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Computer Sciences Now #385 Largest Company, Surpassing Cincinnati Financial
Forbes - 22 Feb 2013 23:58Rumor: Microsoft has Xbox (720) event in the works for April
Venture Beat - 22 Feb 2013 23:22
Quiet rumblings and URL registrations point toward a Microsoft event before June's Electronic Entertainment Expo.
The War of the Dongles: PayPal Here enters the UK
Venture Beat - 22 Feb 2013 23:17
PayPal is entering the European market with its Here product, a mobile payments system that competes directly with Square.
KarmaHire wants to flip the funnel on hiring and recruiting, launching public beta next week
Venture Beat - 22 Feb 2013 23:10
Every year, the hiring and recruiting industry spends about $9 billion on job ads, for a pitiful success rate of under 4 percent. KarmaHire is is trying to change that, to flip the funnel on hiring -- and it's succeeding...
Twenty Female Entrepreneurs To Follow On Twitter
Forbes - 22 Feb 2013 23:08
20 brilliant young female founders to follow on Twitter to build an online network of e-mentors.
Google I/O registration opens March 13, requires Google+, Google Wallet accounts
Venture Beat - 22 Feb 2013 22:53
Amped for this year's Google I/O conference?
The Best-Paying College Majors Of 2012
Forbes - 22 Feb 2013 22:48
Nine out of 10 of the majors that land students the highest-paying entry level jobs upon graduation are tech-centric.
NYC iPhone theft is so rampant the NYPD created a task force to stop it
Venture Beat - 22 Feb 2013 22:11
The New York Police Department has created a team to work with Apple to retrieve stolen iPhones and iPads.
4 tips for first-time startup investors
Venture Beat - 22 Feb 2013 22:10
Guest Post Crowdfunding, angel investing, friends-and-family rounds -- if you're new to startup investment, read this article before writing your first check.
Vive l'Internet! France invests in universal high-speed broadband
Venture Beat - 22 Feb 2013 21:04
More jobs and more business competition will require more investment in Internet infrastructure, France's president told citizens today.
A tough choice for job-seeking techies: Silicon Valley or New York City?
Venture Beat - 22 Feb 2013 20:56
Guest Post Silicon Valley and New York City are both bustling hubs of tech innovation -- and equally attractive for job-seeking techies.
HTC settles federal case over its smartphones and tablets logging your data
Venture Beat - 22 Feb 2013 20:35
With this settlement, HTC must immediately stop making false promises about how it respects its customers' privacy. It must also fire up new security measures.
GamesBeat weekly roundup: Sony reveals PlayStation 4, House GOP blasts game research, and Crysis 3 review
Venture Beat - 22 Feb 2013 20:22
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.
Let's Talk About Tax
Forbes - 22 Feb 2013 20:07Eric Schmidt's North Korea visit pays off: Foreigners can now use mobile Internet
Venture Beat - 22 Feb 2013 19:58
While there was plenty of criticism surrounding Google Chairman Eric Schmidt's visit to North Korea last month, it appears that that at least some good came out of it.
4 critical things to watch on your investment term sheet
Venture Beat - 22 Feb 2013 19:34
Guest Post These "big four" issues can dramatically affect your interests and your relationship with your investors.
iPhones are 3X more reliable than Samsung smartphones, Fixya says
Venture Beat - 22 Feb 2013 19:28
According to Fixya, Apple smartphones are the best-performing devices on the market: three times more reliable than Samsung smartphones, and a staggering 25 times more reliable than Motorola phones.
Apple's 'slapband' iWatch patent looks a lot like this forgotten Nokia concept
Venture Beat - 22 Feb 2013 19:25
Long before the iPhone changed how we think of cellphones, Nokia was dabbling in even more radical cellphone concepts.
All Talk: The SEC's Broken Broker-Dealer, Investment Advisor Examination Program
Forbes - 22 Feb 2013 19:21
On February 21, the Office of Compliance and Examinations at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission published its, "Examination Priorities for 2013". The report includes a description of the regulatory review priori...
Profile of a cyber criminal (infographic)
Venture Beat - 22 Feb 2013 18:28
Yesterday, Zendesk was hacked and the personal information of an unknown number of Twitter, Pinterest, and Tumblr users was stolen. Last year, 12.6 million U.S adults were the victims of identity fraud.
Airbnb for 3D printing, Makexyz links designers to local printer owners
Venture Beat - 22 Feb 2013 18:02
Like Airbnb for 3D printers, Makexyz links the 3D printer owners of the world with the designers that need them
The DeanBeat: Sorting through the significance of Sony's PlayStation 4 revelation
Venture Beat - 22 Feb 2013 18:00
We weigh the disappointments and the triumphs of Sony's big reveal.