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Feds: Full Tilt Poker site was Ponzi scheme

(AP) -- An Internet poker company that was blocked from operating in the U.S. in the spring as part of an online gambling crackdown was "not a legitimate poker company, but a global Ponzi scheme," federal prosecutors said ...

Technology / Internet

created Sep 20, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Netflix apologizes for snafu, renames DVD unit

Netflix's top executive acknowledged that he "messed up" the video giant's new pricing scheme and announced a rebranding of the DVD rental service which has been split from its online streaming unit.

Technology / Business

created Sep 19, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 7

Company networks confront rising video tide

Companies are struggling to manage a rising tide of video use in workplaces, with employees expecting business networks to adapt to whatever mobile gadgets they prefer to use.

Technology / Telecom

created Jul 12, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

iCloud: Jobs emerges from leave to unveil synching service

Apple CEO Steve Jobs briefly emerged from a medical leave Monday to unveil a free service that lets customers share calendar entries, songs and other files among their devices more easily.

Technology / Business

created Jun 06, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 8

Sony, Epsilon execs support data breach bill

(AP) -- Top executives from Sony and online marketing firm Epsilon told lawmakers Thursday that they support federal legislation that would require companies to promptly notify consumers if their personal information is ...

Technology / Business

created Jun 02, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Leaked memo shows Hewlett-Packard CEO jitters

(AP) -- A leaked memo from Hewlett-Packard Co. CEO Leo Apotheker warning of "another tough quarter" underscores the urgent concerns about the technology heavyweight's growth strategy and the challenges facing its new leader.

Technology / Business

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

Microsoft bumps pay to keep 'top talent'

Microsoft said Friday it was raising pay for employees to retain "top talent" in the fiercely competitive market for skilled technology workers.

Technology / Business

created Apr 23, 2011 | popularity 2.3 / 5 (3) | comments 2

Google gives top execs big pay bump

(AP) -- Google Inc. has given its top executives a 30 percent salary bump, bigger than the 10 percent raise it gave its rank-and-file this week.

Technology / Business

created Nov 13, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

'Econophysics' points way to fair salaries in free market

A Purdue University researcher has used "econophysics" to show that under ideal circumstances free markets promote fair salaries for workers and do not support CEO compensation practices common today.

Other Sciences / Mathematics

created Jul 13, 2010 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (18) | comments 47 | with audio podcast

IBM puts executive on leave after charges

(AP) -- IBM Corp. has placed a top executive on leave after he was charged in an insider trading scandal for allegedly leaking secrets about IBM's earnings and financial dealings with corporate partners.

Technology / Business

created Oct 19, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Cisco falls short of its high standards on compensation

When I think of Silicon Valley companies I admire, Cisco Systems is usually one of the first that comes to mind.

Technology / Business

created Sep 30, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Verizon shareholders to vote on executive pay

(AP) -- A movement to give shareholders influence over compensation awarded to company executives gets an early test Thursday as Verizon Communications Inc. becomes the latest to hold a "say on pay" vote.

Technology / Business

created May 06, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Sun, IBM buyout talks in limbo

Representatives of Sun Microsystems met earlier this week with advisers for IBM in an effort to restart buyout talks that stalled earlier this month, but no deal was reached.

Technology / Business

created Apr 17, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New business theory shows compensation plans can make or break a firm

(PhysOrg.com) -- Greed has been blamed for most of Wall Street's woes and the banking sector's recent collapse, but two professors at Washington University in St. Louis say envy is really to blame. And, they warn, envy is ...

Other Sciences / Other

created Apr 15, 2009 | popularity 2.9 / 5 (11) | comments 2


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