Newspaper Cuttings: Thursday, August 25, 2011

Apple's Steve Jobs abruptly resigns as CEO

Jobs, the iconic tech visionary who co-founded Apple and recently made it the most valued U.S. corporation, abruptly resigned as chief executive Wednesday night.
Jobs, 56, who has battled pancreatic cancer the past few years and looked noticeably weaker recently, told Apple's board of directors in a brief note that he "could no longer meet my duties and expectations" as CEO.
USA Today

After Arab Revolts, Reigns of Uncertainty

DJERBA, Tunisia — The idealism of the revolts in Egypt and Tunisia, where the power of the street revealed the frailty of authority, revived an Arab world anticipating change. But Libya’s unfinished revolution, as inspiring as it is unsettling, illustrates how perilous that change has become as it unfolds in this phase of the Arab Spring.
Though the rebels’ flag has gone up in Tripoli, their leadership is fractured and opaque; the intentions and influence of Islamists in their ranks are uncertain; Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi remains at large in a flight reminiscent of Saddam Hussein’s; and foreigners have been involved in the fight in the kind of intervention that has long been toxic to the Arab world.
The New York Times

Jobs's Legacy: Changing How We Live

Steve Jobs's resignation as Chief Executive Officer of Apple is the end of an extraordinary era, not just for Apple, but for the global technology industry in general. Mr. Jobs is a historic business figure whose impact was felt far beyond the company's Cupertino, California headquarters, and who was widely emulated at other companies. And now, for the first time since 1997, he won't be CEO.
To be very clear, Mr. Jobs, while seriously ill, is very much alive. People with direct knowledge of the matter say he intends to remain involved in developing major future products and strategy and intends to be an active chairman of the board, even while new CEO Tim Cook runs the company day-to-day. This is not an obituary. But his health is reported to be up and down, and even an active chairman isn't the same as a CEO.
The Wall Street Journal

Anna: I will not die till we get Jan Lokpal Bill

New Delhi: On the 10th day of his fast Thursday, anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare said he is doing fine and declared that he will not die till the Jan Lokpal Bill.
"I am sure, I will not die till we get Lokpal bill. There is nothing to worry about my health," said Anna Hazare who has been fasting for the last 9 days demanding a strong anti-graft bill.
He looked weak but there was no flagging of his spirit as he shouted "Vande Mataram" and "Bharat Mata Ki Jai".
"I am doing fine and there is nothing to worry about. I have lost 6.5 kg in the last 10 days but there is no difficulty," Hazare told the crowd at the Ramlila Maidan.
Denik Bhaskar

PM's new offer to Anna Hazare: Let's debate all versions of Lokpal bill

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has offered a new formula to end the Lokpal deadlock with Team Anna.
Replying to the debate on corruption in Lok Sabha, Prime Minister said the government is ready to debate all versions of the Lokpal Bill in circulation at present.
The PM said the aim was to give the country a strong Lokpal and for that the government was ready to involve all sections in discussions.
The PM said alongwith the Jan Lokpal Bill the bills prepared by Aruna Roy's NCPRI and Jaiprakash Narain (of Hyderabad) will also be debated by the Parliament.
The Times Of India