10 posts and columns on Carnegie Mellon University

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Rwanda, U.S. University Team Up to Mint Masters of Tech

in News on September 15, 2011 at 12:00 am PT

The government of Rwanda will create a new graduate engineering program in conjunction with a major U.S. university, a step toward building itself into an African technology hub 17 years after a genocidal conflict claimed nearly a million lives.

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Google Acquires Facial Recognition Technology Company

in News on July 23, 2011 at 12:06 am PT

Google has acquired a seven-year-old company that develops facial-recognition technology for images and video, though the Web-search giant didn’t say what it plans to do with it.

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As Location-Sharing Services Grow, Privacy Concerns Do Too

in News on March 10, 2010 at 2:11 pm PT

As the list of programs that collect users’ location information grows, concern about privacy risks is increasing along with it. Facebook is set to add location-sharing to its popular site next month. Meanwhile, services such as Foursquare and Loopt have been adding users, and a plethora of smaller tools have sprung up as well.

Google Co-Founder Larry Page’s Advice to the Class of 2009: “Be More Lazy!”

in Media on May 19, 2009 at 8:39 am PT

It’s back-to-school time for Google’s executive team, which is fanning out across college campuses to impart words of wisdom to the classes of 2009. Via Google’s YouTube, here are clips of co-founder Larry Page, CEO Eric Schmidt (twice!) and search boss Marissa Mayer. And some bonus advice, circa 1967.
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Microsoft Officially Confirms Qi Lu Hired as Digital Chief; McAndrews Out

in News on December 4, 2008 at 1:36 pm PT

Microsoft moved up its announcement of former Yahoo tech star Qi Lu as its digital head. BoomTown reported on the selection this morning. As part of the changes, Microsoft digital ad head Brian McAndrews, who had also wanted the job, is leaving. Here’s the full release.

Former Yahoo Tech Star Qi Lu Likely to Be Named Microsoft's Digital Head by Next Week

in News on December 4, 2008 at 5:01 am PT

Former Yahoo tech star Qi Lu is poised to take on the big job of being Microsoft’s top digital executive, according to several sources inside and outside the company. The appointment could be announced as early as next Monday. A variety of details is still being ironed out, including whether the well-regarded techie Lu will be “paired” with another executive at Microsoft with more general business experience.

BoomTown Pick for Microsoft Digital Head: Qi Lu (Yes, the Former Yahoo Search Guru)

in News on November 20, 2008 at 1:01 am PT

Yesterday, BoomTown opined that Microsoft was nearing a decision on who would become the head of its digital efforts. And, according to several sources and some puzzling by me–if the deal can be sealed–I think that Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer’s top choice is former Yahoo tech star Qi Lu. If Ballmer manages to pull off the hire of Lu–on the heels of already grabbing another top Yahoo search exec, Sean Suchter, which I posted on yesterday–the aggressive exec could almost be bypassing a Yahoo search partnership he has long sought by sucking the talent right out of the place instead.