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A True David And Goliath: Can A Little Guy Go Toe-To-Toe With The Big Guys?
Forbes - 27 Mar 2014 22:03
I can still remember when I was a mere lad of around 5 or 6 trying to get the better of my much larger, older brothers in essentially anything. From sports to games of cards and on and on I tried my best but rarely could...
How London plans to become the 'health-tech capital of Europe' (exclusive)
Venture Beat - 27 Mar 2014 18:53
Last week, London Deputy Mayor Kit Malthouse paid a visit to the Bay Area, and sat down with execs from the fastest-growing med-tech companies. Here's why.
VC giant Andreessen Horowitz raises $1.5B fourth fund -- that's $4.15B in total
Venture Beat - 27 Mar 2014 18:47
Andreessen Horowitz just announced it has closed its fourth fund at a sizable $1.5 billion. In total over its lifetime, the firm has raised $4.15 billion. While Andreessen Horowitz’s exact plans for the fund are unclea...
Trademarks, TV, and Twitter Shorthand: Has the Hashtag Had Its Day?
Forbes - 27 Mar 2014 23:49
First of all, the hashtag has an identity crisis: it’s the phrase following the # (“hash”) symbol, except when you are stuck in someone’s voicemail system. Then it’s called the pound key. Or the number key....
Ready to feel your blood boil? Here's Verizon's explanation for why we don't need net neutrality
Venture Beat - 27 Mar 2014 22:49
If there's one thing I admire about major internet service providers, its most certainly their ability to publicly talk about how great competition is despite this being a bold-faced lie.
Why Getting Fired Like A Pro Is Always In Your Best Interest
Forbes - 27 Mar 2014 22:39
Leaving an employer on good terms is always in your best interest. Here are some reasons why -- reasons that are easily forgotten when you?re in the midst of being shown the door.
Feds to mobile marketers: Stop targeting kids, or else (exclusive)
Venture Beat - 27 Mar 2014 22:36
The Federal Trade Commission is about to begin investigating mobile advertising companies for improperly targeting ads and apps to children.
This startup is test-driving buildings for a Martian colony in 2024
Venture Beat - 27 Mar 2014 22:32
The Earth-based outpost's primary purpose will be to help train astronauts (and other potential Mars mission crew members).
After bringing the web to 3M people, Facebook launches the Connectivity Lab
Venture Beat - 27 Mar 2014 22:24
Satellites are effective in low-density areas, but the organization is also experimenting with solar powered planes, which fly 20 kilometers above the earth for months at a time.
Series C In Consumer Products: Why Investors Should Head For The Hills
Forbes - 27 Mar 2014 22:20
There’s rarely a day that goes by without some high flying tech company announcing it has closed a huge Series C or D round in a Tech Blog. In fact, the tech companies that are currently valued at one billion dollars (...
Here's the Grateful Dead's Mickey Hart playing drums with Ocuclus Rift
Venture Beat - 27 Mar 2014 22:13
GlassBrain captures a live performance and real-time signals from Grateful Dead drummer's brain.
The No. 1 'reason to be' at the Game Developers Conference 2014: Diversity
Venture Beat - 27 Mar 2014 21:00
Panel organizers Brenda Romero and Leigh Alexander made it clear through their slate of speakers for the 2014 edition of #1ReasonToBe that the panel is about diversity in the video game industry, which goes beyond concer...
Stripe now supports Bitcoin -- plus something useful
Venture Beat - 27 Mar 2014 20:57
Online merchants who use Stripe for their payment-processing needs will soon be able to accept payments in Bitcoin.
The Top Life Sciences Investors Of 2014
Forbes - 27 Mar 2014 20:16
By Alex Konrad and TrueBridge Capital Partners
Microsoft's new vision: A fear-free, mobile-first enterprise
Venture Beat - 27 Mar 2014 20:07
Microsoft sees a future with lots of devices in use across lots of companies. Today it announced new software to give administrators control.
As Cloud Market Heats Up, Amazon Web Services Now Better And Cheaper
Forbes - 27 Mar 2014 20:04
Amazon announces interesting new features for Amazon Web Services (AWS) and certification by the Department Of Defense (DoD). It also slashes prices.
Entrepreneurial Horror Stories: Evaluating the Unexpected Risks
Forbes - 27 Mar 2014 20:02
The road of entrepreneurship can often be bumpy, and there is rarely a map that will help you to anticipate all the turns. The best entrepreneurs, however, can embrace the unexpected and learn from their experiences—ev...
The G2 Mini is smaller, cheaper, & LG's bid to take over the world
Venture Beat - 27 Mar 2014 19:59
LG is making a play for mobile-hungry emerging markets with a compact version of the G2.
Amazon may debut its rumored set-top box next week
Venture Beat - 27 Mar 2014 19:28
Amazon just sent out invitations to a press event focused on its video business, which will seemingly lay out the company's plans to take on the living room.
Is Gossip Holding Back Your Employee Engagement Efforts?
Forbes - 27 Mar 2014 19:22
Is employee engagement negatively affected by office politics, cliques, gossip, in-fighting, jealousy and people talking about each other rather than to each other? How are things like these affecting your employee engag...
Run out of Internet to read? Random's new iOS app is for you
Venture Beat - 27 Mar 2014 19:20
You know what it’s like to run out of good online content: You’ve read everything on all your favorite websites and you’re wanting more. Well, news discovery startup Random thinks it can solve the problem of what t...
Microsoft finally brings Word, Excel and PowerPoint to the iPad
Venture Beat - 27 Mar 2014 19:15
Finally. Later today Microsoft will release its Office package of software for Apple’s iPad. It’s all about bringing together mobile and the cloud, and it’s part of a list of innovations for Microsoft, said the com...