Mr. Schmidt. (Photo: flickr.com/jolieodell)
Now that he’s no longer CEO, how does Eric Schmidt spend his days? Well, he’s become really interested in expanding Google to “wacky countries — you know, countries that have problems.” [Foreign Policy]
The FTC is patient: After a minuscule fine for noncooperation with that StreetView investigation, Google is close to coughing up $22.5 million for tracking Safari users. [Businessweek]
The Pentagon wants some cybersecurity legislation. [Washington Post]
The Atlantic is welcome once more on Reddit, the beehive’s point having been made. [The Daily Dot]
Is poor, beleaguered Microsoft facing Surface manufacturing troubles? [ZDNet]
Meanwhile, the Kindle Fire is slimming down to face its newest foe. [PC World]
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