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Google Managers Reject Agent’s Claims on Piracy

Don Clark — Thu, 31 May 2012 19:43:00 +0000

Hollywood agent extraordinaire Ari Emanuel on Wednesday night ridiculed the idea that Google couldn't keep purveyors of pirated content out of search results, since it blocks child porn. Two Google senior vice presidents flatly rejected the comparison.

Skype Chief Claims 250M Monthly Users

Don Clark — Thu, 31 May 2012 19:19:23 +0000

Microsoft's purchase of Skype hasn't slowed down the Internet communication service's momentum. The head of Skype says the company now has 250 million monthly users.

FTC Chairman: Hiring Antitrust Litigator Not Sign Of Google Intentions

John Letzing — Thu, 31 May 2012 18:11:50 +0000

U.S. Federal Trade Commission Chairman Jon Leibowitz said Thursday the regulator's recent hiring of a top litigator to lead its review of antitrust complaints against Google isn't necessarily a sign that it will bring any related legal action.

Bloomberg Says He Has No More Government Ambitions

Robert A. Guth — Thu, 31 May 2012 18:04:51 +0000

The man who became a billionaire remaking the financial news business before leading a city of 8 million people has nothing more planned for his life after next year than practicing golf and brushing up on his Spanish.

Kleiner’s Doerr: ‘False Allegations’ In Sex-Discrimination Lawsuit

Deborah Gage — Thu, 31 May 2012 16:16:03 +0000

John Doerr, the face of Kleiner Perkins, responded to a sex-discrimination suit against his firm, calling the allegations "false" and defending the firm's reputation and record on diversity.

Top Agent Presses Silicon Valley to Help Stop Piracy

Don Clark — Thu, 31 May 2012 04:41:59 +0000

Hollywood and Silicon Valley need to work together to tackle many of the challenges facing both industries, argued William Morris Endeavor Co-Chief Executive Ari Emanuel at the D: All Things Digital conference.

Intel Touts New Touches for ‘Ultrabooks’

Don Clark — Thu, 31 May 2012 04:05:20 +0000

A year has passed since Intel brought us the word "Ultrabooks," the chip maker's trademarked term for a breed of slicker, sleeker laptops. It's upping the ante at next week's Computex trade show in Taiwan, where one hot topic will be new models that may have some PC users touching their screens.

Pixar Secret: Rebooting Films That Weren’t Working

Don Clark — Thu, 31 May 2012 00:32:20 +0000

Ed Catmull, president of Pixar Animation Studios, on Wednesday gave the audience at D: All Things Digital a lesson in creating--saying that his company has succeeded, in part, be being willing to toss out bad ideas.

How Mobile Tech is Driving Zipcar Into the Future

Scott Austin — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:18:49 +0000

Mobile technology is changing Zipcar’s world and will eventually reorder the transportation industry, says CEO Scott Griffith.

Sorkin Says Don’t Judge The Character

Don Clark — Wed, 30 May 2012 20:22:00 +0000

Screenwriter Aaron Sorkin, who is at work on an adaptation of Walter Isaacson’s “Steve Jobs” biography,” shared insight into his film adaptation process Wednesday at the D: All Things Digital conference in Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif.