Roundup: Obama’s environmental policy, Sun’s big loss, and more
Here’s the latest (mostly depressing) action:
President Obama reverses Bush policy on environment — Obama endorsed California’s strict limits on greenhouse gas emissions, and vowed that the federal government will follow suit. Auto manufacturers’ responses were “similar in their ambiguity and political correctness,” according to The New York Times.
Sun posts a $209M loss — At fault are falling demands for servers and storage, as well as a big restructuring charge.
AdMob offering Android-specific ads — The move mirrors AdMob’s similar… Continue Reading
Peanut Butter redux, expensive Sonsini, Hoffman burned, Infinera & much more
(Updated) roundup of the high-stakes game going on in Silicon Valley:
Brad Garlinghouse’s Peanut Butter memo — The Yahoo executive complained about the company’s “proclivity to repeatedly hire leaders from outside.” This is noteworthy, because he himself was hired from the outside. Before Yahoo, he’d served as chief executive at DialPad, and drove that company into the ground. We reached out to Brad Monday night, and hope to get comment soon.
Larry Sonsini can’t be at fault — Fortune… Continue Reading