Mark Knopfler has cancelled two shows in Russia in protest over what he called the country's "crackdown" on human rights groups.
The former Dire Straits frontman pulled out of the gigs in June after Russian authorities searched the offices of organisations including Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International.
Critics say the raids are an attempt to crush government dissent.
lien: "I hope the current climate will change soon"
vendredi 5 avril 2013
Why Amazon’s Jeff Bezos Invested in ‘Business Insider’
Amazon.com Chief Executive Officer Jeff Bezos,
who hasn’t flown economy class since 1998, lead a $5 million round in
Business Insider
lien: Bezos lead a $5 million round in Business Insider
lien: Bezos lead a $5 million round in Business Insider
Facebook, Google, And Twitter Will Discuss The Ad Landscape At Disrupt NY
The goal: give attendees, for the panel, from both Madison Avenue and
the startup world an overview of the latest products and opportunities
from the major online ad platforms.
lien: Facebook, Google, And Twitter
lien: Facebook, Google, And Twitter
Libraries to store all UK web content
The British Library and four other "legal deposit libraries'" have the right to collect and store everything that is published online in the UK
lien: It is estimated around a billion pages a year will be available for research
lien: It is estimated around a billion pages a year will be available for research
La crise à Chypre peut être avantageuse pour la Russie, selon Poutine
Le président russe Vladimir Poutine a estimé vendredi que la crise à
Chypre pourrait être avantageuse pour la Russie, en encourageant les
Russes à investir dans leur pays, la tourmente bancaire chypriote ayant
démontré l"instabilité" des institutions financières occidentales.
lien: la crise à Chypre pourrait être avantageuse pour la Russie
lien: la crise à Chypre pourrait être avantageuse pour la Russie
How Europe's Trade and Investment Ties Have Frayed
Business Resources office post
The euro was launched in 1999 to increase prosperity by smoothing the flow of trade and capital within Europe. But as Europe lurches from crisis to crisis, trade and investment between euro-zone nations has diminished. That means the euro zone is slowly losing its main. As T.S. Eliot almost said: This is how the euro ends, not with a bang but a whimper.
lien:
The euro was launched in 1999 to increase prosperity by smoothing the flow of trade and capital within Europe. But as Europe lurches from crisis to crisis, trade and investment between euro-zone nations has diminished. That means the euro zone is slowly losing its main. As T.S. Eliot almost said: This is how the euro ends, not with a bang but a whimper.
lien:
Tech Companies Love Dublin's Tax Rates
Business Resources office post
Dublin’s Grand Canal Square is known as Googletown. Nearby is Facebook’s European headquarters, along with outposts for LinkedIn, Yahoo!, and other U.S. technology companies, some of them Dublin fixtures for over a decade
lien: Dublin’s Grand Canal Square,known as Googletown
Dublin’s Grand Canal Square is known as Googletown. Nearby is Facebook’s European headquarters, along with outposts for LinkedIn, Yahoo!, and other U.S. technology companies, some of them Dublin fixtures for over a decade
lien: Dublin’s Grand Canal Square,known as Googletown
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