Sundar Pichai es el nuevo CEO de Google, que ahora formará parte del conglomerado llamado Alphabet

Larry Page, que hasta ahora había sido el CEO de Google, publicaba hace unas horas una carta a los accionistas en los que anunciaba cambios importantes en la estructura del gigante de Internet. De hecho, Google será parte de un nuevo conglomerado al que han bautizado como Alphabet que estará dirigido por Page (CEO) y Sergey Brin (presidente), los co-fundadores originales del buscador de Internet.
Eso hace que el testigo de Google lo tome Sundar Pichai, que desde hace tiempo ha ido tomando más y más responsabilidad en la empresa de Mountain View. El directivo que se encargaba de la gestión de Android y Chrome OS ahora será responsable de todos los servicios de este gigante, y pocas cosas escaparán a su control: solo el departamento secreto de la compañía -Google X- y las divisiones de inversión, Google Ventures y Google Capital, saldrán de sus dominios.

De la A a la Z: los servicios, iniciativas y empresas de Alphabet

La gran reestructuración de Google os la contamos ayer, queda con una empresa madre llamada Alphabet, que será dirigida por Larry Page y Sergey Brin, el primero como CEO, el segundo como presidente. Una Google más independiente cuelga de ella, en manos de Sundar Pichai.
En todo este terremoto de movimientos, podríamos decir que Google se queda con los negocios más conocidos y activos de la compañía: búsquedas, publicidad, mapas, aplicaciones, YouTube, y por supuesto, Android.
Hay muchas iniciativas que se separan de Google para ser independientes, menos condicionantes en sus operaciones y resultados, como son Calico, Nest, Fiber, Ventures, o la incubadora de moonshots, Google X. Hay muchas ideas locas, sin gastos fijos, ni beneficios a corto plazo, que pueden no gustar tanto a inversores, así que el movimiento parece tener lógica.             

Why Nasdaq Is Betting On Bitcoin’s Blockchain

In its highest-profile application yet, Bitcoin’s public transaction record will help startups keep track of shares and shareholders.

Why It Matters

Those who use commercial database tools have to trust their valuable data to the companies that market those tools.

It’s much too early to tell whether Bitcoin is the future of money, but a recently launched Nasdaq experiment will test whether it can be the future of financial record keeping.

The stock exchange announced recently that it has begun experimenting with the blockchain—the publicly accessible and cryptographically verified record of every single Bitcoin transaction that has ever occurred. Transactions are verified and recorded in the blockchain by a network of “miners” all over the world who exchange their computing power for a chance to solve complex cryptographic puzzles and earn money—freshly minted bitcoins. Specifically, Nasdaq will take advantage of a feature in Bitcoin’s design that allows additional data to be recorded on the blockchain along with information about a Bitcoin transaction (see “Why Bitcoin Could Be Much More Than a Currency”).
Nasdaq intends to use this feature of the blockchain to streamline financial record keeping while making it cheaper and more accurate. Though the company says the blockchain initiative could ultimately be used to record trades of stocks in public firms listed on its exchange, it will begin by focusing on its relatively new private market platform, a service that connects private companies with investors. In this case, record keeping via the blockchain will complement a cloud-based data management tool that tracks who owns shares of a given company, and how much they own.
Keeping track of a company’s ownership structure can be a complicated, time-consuming, and expensive task, especially for fast-growing startups looking to attract new investors. In many cases, companies manage their own data in a spreadsheet program like Microsoft Excel, and pay lawyers to validate the information every time the table changes.

Free response

Free response, usually referred to as essay, is a type of question used in tests in education, workplace, and government. Most free response questions ask or require the test-taker to state a belief, opinion, or write a short essay and support it with facts, examples, or other evidence. However, few tests solely rely on these types of problems, and tend to work in conjunction with other types, such as multiple choice. Free response questions generally test more than straight knowledge and ask for a "big picture" type of response (see example). Also, they usually allow the taker to choose an area in which they are familiar.
Free-response items are distinct from fixed-response items in that examiners must supply a full and independent response. There are no answer options from which to choose. Free-response items are typically discouraged from examinations because of the difficulty, bias, and time effort required in grading them. However, some general guidelines...

SU

SU, Su, su, εὖ, 苏, す, or ス may refer to:
Geography

Su, Cambodia, a village in Laming, Cambodia
Su, Iran, a village in Kurdistan Province, Iran
Jiangsu (Sū, 苏), province of the People's Republic of China
Soviet Union (former ISO country code)
Subotica, a city in Serbia (license plate code)

Computing

.su, country code top-level domain for the Soviet Union
su (Unix), the substitute user command
Seismic Unix, a collection of seismic data processing tools
SuperUser, a privileged computer user account

Units

Statistical Unit
Subscriber unit

Aviation

Aeroflot, a Russian airline (IATA code)
Sukhoi, a Russian aircraft company
Vought SU, a US Navy Scout aircraft

Automotive

SU carburetors (Skinners Union)
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Ryerson, Inc.

Ryerson, Inc. is a metals distributor and processor founded in 1842. A subsidiary of Inland Steel until 1996, it became an independent company in 1999 as Ryerson Tull, Inc. The company adopted its current name in 2006 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. In 2008, the company was acquired by Platinum Equity, a holding company based out of Beverly Hills, California.
Ryerson's distribution and processing capabilities encompass the following product categories:

Stainless steel
Sheet and coil, plate, bar, tubing, and pipe steel products
Brass and Copper
Aluminum
Nickel alloys
Metal architectural roofing material

Notes
External links

Official website

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Euroleague career stats leaders

he ULEB Euroleague is the highest level tier and most important professional club basketball competition in Europe, with teams from up to 18 different countries, members of FIBA Europe. The Euroleague has replaced FIBA European Champions Cup as premier European club competition starting at the 2001-02 Euroleague Season, that's after the 2000-01 season saw two premier competitions in 2000-01 FIBA Suproleague and 2000-01 Euroleague. The following records only include games since the Euroleague competition came under the control of ULEB, starting with the 2000-01 Euroleague season.
Euroleague career statistical leaders
Bold indicates current club.
Games played
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Performance Index Rating (PIR)
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