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A New Approach To Development: 'SmartAid'
Forbes - 20 Feb 2014 09:09
Editor’s Note: This interview is one in a series produced by the Skoll World Forum with the participation of today’s leading thinkers and innovators in education. All of the contributors represent projects that...
Will Justin Moore's Axcient Transform the Data Backup and Business Continuity Industry?
Forbes - 20 Feb 2014 22:44
A Series of Forbes Insights Profiles of Thought Leaders Changing the Business Landscape: Justin Moore, Founder and CEO, Axcient...
Steve Perlman: pCell's wireless tech is real, and it will change the world (interview)
Venture Beat - 21 Feb 2014 00:24
Steve Perlman intends to redefine the capabilities of wireless technology. On Wednesday, the serial Silicon Valley entrepreneur behind technologies like OnLive and WebTV introduced his new wireless innovation, pCell. Per...
Meg Whitman buys more time as HP beats earnings estimates
Venture Beat - 21 Feb 2014 01:16
HP beats both profit and revenue numbers. Will 3D printing supply the innovation?
With this acquisition, Otoy wants to bring even the biggest software into the cloud
Venture Beat - 21 Feb 2014 00:45
AppSlingr gives graphics rendering company Otoy the ability to make more applications stream down from clouds to software users' ordinary devices.
Meet Vivint, the latest billion-dollar company stripped from Google's search results
Venture Beat - 21 Feb 2014 00:36
After cracking down on Rap Genius and Expedia, Google has a fresh target: Vivint, a multibillion dollar security firm. Acquired by Blackstone for $2 billion in late 2012, Vivint is famously controversial. Key to Vivint�...
MindBody, a Salesforce-like CRM for health & wellness, takes $50M more
Venture Beat - 20 Feb 2014 23:58
The company has pocketed an additional $50 million in funding today to accelerate its global expansion.
Google Capital: Meet the $300 million cousin to Google Ventures
Venture Beat - 20 Feb 2014 22:00
Companies finding themselves recipients of Google Capital cash can expect access to all channels of the company's operations, including leadership and IT services, among others.
10 Top Accelerators Now Accepting Applications for the Summer
Nibletz - 20 Feb 2014 21:55
It's the summer of acceleration! Find out which top accelerators are now accepting applications for summer of 2014.
Online bank Simple acquired by Spain's BBVA for $117M -- will focus on international growth
Venture Beat - 20 Feb 2014 20:30
Nobody expected this Spanish banking acquisition. Simple, the online bank devoted to offering a more humane alternative to traditional banking, announced today that it’s being acquired by Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentari...
It is Time to End Favored Tax Treatment of Capital Gains
Forbes - 20 Feb 2014 20:16
I received an email the other day from the Tax Foundation lamenting that the US had among the highest capital gains tax rates in the world. Far be it for me to stand in the way of tax reduction efforts, but...
10 Must Have Estate Planning Documents
Forbes - 20 Feb 2014 20:06
estate planning documents checklist
PapayaMobile's next product isn't a game service. It's a smart calendar!
Venture Beat - 20 Feb 2014 20:00
PapayaMobile is applying its social learnings from games to calendars.
If Upworthy launched a social network, this is what it would look like
Venture Beat - 20 Feb 2014 19:39
If Upworthy and Pinterest merged, you’d get Ideapod. Launching today in invite-only beta, Ideapod says it hopes to serve as a platform ”for sharing, discovering and taking action upon world-changing ideas.” It’s ...
Apple's smart magnet patent could bring awesome new iPad accessories
Venture Beat - 20 Feb 2014 19:36
Apple’s iPad smart cover might be just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to integrating magnets within accessories. A new patent granted to Apple Thursday details a “smart magnet” technology that the company mig...
WhatsApp reportedly turned down a $10B offer from Google
Venture Beat - 20 Feb 2014 19:31
Even ten Instagrams from Google wasn’t enough for WhatsApp. At least, according to a report from Fortune, which cites two sources who claim Google offered the mobile messaging company $10 billion for an acquisition, on...
Crowdtilt launches free, open source crowdfunding solution -- and it supports Bitcoin
Venture Beat - 20 Feb 2014 19:18
If you want your crowdfunding campaign to accept Bitcoin, Crowdtilt has you covered. The crowdfunding company today launched CrowdtiltOpen, an open source crowdfunding solution that enables anyone to crowdfund anything o...
Tesla CEO: Yeah, I talked to Apple -- but acquisition 'unlikely'
Venture Beat - 20 Feb 2014 19:15
Is an iTesla in the works? Earlier this week there were rumors that pioneering computer company Apple was thinking about buying pioneering electric car maker Tesla ... and now the Tesla CEO has confirmed that the two hav...
How To Avoid A Partnership Dispute
Forbes - 20 Feb 2014 19:00
Partnership disputes often arise out of misaligned management philosophies, especially those regarding growth strategy, culture and branding. Sometimes, this misalignment occurs between co-founders whose prior friendship...
Articifial Intelligence +Twitter Accurately Predicts Election Outcomes
Nibletz - 20 Feb 2014 18:55
simMachines uses artificial intelligence to accurately predict the outcome of Costa Rica's most recent elections, hopefully putting an end to all polls ever.
Asking the Right Question About the WhatsApp Acquisition
Nibletz - 20 Feb 2014 18:55
Everyone's talking about the $19 billion Facebook paid to acquire WhatsApp. But that's the number to focus on.
Five Books For Aspiring Social Entrepreneurs
Forbes - 20 Feb 2014 18:47
Young, socially minded founders are looking to pioneers (like Yvon Chouinard) for inspiration as they navigate the complexities of doing well by doing good.