Tag: US
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Link: The rise and fall of 18F
“By most metrics, 18F is withering away.” Original source: The rise and fall of 18F
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Link: Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway, JPMorgan form health care mega-company
‘There aren’t many, but the announcement says this new entity focuses on “technology solutions that will provide U.S. employees and their families with simplified, high-quality and transparent healthcare at a reasonable cost,” beginning with the companies’ own workers.’ Original source: Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway, JPMorgan form health care mega-company
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Link: Pivotal: innovative partnership saves big on US Air Force fuel costs
“The tanker refuelling system software for the air force – which runs on Pivotal Cloud Foundry – was built for under $2 million in 90 days and is now being used in operational areas including Qatar. It is currently saving the US Air Force $1 million per day in fuel costs, with the software being…
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US Air Force & Pivotal digitizing flight-ops together – $2.7m contract
The $2.7 million contract involved in the program is between the Air Force and a Silicon Valley company, Pivotal Inc., that has often worked with large corporations such as Ford and Home Depot. The effort is expected to reach beyond the operations center in Qatar to eventually assist in similar U.S. military facilities across the world.…
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The fight for money between states and cities
The miniature culture wars fought between cities and states—such as North Carolina’s tussle with Charlotte over its anti-discrimination rules—are well known. The financial tensions between them are quieter but as important. “Money is usually the main problem,” says Larry Jones of the United States Conference of Mayors, and especially divisive in lean times. Link
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Link: Walmart to Close 269 Stores as Retailers Struggle
Closing mostly smaller stores and Brazil. All in, just 3% of stores globally, and opening 300 next year. Sounds more like a re-tooling. There’s good coverage of the US retail climate as well. Source: Walmart to Close 269 Stores as Retailers Struggle
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Link: Is the future of wealth management going to be robo-advisers?
Estimate of the market-size for companies like Wealthfront: “whilst in the UK robo-advisers currently only cover less than £1 billion assets under management, the US robo-advisory market handled $19 billion AUM in 2014 (a growth of 65% from the previous eight months).” Source: Is the future of wealth management going to be robo-advisers?
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Accused of Cyberspying, Huawei Is ‘Exiting the U.S. Market’
Why can’t you just pay attention to my main ideas and ignore the details? Accused of Cyberspying, Huawei Is ‘Exiting the U.S. Market’
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The people’s spy
Bradley’s gonna become a “spy” whose “espionage” consisted of making the activities of a democratic government visible to its voting population. With the New York Times publishing the fruits of his misdeeds. Some set of American prosecutorial lawyers is confronting this crooked legal hairpin right now. I feel sorry for them. http://www.webstock.org.nz/blog/2010/the-blast-shack/
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Always love the perspective from across the pond
From here: Having enjoyed the benefits of their own empire for the last 50 years and pocketed tax cuts during the Iraq war, the 21st-century Tea Party movement is now grumbling about paying for power. You get what you pay for.
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