Category: Notebook

Walt Mossberg tried his best to inject some fireworks into the final session at the D conference, confronting FCC Chairman Kevin Martin with a litany of complaints about the “pathetic” state of broadband services in the U.S.
“Not only do we have pathetic rates, but we pay more than other countries for it,” Mossberg fumed. “You’re […]

One of the standout presentations at the D conference came from Dean Kamen, the entrepreneur and inventor best known for creating the Segway scooter.
Kamen was on stage to discuss the progress his DEKA Research lab has made on his latest project: developing sophisticated robotic limbs for wounded soldiers and other amputees. The goal to develop […]

TiVoÂ’s technology has probably changed the way you watch television, though as President and CEO Tom Rogers pointed out Thursday at D, the device is also changing the way your TV watches you.
While the gadget and the pile of other commercial-skipping recorders it has spawned have caused consternation with broadcasters and advertisers, Rogers made […]
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HIV-AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis, high school drop-outs and global poverty. Those are among the problems that Melinda Gates is battling with the huge fortune her husband Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates made in technology.
At an appearance at the D conference, Melinda Gates explained how she and her husband define their charitable foundation’s mission. The basic tenet […]
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Angel investor and trend spotter Esther Dyson says companies are putting all their eggs into search advertising and that as a result they’re missing the bigger boat. Stacey Delo reports from D.

Glam Media, which raised one of the biggest rounds of venture funding last quarter, will launch GlamTV with several partners. CEO Samir Arora tells Stacey Delo about the new feature and why the company has raised so much money.
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It was vintage Rupert Murdoch who appeared after dinner at D, holding back little in a wide-ranging discussion that touched on everything from his admiration for Barack Obama, Microsoft’s aborted bid for Yahoo, and even U.S. energy policy toward domestic oil drilling (”We didn’t buy Alaska to save a couple of elk.”)
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FacebookÂ’s new No. 2 joined the startupÂ’s 24-year-old old CEO Mark Zuckerberg on stage at the D conference this evening — the duoÂ’s first major public appearance.
Sheryl Sandberg, FacebookÂ’s new COO, plucked from Google, talked about her vision for helping build a business off the sprouting social site.
The secret: ice-cream cones. Sandberg described a recent […]

FacebookÂ’s new No. 2 joined the startupÂ’s 24-year-old old CEO Mark Zuckerberg on stage at the D conference this evening — the duoÂ’s first major public appearance.
Sheryl Sandberg, FacebookÂ’s new COO, plucked from Google, talked about her vision for helping build a business off the sprouting social site.
The secret: ice-cream cones. Sandberg described a recent […]

At first glance, G.ho.st looks like any number of Internet start-ups. But unlike most Web firms, G.ho.st’s employees aren’t toiling in a garage or office in Silicon Valley. They are based in the volatile city of Ramallah.
The decision to run the software company from the West Bank and hire mostly Palestinian engineers is part of […]