The company has a big old moat around it. So, John Chambers is working overtime to take advantage of that buffer before activists or competitors figure out how to storm Cisco's castle

Katie Benner: When will activists come calling for Cisco?

Bloomberg

As with any older company with lots of cash, a steady business and slowing growth, it's time for Google to issue
a dividend

Where's the payoff for Google investors?

Is it ever a good idea to value media companies the same way we value software companies

Katie Benner: Lessons from the AOL-Time Warner disaster

US tech companies face a harsh reality now as global politics could obliterate the advantages created by superior innovation and high-quality products

Katie Benner: Microsoft and Google in a post-Snowden world

The funny thing about Uber is that its product doesn't need any of the psychological warfare to succeed. The app is convenient and beloved by many who use it and that is enough to overcome most criticisms

Katie Benner: Uber's dirty tricks won't hurt it

With the market now increasingly critical of CEO Dick Costolo, the microblogging site may need a new manager. But Chief Financial Officer Anthony Noto shouldn't be the only option

Katie Benner: Twitter has 140 characters in need of leader

Business Standard

If you want to know when Mayer will be forced to bow to the activists, watch the board - because she works for them. They'll decide whether she'll stay long enough to turn the internet giant around

Katie Benner: Will Yahoo's board save Marissa Mayer?

Women, on average, make $6,358 a year less than men, and women with kids earn $11,247 less than their childless colleagues

Thanks, Mr Nadella, for the career advice

Whether or not you know the term "on-demand economy," if you've used a smartphone application to summon a driver or a delivery person to get you some food then you know what it is - a hassle-free way to find workers when you need them for a pretty low price.Start-ups that connect service workers and customers have raised lots of venture capital based on the idea that low prices will democratise and popularise services that were once reserved for the rich. The viability of these enterprises is tied to scale. Once they are popular and ubiquitous enough, the argument goes, they'll transform massive swaths of the service economy including transportation, retail and the workforce itself.To become ubiquitous, these companies need lots and lots of cheap contract labourers to serve customers who want them to be available at the push of a smartphone button. But there's a big vulnerability in all of these business models: They wouldn't work if they had to offer full-time jobs with substantial be

A secret of Uber's success: Struggling workers

Apple's stock has doubled since Tim Cook took over as CEO in 2011, even as activist investors Carl Icahn and David Einhorn targeted the company

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