In addition to the fine, which was a record for China, the U.S. chipmaker agreed to sharply reduce the royalties it charges Chinese smartphone makers.
Qualcomm Will Pay Record $975 Million Fine in China Antitrust Case
In addition to the fine, which was a record for China, the U.S. chipmaker agreed to sharply reduce the royalties it charges Chinese smartphone makers.
Study ranks positivity of many of the world’s tongues … – Source
Colonial mines polluted South America centuries before coal and oil … – Source
The FCC has been busy in recent weeks making big decisions and proposing controversial strategies in an effort to protect Internet access for all. Today, at Silicon Flatirons Center in Boulder, FCC chairman Tom Wheeler talked about the three-pronged approach he is pursuing. … – Source
Pacific Gas and Electric on Monday applied for regulatory approval to build and own 25,000 electric car charging stations, a proposal that would roughly quadruple the number of public charging stations in the state. … – Source
The security breach that we feared finally occurred. The second-largest healthcare provider, Anthem Inc., was breached, exposing as many as 80 million healthcare records to cyber offender. This event is likely to be the largest healthcare breach to date. … – Source
Trying to call market tops in Wall Street paradise-land, where money is almost free, is a rather tricky business. And anyone who has tried to do it in the last year or so– including myself–has been wrong! Still, equity markets cannot defy gravity forever. There comes a time when something unexpected spoils … – Source
The nation’s education minister is sounding dire alarms against foreign influence on its campuses, calling for a ban on textbooks that promote Western ideas — except if that idea is Communism.
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A split vote in favor of a middle of the road, milquetoast act is par for the course in Grammy history. … – Source
Last September, I sat courtside at the 2014 WNBA Finals and watched Diana Taurasi lead the Phoenix Mercury to its third WNBA Championship (2007, 2009, and 2014). While Taurasi was named the 2014 Finals MVP, in true leader form, she gave equal credit for the Mercury?s regular season and playoff success to her teammates. At that moment, I was sure Taurasi would be motivated and ready to lead the Mercury to a back-to-back championship in 2015.
However, when you are a seasoned professional athlete, sometimes other factors take priority over winning. For Taurasi, in 2015 her health will take precedence. For … – Source
A Pennsylvania teenager allegedly shot and killed his classmate and posted a photo of himself with the body on Snapchat, though the photo was saved before it disappeared, authorities said. … – Source
Sports Illustrated recently estimated that 80% of retired NFL players go broke in their first three years out of the League. How is this possible in a sport rolling in revenue with an average salary of almost $2 million a year? With few exceptions, the star players I have represented since salaries exploded are set financially for life. These are the players at the tip of the compensation pyramid, but what about the rest? The median income in the NFL is roughly $750,000 and the average career span is less than four years. Most college graduates don’t attain these levels … – Source