Booting Up: We’re Just Hours Away From Twitter’s First Earnings Report

Google’s chairman Eric Schmidt is doing such a good job that he’s receiving $100 million in stock options as a bonus.

The gang! (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)
The gang. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

Google (GOOGL)’s chairman Eric Schmidt is doing such a good job that he’s receiving $100 million in stock options as a bonus. [New York Times]

Microsoft is pumping $15 million in to Foursquare and signed a licensing deal to use the app’s location data. [AdWeek]

There’s lots of guessing about Twitter’s first earnings report that’s coming out later today. [Recode]

Here’s everything you need to know about new Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella. [Verge]

Taking another page from HBO’s playbook, Netflix (NFLX) has ordered a third season of House of Cards before the second season has even premiered. [USA Today]

Booting Up: We’re Just Hours Away From Twitter’s First Earnings Report