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Keith Rabois left Square due to sexual harassment claims
Venture Beat - 25 Jan 2013 23:47
Today on "As Silicon Valley Turns," we learn the true reason for Square chief operating officer Keith Rabois' departure: he's being accused of sexually harassing a Square employee.
Business prof: Apple still in an 'extraordinarily strong' position despite disappointing results
Venture Beat - 25 Jan 2013 22:58
Guest Post We need to appreciate that Apple's so-called disappointing performance is still extraordinary by many measures, and that it has the capabilities to keep winning in its markets, which it may yet redefine with m...
Forget your RAID array, here comes another DNA storage breakthrough
Venture Beat - 25 Jan 2013 22:53
Guest Post Remember Johnny Mnemonic? The William Gibson short story-turned sci-fi film where Keanu Reeves carried large packages of data in his head. Far-fetched?
German judge: Internet is so essential, you can claim compensation for interruptions
Venture Beat - 25 Jan 2013 21:20
A German court has ruled that the Internet is so essential to modern life, you ought to be able to get compensated if your service is interrupted. As reported in by Reuters, the Karlsruhe Federal Court of Justice was try...
AT&T and Verizon get in bed for $2B worth of spectrum
Venture Beat - 25 Jan 2013 21:02
AT&T and Verizon are coming to an agreement -- a $1.9 billion agreement, that is, in which both carriers will engage in some spectrum-swapping. This deal comes at the conclusion of Verizon's huge spectrum-buying spree. T...
Google Currents for iOS gets a happy dose of design unification
Venture Beat - 25 Jan 2013 21:01
Google launched an update for digital magazine iOS app Google Currents today, which features a brand new user interface, lots of navigation changes, and a greater emphasis on real-time news.
GamesBeat weekly roundup: THQ asset auction, Legend of Zelda in HD, and Atari is bankrupt
Venture Beat - 25 Jan 2013 20:30
If you follow VentureBeat but don't regularly check our GamesBeat site, here's a list of the best video game stories we ran over the last seven days that you may have missed.
5 reasons you should buy Windows 8 now
Venture Beat - 25 Jan 2013 20:00
While it's easy to hate on Windows 8, it's time to stop nagging about the changes and buy the upgrade before it gets way more expensive.
Samsung's profits rocket 76 percent, but there are also signs of slowdown
Venture Beat - 25 Jan 2013 19:47
Samsung has posted another quarter of record profits -- but there are signs that its explosive growth is about to flatten.
Apple is no longer the world's most valuable company
Venture Beat - 25 Jan 2013 19:16
Oil, apparently, is worth more than iPhones.
Free knowledge, freely delivered: Wikipedia Zero expands to 212 million more mobile users
Venture Beat - 25 Jan 2013 19:05
Information may want to be free, but the organization behind Wikipedia wants knowledge to be free too. So Wikimedia has formed a partnership with the world's sixth-largest telecom, VimpelCom, to deliver Wikipedia mobile ...
Samsung's Galaxy Note 8.0 tablet vs. Galaxy Note 2
Venture Beat - 25 Jan 2013 18:14
Samsung hasn't yet officially confirmed the Galaxy Note 8.0, but the plethora of leaks online have pretty much blown the surprise. The latest leaked photos from the French site Frandroid finally give us a way to measure ...
The Best-Paying College Majors Of 2012
Forbes - 25 Jan 2013 18:10
Nine out of 10 of the majors that land students the highest-paying entry level jobs upon graduation are tech-centric.
Rumor says Verizon will get its own Lumia flagship: the Nokia Laser
Venture Beat - 25 Jan 2013 17:29
With rumors of Verizon's Lumia "Laser" flagship, Nokia's 2013 Lumia lineup is starting to take shape.
Apple cuts off a Chinese supplier for hiring 74 underage workers
Venture Beat - 25 Jan 2013 17:18
Apple has cut ties with a Chinese supplier after an audit found that it had hired a large number of underage employees, according to the company's latest Supplier Responsibility Report.
Redbox starts selling event tickets in L.A.
Venture Beat - 25 Jan 2013 16:39
Recently launched Redbox Instant isn't the only thing Redbox is doing to expand its business beyond physical DVD and game rentals.
Worried About Anxiety? Don't Be; It's Often Good For You.
Forbes - 25 Jan 2013 16:14Swiss Tina Turner Giving Up U.S. Passport
Forbes - 25 Jan 2013 16:12Square COO Keith Rabois resigns, replaced by CFO
Venture Beat - 25 Jan 2013 16:06
Square's No. 2 exec steps out.
SAP launches an analytics dashboard for NFL.com fantasy football fans
Venture Beat - 25 Jan 2013 16:00
You can get all sorts of data on fantasy football players with the SAP dashboard.
Why "mommy blogging" qualifies as a small business venture
Boston - 25 Jan 2013 15:48
Think about your group of friends for a minute. Are any of them moms? Do any of them have a blog where they talk about the pitfalls, products, services and challenges that go along with being a mom or parent? Chances are...
Stocks to Watch: Big earnings on Friday: Honeywell, P&G
Market Watch - 25 Jan 2013 12:30
Among the companies whose shares are expected to see active trade in Friday's session are Honeywell International and Procter & Gamble.