Marcus Chan
I'm the tech editor for Bloomberg.com. When I unplug, you can find me running the streets of San Francisco or hiking the Dipsea Trail.
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Russell Reynolds's analysis of 135 tech companies found that former Yahoo employees account for more current CEOs than any other company.
Yahoo Beats Google, Microsoft in Alumni Becoming CEOs: Report
For a company that has struggled to keep a chief executive officer in place, Yahoo! has spawned more than its share of technology leaders from its ranks who have gone on to run other companies. More of today’s leading technology...
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Facebook Trading Finally Opens
11:14 a.m. It’s more hurry up and wait for the start of Facebook trading. Meanwhile, watch for circuit breakers. 11:19 a.m. Shares quoted at $46 apiece in indicated orders on Germany’s Xetra system before the start of trading, according to...
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Google's Android operating system powered 51 percent of smartphones in the U.S., according to the latest report from ComScore.
Rise of the Android: 2 Years Later
With Google now powering a majority of the smartphones in the U.S., it’s worth looking back two years ago when the slices of the market share pie chart were much different. According to ComScore’s latest report, Google’s Android operating system...
Read more »Apple Sells 35M IPhones, 12M IPads
Apple just reported its earnings. A full story is coming shortly, but until then, here are some quick highlights: Quarterly revenue was $39.2 billion, quarterly net profit was $11.6 billion (about double a year ago). International sales made up 64...
Read more »Facebook Files Amended S-1
Stay tuned for the story, but in the meantime, here are some takeaways: Facebook revenue rose 45 percent in the first quarter of 2012 compared with a year ago. There were more than 125 billion friend connections as of March...
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An asteroid several miles across could push most of life into extinction.
How to Destroy Earth and Other ‘Apocalyp-tech’ Scenarios
With Earth Day this Sunday, my colleague Eric Roston over at the Sustainability channel put together the mother of all how-to slideshows: “How to Destroy the Planet.” Of course, he’s not bent on our collective destruction. As he puts it,...
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The elephant in the room may be your smartphone. Put it down and have some real face time.
How to Behave at Work, And Reduce Stress, But Not at the Same Time
Congratulations, you made it to Friday. So let’s end the week with Bloomberg TV’s Betty Liu, who spoke with LinkedIn Executive Editor Daniel Roth about the top stories being shared on the social network. At the top of the list...
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Daisey on Apple: ‘I’m Waiting for Them to Actually Get Serious’
Author and monologist Mike Daisey spoke today with Bloomberg’s Margaret Brennan about his view on Apple and Foxconn (“they really are two halves of the same company”) and what he thinks about CEO Tim Cook’s response to recent criticism (“Apple...
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How Technology Gave Lin a Leg Up
Did software play a role in “Linsanity”? Before Jeremy Lin was a star on the New York Knicks, he was at home in Palo Alto, California, unsigned and recovering from a knee injury, reports Bloomberg’s Jon Erlichman. So to improve...
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The FBI released old files on Apple co-founder Steve Jobs.
FBI Report on Apple’s Jobs: ‘Will Twist the Truth and Distort Reality’
Steve Jobs: Distorts reality? Used drugs? Yeah, we knew that. Still, it’s always interesting to read FBI files on famous people. In this instance, the feds released a decades-old file on the Apple co-founder. According to the files, the FBI...
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