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In Trump era, the death of the White House press conference

April 30, 2018 admin Comments Off on In Trump era, the death of the White House press conference

The presidential news conference, a time-honored tradition going back generations, appears to be no longer. More than a year has passed since President Donald Trump held the only solo news conference of his administration — a rollicking, hastily arranged, 77-minute free-for-all during which he railed against the media, defended his fired national security adviser and insisted nobody who advised his campaign had had contacts with Russia. Instead, the president engages the press in more informal settings that aides say offer reporters far more access, more often, than past administrations. …read more […]

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Microsoft Ventures gives itself a new name as it reintroduces itself to enterprise startups — here's how it landed on 'M12' (MSFT)

April 30, 2018 admin Comments Off on Microsoft Ventures gives itself a new name as it reintroduces itself to enterprise startups — here's how it landed on 'M12' (MSFT)

The reason for the change: There was some confusion between a previous iteration of Microsoft Ventures and the current one. Microsoft sought a new name to make a clean break between old and new. From this day forth, Microsoft Ventures — the two-year-old venture capital arm of the $710 billion tech titan — will be known by the much shorter name of M12. …read more […]