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Heartbleed bug was consequence of “trivial error” The Heartbleed bug, a flaw discovered on encryption software used on about two-thirds of all websites, was created unintentionally, the programmer responsible has said. Robin Seggelmann, a German programmer, described the flaw as the consequence of a “trivial” error in an update to OpenSSL, the software widely used to enable secure connections, writes Jeevan Vasagar. Read more Google Glass goes on general sale, sort of It is nearly two years since Google took the wraps of Glass, its ambitious smart glasses project, and said it was aiming to put them on sale by the end of 2013. Dropbox CEO gets ready for IPO Dropbox chief Drew Houston is preparing for life as a public company executive. In an interview with the FT after Wednesday’s launch of Carousel, a new photo-sharing app, and a suite of other new products, Mr Houston didn’t even wait for the inevitable question about an initial public offering to address the topic. by Barney Jopson
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When it comes to forecasting near-term real GDP growth, there are parts of the economy that are easy to follow and then there parts of it that are tough. The easy parts (with lots of timely information) are consumer spending, business investment, and home building. And despite one of the worst winters in multiple decades, this portion of the economy looks like it grew at a solid 2.5% to 3% annual rate in the first quarter, right in-line with the trend since the recession ended in mid-2009. To get that kind of growth during this past brutal winter means the underlying fundamentals of the economy are gathering strength. The problem, at least as far as Q1 is concerned, is that the parts of GDP where we have less information look downright ugly. This doesn’t mean the Plow Horse is headed for the glue factory. Here’s the first quarter, component by component: Home Building: Somehow, despite the weather, the housing rebound persevered through Q1. Inventories: Inventories surged in Q3 and Q4.
LES COULOIRS DE BERCY
Le gouvernement va démissionner demain et Bercy va se retrouver orphelin. Voici quelques questions auxquelles François Hollande devra répondre avant de nommer le ou les successeurs de François Baroin et Valérie Pécresse. Mes réponses ou hypothèses ne sont que pure conjecture. Combien de Bercy? Quand il est arrivé au pouvoir, en 2007, Nicolas Sarkozy a voulu « casser la forteresse » en créant deux ministères à Bercy: l’un pour l’Economie, l’autre pour les Comptes publics. François Hollande va devoir répondre à plusieurs questions avant de trouver le ou les nouveau(x) locataire(s) de Bercy (Photo: Reuters) Quel profil politique? Quel signal donner à l’Europe? Quel casting, alors?
Best 25 Financial Blogs -- Printout -
Thursday, Jan. 22, 2009 By Douglas A. McIntyre and Ashley C. Allen It has been over a year since we published our feature "The 25 Best Financial Blogs." This is a list of independent blogs. Financial information on blog sites is not readily available. Financial blogs end up being either labors of love or ways to promote small money management or paid newsletter businesses. For constant business updates, go to 247wallst.com. See the best social networking applications. Over the last month 24/7 Wall St. has looked at more than 100 financial blog websites. After we narrowed the number of financial blogs down to about 50, we tracked posts for several weeks before picking the final twenty-five. Original content was our most important measurement: specifically, content that was well-written, well-researched and crisp. Blogs that used profanity were also excluded from the list. Anonymous blogs also did not make the cut. The final major metric was frequency of posting. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 8. 9. 10.
