Saturday highlights: Vanguard Group systems crash for a while; PHH has bleak outlook

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Google is testing VoLTE support for some Project Fi subscribers (VentureBeat)

The $99 Billion Idea: How Uber and Airbnb Won (Bloomberg Business Week)

Kraft Heinz Takeover Bid Shakes Up Big Food and Its Slow Growth (Bloomberg)
Could shake up some Philly-area food businesses as well.

'Massive exodus' continues from active funds, and Vanguard is reaping the gains (CNBC)

More on yesterday's Vanguard system crash in today's posts at https://t.co/ofgq7ZM1FG https://t.co/abKT1ql3t9

— Joseph N. DiStefano (@PhillyJoeD) February 18, 2017

PHH cuts South Jersey jobs, loses $202M, exits joint venture (Philadelphia Business Journal)

Appeals Court Agrees To Hear CFPB/PHH Case (Pymnts)

With No Frills and No Commissions, Robinhood App Takes On Big Brokerages (NY Times)

Measuring Dark Social Using Google Analytics (TOMASZ TUNGUZ / RedPoint)

Rider University adds computer science major to meet demand
(NJ.com)

Links 10/19: Vanguard CEO McNabb Says Staying Private Is 'Competitive Advantage'; Comcast combines backend services into new ‘Technology Solutions’ unit, touts Time Inc. OTT launch as new client

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Vanguard CEO McNabb Says Staying Private Is a 'Competitive Advantage' (The Street via Philly.com)

Facebook wants you to buy movie tickets and order pizza from its app (Recode)
Comcast's Fandango one of Facebook's partners.


Comcast combines backend services into new ‘Technology Solutions’ unit, touts Time Inc. OTT launch as new client (FierceCable)

Google Nabs CBS As AT&T, Amazon, Hulu Seek OTT Partners (Investor's Business Daily)

Snapchat and Facebook have a new rival in their sights: television (LA Times)


DreamWorks agrees to pay $50M to end no-poaching suit (Bloomberg via Philly.com)

Travis Kalanick: 'I've never sold a single Uber share' (Business Insider)


JetPay Corporation Announces Investment and Board Appointment of Industry Veteran Larry Stone (Marketwire)

Philly Tech People News 8/20/2016: Former 'Nova sub-4 minute miler oversees $800 billion; Unisys CFO retiring, replacement named

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This Basically Anonymous Fund Manager Oversees $800 Billion (Bloomberg)


SAP Appoints Thomas Laur President of SAP Connected Health Group (HIT Consultant)

Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Janet Haugen to Retire from Unisys; Company Names Inder M. Singh to Succeed Haugen as CFO

Verizon Enterprise Picks Up a Former EMC CIO (Wall Street Journal: CIO Journal)

Brian Williams Is Said to Get MSNBC Show (NY Times)








Hill International Announces Board and Executive Changes

Ed. Design Studio Names CEO, Selects New Ed-Tech Cohort (EdWeek)

Maria Renz shadows and advises Jeff Bezos (Seattle Times)
Renz, a New Jersey native, was CEO of Amazon's Quidsi.


My Alarm Center appoints Megan MacDonald as VP of Marketing



Brownstein Group Taps Laura Emanuel to Bolster A/E/C Public Relations Practice Group