices.

Technology / Business

created Mar 05, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Reduction in US carbon emissions attributed to cheaper natural gas

In 2009, when the United States fell into economic recession, greenhouse gas emissions also fell, by 6.59 percent relative to 2008.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Feb 27, 2012 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (6) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

China has less than decade to remake economy: US

China has less than a decade to overhaul its economy and safeguard long-term growth that goes beyond a boom based on cheap labor, a top US Treasury official warned Wednesday.

Technology / Business

created Dec 14, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (2) | comments 2

Internet stock slips raise fears of new bubble

Quick cooling of hot stock market debuts by Internet darlings such as Groupon has fed fears of another speculative bubble as social networking star Facebook prepares to go public.

Technology / Business

created Nov 30, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Sony, Toshiba and Hitachi sign joint venture deal

Sony, Toshiba and Hitachi on Tuesday said they had signed a deal to merge their small and medium-sized liquid crystal display businesses for smartphones and tablet computers.

Technology / Business

created Nov 15, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Yahoo ad exec deflects talk about becoming CEO

(AP) -- The head of Yahoo's online advertising business in North America said Monday he has been too busy trying to bring in more revenue to consider whether he would be willing to become the struggling Internet ...

Technology / Business

created Oct 18, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Technology gives mixed meaning to labor day celebration

This Labor Day, with unemployment hovering above 9 percent, workers are confronting an enigma. Although there are one-third fewer factory workers than there were only 10 years ago, manufacturing in the United ...

Technology / Business

created Sep 05, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 8

China official tells Web firms to control content

(AP) -- A Communist Party leader has told China's Internet companies to tighten control over material online as Beijing cracks down on dissent and tries to block the rise of Middle East-style protests.

Technology / Internet

created Aug 24, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

World needs $1.9tn a year for green technology: UN

The world needs $1.9 trillion in green technology investments a year, with over half of that sum necessary for developing countries," the UN said Tuesday.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Jul 05, 2011 | popularity 2.8 / 5 (8) | comments 43

Japan's Fujitsu sees post-quake profit growth

Japan's Fujitsu on Friday forecast net profit to rise 8.9 percent this year, expecting demand for IT products and services to recover after the March earthquake and tsunami.

Technology / Business

created Jun 17, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Measuring science investments

Measuring the results of scientific research has seen little federal focus until now.

Other Sciences / Other

created Feb 11, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 1 | with audio podcast