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The Intercept editor says National Security Agency distrustful of anyone using encryption

Those who use encryption tools are viewed with suspicion by the National Security Agency and users can be targeted by the agency because of it, says "The Intercept" Editor Glenn Greenwald, VentureBeat reported.


Morgan Stanley veteran investment banker Cecile Houlot-Hillary urges mentoring for women coming from maternity leave

Veteran investment banker Cecile Houlot-Hillary of Morgan Stanley said women coming from their maternity leaves should be given mentoring when they return to the workforce, Reuters reported.

Google's Eric Schmidt proposes three solutions to inequality in democracies

Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt said Google was very worried about the growing inequality in democracies, particularly San Francisco, and proposed three solutions to address the issue, TechCrunch reported.

Bitcoin founder Satoshi Nakamoto story 'strongly' supported by Newsweek

Newsweek has given their full backing for reporter Leah McGrath Goodman and the story she did on Bitcoin's secretive creator Satoshi Nakamoto, The Verge reported.


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A Reuters report quoted Pimco Co-Founder and Co-Chief Investment Officer Bill Gross as saying "I'm so sick of Mohamed trying to undermine me" but a Pimco spokesman denied Gross made the statement, Reuters reported.
Enrico Gaglioti, the Global Head of Equity Sales of Goldman Sachs Group Inc, will be leaving his post, Bloomberg reported citing an internal memo from the firm's co-trading heads.
"The venture capital industry as an industry is contracting." This is what Warburg-Pincus Senior Adviser and tech investor Bill Janeway told Forbes Contributor Igor Stenmark in an interview.
Samsung will be $1.5 million each to two charities chosen by host Ellen DeGeneres after getting pleased with the results of her popular selfie taken with Samsung's Galaxy Note, TechCrunch reported.
Warren Buffet has sought to bolster investor confidence about how Berkshire Hathaway will perform after he leaves the company but the lack of a succession plan has concerned investors, Reuters reported.
Blackstone Group Chief Executive Officer Stephen Schwarzman earned $374.5 million last year, representing an increase of 75% as the private equity firm's distributable earnings also went up 66% in 2013, Reuters reported.
John Thompson, the Chairman of Microsoft Corp, said the software maker must set its sights on using the company's vast resources to propel it to the right direction, Bloomberg reported.
Tom Stoddard, a Senior Managing Director at private equity firm Blackstone Group, will be serving as the Chief Financial Officer of Britain-based insurer Aviva Plc, Reuters reported.
CIA's former Chief Technology Officer Gus Hunt will be foraying into the venture capital space to serve as an advisor to investment firm Artis Ventures, VentureBeat reported.
Joseph Dear, the Chief Investment Officer of the biggest public pension fund in the US Calpers, passed away yesterday due to prostate cancer, Bloomberg reported.