2017-04-22

Founders Fund's Approach to Investing in Tech (video) | TR 2017-04-22

Tech Review (TR 2017-04-22)--Domain Mondo's weekly review of tech news:

Features • 1) Founders Fund's Approach to Investing in Tech,  2) Q1 2017 Earnings TWTR, VRSN, GOOG, AMZN, 3) Qualcomm, 4) Google Antitrust case in Russia, 5) Trump's DOJ Antitrust Chief, 6) Windows XP, 7, 8, 10 or a Chromebook? 7) ICYMI 7 Tech News Quick Takes.

1) Founders Fund's Approach to Investing in Tech

Video above published April 21, 2017: Brian Singerman, a partner at Founders Fund [domain: foundersfund.com], discusses the firm's investment strategy with Caroline Hyde on "Bloomberg Technology." Techonomy CEO David Kirkpatrick also speaks.

Other Tech News:

2)  Q1 2017 Earnings Season: this coming week on Domain Mondo:
  • Twitter TWTR April 26 at 7:00 am EDT
  • Verisign VRSN Apr 27 at 4:30 pm EDT
  • Alphabet GOOG / GOOGL Apr 27 4:30 pm EDT
  • Amazon AMZN Apr 27 at 5:30pm EDT

4) Google settled its antitrust case in Russia, ending exclusivity of Google applications on Android-based devices in Russia and ending restrictions on pre-installation of rival search engines and other applications, as part of a deal with FAS, the Russian antitrust regulator.--FAS Russia Reaches Settlement with Google | en.fas.gov.ru

5) President Trump's nominee to lead the Department of Justice's antitrust division, Makan Delrahim, will appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday.

6) Windows XP: Why it won't die for years to come | ZDNet.com"Spiceworks calculates that Windows XP is running on 14 percent of all PCs in businesses worldwide, while Windows Vista is only running on one percent. In contrast, Windows 7 has the highest share, running on 69 percent of business PCs. Windows 10 currently has nine percent of the overall share, followed by Windows 8 at five percent, according to the research."--Editor's note: Windows 7 was the best OS Microsoft has ever made. Windows 8 was a disaster, and Windows 10 carries many of the same flaws. For most PC users, a good Chromebook is a much better choice going forward.

7) ICYMI 7 Tech News Quick Takes:
  1. China's Ant hikes MoneyGram bid by over a third, beats rival U.S. offer | Reuters.com
  2. Redesigned Google Earth brings guided tours and 3D view to Chrome browsers and Android devices | TheVerge.com
  3. Verizon profit, revenue miss Wall Street view as subscribers dash | Reuters.com
  4. Publishers are seeing another big decline in reach on Facebook | Digiday.com
  5. Google: The Most Valuable Company In The World | Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) | SeekingAlpha.com
  6. India's Paytm in talks with SoftBank to raise $1.2-$1.5 billion: report | Reuters.com
  7. China's Ant Financial targets brand boost in SEAsia with helloPay deal | Reuters.com

-- John Poole, Editor, Domain Mondo  

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