AP In a 10-K just filed with the SEC, Hewlett-Packard disclosed that the U.S. Department of Justice notified the company that it was investigating Autonomy matters. In case you haven’t been following, HP had reported an enormous charge in its earnings announcement on November 20. Here’s exactly what they said: The charge relates to...
Instagram/Bhumaret Instagram just posted a list of the ten most popular places around the world its users are posting photos. We’ve assembled it into a slideshow here. The funny thing about the list is that it reveals how young Instagram is, still. Despite being bought for $1 billion, the service just broke into the...
http://www.businessinsider.com/cms/posts/edit?id=50abddf3eab8eab77c000009 See Also WE SPEAK TO MIKE LYNCH: ‘I Will Not Be A Scapegoat For HP’ Where Was HP’s Management When The Autonomy Deal Was Being Done? How Autonomy Allegedly Cooked The Books, According To HP A couple of years ago, Hewlett Packard paid an astounding $11 billion for a British software company called...
Wikimedia Foundation, the parent non-profit organization that runs Wikipedia and other similar sites, has raised $25 million from its 2012 fundraising campaign. Since November 27, the foundation has been seeking donations from readers and supporters and to date, it has received contributions from more than 1.2 million donors. In a statement, Sue Gardner, the...
Today news broke through a filing that HP’s allegations against Autonomy, a company that it purchased for $11 billion, are under investigation by the Department of Justice (DOJ). The revealing of the investigation indicates that the matter between the companies over claimed accounting fraud will likely be settled. In response, Autonomy founder Mike Lynch...
Foursquare badges are getting out of this world. Literally. The location check-in service has teamed up with NASA on a new “Curiosity Explorer” badge in honor of the Mars rover. The rover itself has unlocked the badge, which is quite the feat, considering that it’s checking in from friggin’ Mars. Back on planet earth,...
It seems like every year, that darned rodent in Punxsutawney, Pa., predicts six more weeks of winter. Never mind the fact that Groundhog Day is technically six weeks before the official start of spring. We hail Punxsutawney Phil as the seer of seers, prognosticator of prognosticators. How can you not trust a psychic rodent?...
If 2012 was a year of “wait and see,” for small business technology, 2013 will be a year to “go for it.” One key reason is that small business optimism is already rising. According to the Fall 2012 Bank of America Small Business Owner Report, more than half of small business owners project sales...
Software-defined networks (SDNs) are poised to move from market hype to real technology in 2013. International Data Corp. predicts the market size of this disruptive technology will soar from barely existent this year to $3.7 billion by 2016. When a market is expected to grow that much in so little time, big technology players...
It is a peculiar proposal to help save two struggling industries – Columbia Journalism Review reports that the United States Postal Service (USPS) is considering selling magazine subscriptions on its website and in stores through QR codes as part of a plan to bolster excitement around the mailbox. Documents from the Mailers’ Technical Advisory Committee (MTAC) in May...