http://news.alibaba.com/tech-leader/feed/ The latest tech leader news, articles and galleries from around the world. en-us Alibaba http://news.alibaba.com/gallery/detail/tech-highlight/100008701-1-tomorrow%2527s-it%253A-who-get-us.html 6 Jan 2009 01:40:57 GMT The New Year is upon us, and by most accounts it will be a tight one for IT budgets. But innovation persists. We've singled out 10 people who are driving the research, product development and industry policies that will shape enterprise IT for years to come. Read on for details. http://news.alibaba.com/gallery/detail/tech-highlight/100008413-1-10-biggest-chip-stories-2008.html 4 Jan 2009 05:26:57 GMT The 10 Biggest Chip Stories Of 2008 http://news.alibaba.com/gallery/detail/tech-highlight/100007801-1-12-most-creative-minds-2008.html 29 Dec 2008 07:36:54 GMT This year's top creative minds took risks, spurred ideas, and represented a masterful force driving every facet of business forward. Meet the 12 most creative minds of 2008. http://news.alibaba.com/gallery/detail/tech-highlight/100007304-1-tech%2527s-hottest-rock-stars.html 23 Dec 2008 06:28:02 GMT Here's our list of the hottest rock stars in the U.S. tech industry. http://news.alibaba.com/gallery/detail/apple/100007006-1-10-biggest-apple-stories-2008.html 19 Dec 2008 07:07:47 GMT The 10 Biggest Apple Stories Of 2008 http://news.alibaba.com/gallery/detail/tech-highlight/100003592-1-faces-behind-yahoo%2521-deal.html 18 Nov 2008 05:46:33 GMT It's not just the Steve Ballmer and Jerry Yang show anymore. The cast of characters playing key roles in Microsoft's takeover attempt of Yahoo! has expanded. Google's Eric Schmidt and Time Warner's Jeff Bewkes have risen from cameo roles to co-stars as they hash out their own deals with Yahoo! Rupert Murdoch's name is now in the opening credits, too, because he might join Ballmer in wooing Yang. http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/americas/100012036-1-barron%2527s%252810%252F13%2529-tech-trader%253A-ease-crisis%252C.html 13 Oct 2008 07:54:22 GMT Because credit is frozen and cash is as scarce as a Chicago Cubs' World Series game, Autodesk Chief Exec Carl Bass thinks the government must go further in letting companies bring their foreign cash home... http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/finance/100042677-1-america%2527s-powerful-ceos.html 16 Jan 2009 08:58:56 GMT There are 21 chief executives no older than 40 who run U.S. public companies worth at least $500 million. Here's who they are ... http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/tech-highlight/100042107-1-why-steve-jobs-bigger-than.html 15 Jan 2009 10:21:09 GMT Apple co-founder Steve Jobs' cultish following is creepy, but his resemblance to Thomas Edison is uncanny... http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/tech-highlight/100037141-1-microsoft-names-muglia-president-server.html 6 Jan 2009 09:06:31 GMT SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 5 - Microsoft Corp said on Monday it has promoted longtime executive Bob Muglia to president of the company's server and tools business. Muglia's new title makes him one of only four... http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/apple/100037111-1-steve-jobs%253A-i-am-ill%252C.html 6 Jan 2009 08:31:44 GMT Steve Jobs has just taken a very unusual step to quash the flurry of Internet rumors surrounding his health, many of which were prompted by his decision not to make the traditional Apple keynote speech ... http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/tech-highlight/100035362-1-amd-makes-deeper-slash-workforce.html 31 Dec 2008 02:14:22 GMT AMD's job losses in Q3 exceeded expectations -- 600 rather than the 500 originally announced -- adding $20 million to its restructuring tab. The chipmaker is trying to bring expenses in line with expected revenue ... http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/tech-highlight/100028822-1-lenovo-mulls-acquiring-brazilian-pc.html 10 Dec 2008 06:03:54 GMT Lenovo, the world's fourth largest PC manufacturer, is considering acquiring Brazil's largest PC maker Positivo, which Dell is also reported interested in buying ... http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/tech-highlight/100028697-1-sony-cut-8%252C000-jobs%252C-close.html 10 Dec 2008 03:11:44 GMT HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- Sony Corp. said Tuesday it plans to cut 8,000 jobs worldwide, becoming the latest Japanese global brand to announce a major restructuring since the onset of the global recession ... http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/internet/100027741-1-ballmer-aims-create-google-rival.html 8 Dec 2008 02:48:58 GMT MICROSOFT CEO Steve Ballmer wants to build a "credible competitor" to Google by buying Yahoo's online search business, he told the Wall Street Journal ... http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/tech-highlight/100027390-1-hp-chief-freezes-employee-wages.html 5 Dec 2008 04:48:12 GMT HEWLETT-PACKARD Co, the world's largest personal-computer maker, is freezing salaries as part of Chief Executive Officer Mark Hurd's efforts to contain costs, industry sources said yesterday ... http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/cell-phones/100027314-1-nokia-cuts-forecast-global-handset.html 5 Dec 2008 01:52:04 GMT Finnish mobile phone maker Nokia cut further its global handset market forecast for this year's final-quarter and expected the market would decline in the next year due to the world economic slowdown ... http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/tech-highlight/100023236-1-jerry-yang%252C-yahoo-chief%252C-steps.html 18 Nov 2008 05:06:53 GMT SAN FRANCISCO - Jerry Yang, who, as chief executive of Yahoo, resisted a takeover bid from Microsoft only to later ask that merger talks resume, said he was stepping down ... http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/tech-highlight/100022555-1-dell-seeks-new-cto.html 14 Nov 2008 02:14:21 GMT Dell's chief technology officer Kevin Kettler has announced that he is leaving the company in January ... http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/tech-highlight/100022541-1-leung-takes-reins-microsoft-china.html 14 Nov 2008 01:51:50 GMT MICROSOFT Corp has appointed a new leader in China and plans to invest US$1 billion on research and development in the country within the next three years, the software giant said yesterday in Beijing ... http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/analysis/100016859-1-can-apple%252C-gilead-hot-techs.html 28 Oct 2008 02:11:14 GMT In tough times, technology industry leaders are showing how it's possible to thrive鈥攁nd winning slots in BW's annual Tech Hot Growth ranking http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/technology/100122984-1-u.s.-immigration-rules-blamed-tech.html 24 Jun 2009 01:30:07 GMT * Engineers, scientists leave amid long waits, uncertainty * Silicon Valley politicians, businessmen call for change * Congress leaders meet Obama on immigration this week SAN FRANCISCO, June 23 - Silicon Valley is facing a...