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Big Tech Archive

Archives for May 2014

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Beats’ Jimmy Iovine Breaks Down Difference Between Tech and HollywoodBeats’ Jimmy Iovine Breaks Down Difference Between Tech and Hollywood
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“Hollywood people are desperately insecure and the guys in Silicon Valley seem to be slightly overconfident,” Iovine said.

By Ina Fried
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Apple Shows Off Its Newest Product, and Promises Much More to ComeApple Shows Off Its Newest Product, and Promises Much More to Come
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Nice timing! Here’s the first extended interview with the Beats co-founder, and one of the only interviews of the Apple executive.

By Peter Kafka
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Dropbox Isn’t Cutting Prices in Cloud Price WarDropbox Isn’t Cutting Prices in Cloud Price War
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Plus: NSA backdoor talk.

By Jason Del Rey
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Tony Fadell’s Advice to Hardware Startups: Focus on the Problem (Video)Tony Fadell’s Advice to Hardware Startups: Focus on the Problem (Video)
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Keep it simple, stupid.

By Mike Isaac
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John Chen Acknowledges BlackBerry Can’t Compete Broadly for DevelopersJohn Chen Acknowledges BlackBerry Can’t Compete Broadly for Developers
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BlackBerry’s CEO won’t go as far as to say that the company will shift to Android, but won’t rule it out either.

By Ina Fried
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Uber CEO Talks Taxi War, Surge Pricing and Why He Needs All That Cash (Video)Uber CEO Talks Taxi War, Surge Pricing and Why He Needs All That Cash (Video)
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Things got a little funny, a little testy and just a little bit weird.

By Jason Del Rey
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Playing “Billionaire” for the Billionaires: A Violinist’s Ironic WinkPlaying “Billionaire” for the Billionaires: A Violinist’s Ironic Wink
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“Now it’s kind of a joke -- you always need a private violinist on a jet.”

By Nellie Bowles
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Tim Cook Explains Why Apple Is Buying Beats (Q&A)Tim Cook Explains Why Apple Is Buying Beats (Q&A)
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“We could build just about anything that you could dream of. But that’s not the question.”

By Peter Kafka
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Walmart CEO Talks Amazon, 3-D Printing and the Future of Physical Retail (Video)Walmart CEO Talks Amazon, 3-D Printing and the Future of Physical Retail (Video)
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The leader of the world’s largest retailer speaks!

By Jason Del Rey
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Apple Will Buy Beats for $3 BillionApple Will Buy Beats for $3 Billion
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Jimmy Iovine and Dr Dre will join Apple.

By Peter Kafka
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Travis Kalanick: Uber Is Raising More Money to Fight Lyft and the “Asshole” Taxi IndustryTravis Kalanick: Uber Is Raising More Money to Fight Lyft and the “Asshole” Taxi Industry
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“We’re in a political campaign, and the candidate is Uber and the opponent is an asshole named Taxi.”

By Liz Gannes
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Walmart CEO Aims to Go Bigger in Digital Entertainment ServicesWalmart CEO Aims to Go Bigger in Digital Entertainment Services
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“We aspire to sell more.”

By Dawn Chmielewski
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Walmart CEO: Amazon Teaches World What’s Possible, But Physical Stores Here to StayWalmart CEO: Amazon Teaches World What’s Possible, But Physical Stores Here to Stay
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Walmart versus Amazon and more ...

By Jason Del Rey
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Square Announces Square Capital, a Merchant Cash Advance BusinessSquare Announces Square Capital, a Merchant Cash Advance Business
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In the Code Conference Greenroom With Katie Boehret (Video)In the Code Conference Greenroom With Katie Boehret (Video)
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What do the titans of tech do to relax?

By Neil Hickey