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Those little "gotcha" quotes are so alluring. It's like being able to snap off a fast remark at an opponent or to come up with a trenchant and pithy remark, with a little research subbed out to some intern replacing the need for native wit. Unfortunately, the gotcha is often taken out of context and puffed up into something that it wasn't. And that's what we're seeing in the ongoing reaction to the Microsoft-Yahoo search deal.
It wasn't too long ago that I asked the question, Is AP Run By Idiots? But a new post by my BNET Media colleague David Weir about AP's scheduled usage rate has got me rethinking how I phrased the question. I'm torn between whether it's no longer necessary to ask, as an affirmative answer is so aggressively promoted by AP itself, or if I should have instead asked the color the organization is using for its corporate clown suit uniform.
Most observers have dismissed the Microsoft-Yahoo alliance as a non-starter for both companies. Yahoo looks like the 50-year-old schnook who took a second mortgage on his house to buy himself a Corvette, while Microsoft seems to be buying an illusory bump in the ComScore ratings game. My colleagu...
There's plenty of speculation about Apple turning down Google Voice for its app store and whether the real instigator is AT&T wanting to protect its traffic. That might be, except that Google Voice still depends on either having existing phone service or paying the data charges to run a VoIP lin...
Over on ZDNet, David Morgenstern claimed that I was a Chicken LIttle because I pointed to the margin imbalance between the iPhone and Mac and dared wonder if, given Apple's historic fondness for high-margin business, whether there might be a future for the company without making a computer.
Contrary to popular preconceptions, cloud computing isn't the stuff of start-ups and fringe companies â€" it's really big business run by very public companies (and I don't just mean Salesforce.com and VMware). My colleague Erik Sherman has an interesting take on the cloud computing business model, ...
As I've mentioned before, there's been a steadily decreasing average net sale for Apple's Mac units over at least the last seven quarters. But an analysis by Turley Muller at the Financial Alchemist blog (via AppleInsider) might explain why: iPhones margins are so high that Apple can afford to drop prices elsewhere and still keep their overall results looking good.
Back in January, LG Electronics essentially went into competition with broadcast, cable, and satellite video providers with its NetCast Entertainment Access. Certain of its HDTV offerings provided built-in streaming from both YouTube and Netflix, as well as news, weather, and photos from Yahoo. Now it's expanding the service by integrating access to titles from Vudu, adding an extra 2,000 HD videos for purchase or rental with no monthly fees and no additional set-top box. This is just the latest indication of a fundamental shift in the media-technology partnership.
Yahoo's search deal with Microsoft is the Internet's version of Sunset Boulevard, with Yahoo as the downtrodden young writer and Microsoft as the aging actress with whom he hooks up, giving him access to her wealth and Bing (I mean bling), but confining him to a hopeless future. In case you haven...
Salesforce.com has been one of the leading SaaS "success" stories, and the company has been trying to ride that into a secure spot in future cloud computing. But it's facing the twin demons of slowing bookings and a time to customer profitability that makes you wonder whether the company can survive without at least a mid-term acquisition.
My colleague Michael Hickins was right when he said that IBM's acquisition of SPSS helped it get its hands on a rapidly growing market. But the real upside is not in depriving SAP of an area of business intelligence that it might have been smart in wanting. The big win is that IBM gets to integrate what SPSS can do into what Big Blue knows best: infrastructure. In fact, you might say that IBM is creating a new category, smart infrastructure.
So the two gladiators, Microsoft and Yahoo, have finally stopped slugging it out and announced a ten-year search deal. And while the structure is interesting, with Microsoft providing the search back-end and Yahoo becoming the sales agent for the combined effort, you have to wonder if this is too little, too late.
IBM's planned acquisition of data analysis software specialist SPSS for $1.2 billion in cash adds an important element to its array of applications intended to help companies run more efficiently, while depriving rival applications vendor SAP of a key partner in a market segment that IBM claims is g...
Qualcomm has identified at least one significant difference between its proposed smartbook and the netbooks offered or announced by the likes of HP, Acer, Gateway and others. Qualcomm CEO Paul Jacobs told Kara Swisher during the Fortune Brainstorm conference that the company's smartbooks will resemb...
The Wall Street Journal found something interesting in the Amazon acquisition of Zappos -- a consideration that all tech companies should keep in mind when doing acquisitions. When the topic of money comes up, people often lie, and even more often stretch the truth. And that explanation is good to remember when considering the numeric dance that Zappos execs are currently undertaking.
President Trump was safely evacuated from the White House Correspondents' Dinner after shots were fired outside the ballroom of the Washington Hilton.
President Trump was evacuated from the White House Correspondents' Dinner after shots rang out at the hotel where the event was taking place.
U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner were expected to head to Islamabad Saturday, but President Trump said later that his "representatives" would not be going.
Britain's King Charles will be visiting the U.S. starting on Monday to mark America's 250th anniversary – his first trip since his coronation nearly three years ago.
A 26-year-old man is facing two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of Zamil Limon and Nahida Bristy, according to authorities.
DHS has faced opposition from cities and states where the federal government plans to open mass detention facilities.
Two Chicago police officers were shot inside Swedish Hospital in Chicago's Lincoln Square neighborhood on Saturday morning. One has since died.
A CBS News analysis found that Georgia Power, the largest energy provider in the state, imposed six rate hikes in the last three years.
The role of the two CIA agents, who were returning from destroying a clandestine drug lab in the northern Mexican state of Chihuahua, remains unclear.
After more than 40 years and three wrongful convictions, authorities says they have the man responsible for the 1984 Long Island killing of 16-year-old Theresa Fusco, who vanished after leaving her job at a local roller rink.
President Trump was safely evacuated from the White House Correspondents' Dinner Saturday night after shots were fired outside the ballroom of the Washington Hilton Hotel.
A CBS News analysis found that Georgia Power, the largest energy provider in the state, imposed six rate hikes in the last three years.
The role of the two CIA agents, who were returning from destroying a clandestine drug lab in the northern Mexican state of Chihuahua, remains unclear.
DHS has faced opposition from cities and states where the federal government plans to open mass detention facilities.
Commercial vessels face risks from mines and threats from land, Chevron's chief executive Mike Wirth said in an interview with "Face the Nation" moderator Margaret Brennan.
Economists say Americans should expect elevated prices at the pump and rising grocery costs in the months to come.
The waiver lets international ships carry goods between U.S. ports and is aimed at lowering energy prices.
Consumers allege that Trader Joe's improperly advertised a coffee product as fully caffeinated when it was not.
The conflict is expected to crimp global natural gas supplies due to damage to liquefied natural gas facilities in Qatar.
President Trump was evacuated from the White House Correspondents' Dinner after shots rang out at the hotel where the event was taking place.
President Trump was safely evacuated from the White House Correspondents' Dinner Saturday night after shots were fired outside the ballroom of the Washington Hilton Hotel.
The role of the two CIA agents, who were returning from destroying a clandestine drug lab in the northern Mexican state of Chihuahua, remains unclear.
DHS has faced opposition from cities and states where the federal government plans to open mass detention facilities.
The Republican president did not attend during his first term or the first year of his second.
Tim Fitzpatrick, a father of a chronically ill child, saw the story of a boy in need of a new kidney and felt compelled to help.
The former U.S. senator from Nebraska opened up about his terminal diagnosis, his family and the state of American politics in a "Things That Matter" town hall.
Drug-making giant Johnson & Johnson will officially start marketing four of its medications on the Trump administration's TrumpRx website on Friday, CBS News exclusively learned.
Millions of people rely on the supplemental insurance to offset the deductibles, copayments, and other costs faced by enrollees in the traditional Medicare program.
Work requirements will encourage people who are able to work to seek and maintain jobs, proponents say. But researchers haven't found that they lower the unemployment rate.
The role of the two CIA agents, who were returning from destroying a clandestine drug lab in the northern Mexican state of Chihuahua, remains unclear.
President Trump cited wasted time and confusion over leadership, adding, "we have all the cards."
Britain's King Charles will be visiting the U.S. starting on Monday to mark America's 250th anniversary – his first trip since his coronation nearly three years ago.
Mali has been plagued by insurgencies fought by affiliates of al Qaeda and the Islamic State group.
U.S. Southern Command shared a video showing a boat floating in the water before an explosion left it in flames.
Frankie Grande sits down with "CBS Saturday Morning" to discuss his starring role in Broadway's latest hit show "Titaníque," after originating the part in the show's Off-Broadway run.
Darla Moore is a billionaire from Lake City, South Carolina, who saw an opportunity to revitalize her small hometown with ArtFields, a festival that transforms the town into a hub for Southern art and history.
Tony-nominated Broadway actor Derek Klena sits down with "CBS Saturday Morning" to discuss his latest venture as a performer and player for the Savannah Bananas baseball team.
Grammy-nominated folk duo The Milk Carton Kids are out with their 7th studio album, "Lost Cause Lover Fool." Here they are performing "A Friend Like You."
Grammy-nominated folk duo The Milk Carton Kids are out with their 7th studio album, "Lost Cause Lover Fool." Here they are performing "A Friend Like You."
A CBS News analysis found that Georgia Power, the largest energy provider in the state, imposed six rate hikes in the last three years.
This week, Maine's governor vetoed a bill that would have made the state the first to ban the construction of new data centers. Shanelle Kaul reports.
From labor shortages to environmental impacts, farmers are looking to AI to help revolutionize the agriculture industry. One California startup, Farm-ng, is tapping into the power of AI and robotics to perform a wide range of tasks, including seeding, weeding and harvesting.
The ChatGPT account of the shooter, who killed eight people in a small British Columbia community, had been banned about eight months prior to the massacre.
Some young people are opting to go phone-free to live in the moment. USA Today youth mental health reporter Rachel Hale went to an underground, phone-free party in New York City and wrote about her experience. She tells "The Daily Report" about it.
On April 24, 1990, NASA launched the Hubble Space Telescope from the Space Shuttle Discovery after seven years of delays. Watch CBS News' coverage from that day.
New analyses of fossilized jaws reveal that massive, kraken-like octopuses once hunted alongside other marine predators.
Scientists spent over two years identifying a mysterious object found off the coast of Alaska in 2023.
Researchers studied how the drug affected the movements of wild fish in their natural habitats.
"This experiment's never been run before on another world," said Amy Williams, an astrobiologist working on the Curiosity mission.
President Trump took questions Saturday night after a shooting broke out at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner. A 31-year-old suspect is in custody. CBS News' Carissa Lawson and Tony Dokoupil anchored this special report.
The White House Correspondents' Dinner, with President Trump in attendance, ended in a shooting on Saturday. Officials identified the suspect as 31-year-old Cole Allen of Torrance, California. CBS News' Nancy Cordes and Sam Vinograd have more.
CBS News' Ed O'Keefe speaks with Weijia Jiang, the president of the White House Correspondents' Association, about her experience during Saturday night's shooting.
U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro announced charges for the suspect in the White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting on Saturday.
President Trump took questions from the press, some of whom were also in attendance, at the White House Correspondents' Dinner during the shooting.
"This experiment's never been run before on another world," said Amy Williams, an astrobiologist working on the Curiosity mission.
The launching appeared to go off without a hitch, but a problem prevented the rocket's upper stage from putting its payload into the correct orbit.
"We are carrying back everything we learned, not only about where we went but ourselves," mission specialist Christina Koch told "CBS Evening News" anchor Tony Dokoupil.
The four Artemis II astronauts struggled to describe the view and overall experience of flying around the moon's far side and witnessing a solar eclipse in deep space.
People on the ground in the Eastern Hemisphere will be able to observe the asteroid with their own eyes, weather permitting, according to NASA.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
Does the evidence show a cover-up, or was Todd Kendhammer wrongfully convicted for the murder of his wife?
Christy Salters-Martin dominated in the boxing ring but faced her toughest challenger at home.
Family seeks answers in death of newlywed who disappeared in 2005 while on Mediterranean honeymoon cruise.
Meet the tattooed beauty charged in the death of Google executive Forrest Hayes.
President Trump took questions Saturday night after a shooting broke out at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner. A 31-year-old suspect is in custody. CBS News' Carissa Lawson and Tony Dokoupil anchored this special report.
The White House Correspondents' Dinner, with President Trump in attendance, ended in a shooting on Saturday. Officials identified the suspect as 31-year-old Cole Allen of Torrance, California. CBS News' Nancy Cordes and Sam Vinograd have more.
CBS News' Ed O'Keefe speaks with Weijia Jiang, the president of the White House Correspondents' Association, about her experience during Saturday night's shooting.
U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro announced charges for the suspect in the White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting on Saturday.
The suspect in Saturday night's White House Correspondents Dinner shooting is in custody and is hospitalized, officials said. He has been identified as 30-year-old Cole Allen of Torrance California, three sources told CBS News. Tony Dokoupil anchors CBS News' special report.