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VKontakte shareholders sue each other as Telegram gets hotter
Venture Beat - 14 Apr 2014 08:00
That the Durov brothers started the Telegram instant messaging service while they were VKontakte executives is enough for a part-owner of VK to lay claim to Telegram, too.
Big retail is watching you, & Brickstream is helping them do it
Venture Beat - 14 Apr 2014 22:45
Should being tracked while you are shopping inside a store be considered creepy? Or a great idea worth around $9 million?
Stocks to Watch: Coca-Cola, Intel, Yahoo are Tuesday's stocks to watch
Market Watch - 14 Apr 2014 23:00
Among the companies whose shares are expected to see active trade in Tuesday's session are Coca-Cola, Intel, and Yahoo.
China: The Bad Way And The Good Way To Burst Asset Bubbles
Forbes - 14 Apr 2014 22:30
For years, China has been enjoying robust economic growth that has turned it into the world’s second largest economy.
NASA's putting plants inside special 'pillows' to grow veggies in space
Venture Beat - 14 Apr 2014 22:25
NASA and SpaceX are blasting a bunch of lettuce into orbit.
Google buys Titan Aerospace to make more drones for Project Loon
Venture Beat - 14 Apr 2014 22:09
Google and Facebook are now taking their war up into the sky, vying to provide potential new users not only with affordable devices and mobile services, but also access to the Internet itself.
The challenge of Sean Parker's new $9M bet, explained in 3 charts
Venture Beat - 14 Apr 2014 22:05
If he wants to radically increase engagement, he'll have to do something no one in modern social science knows how to do.
Startup & Tech Mixer presents Speaker Series 1.0: VC & Bitcoin
Venture Beat - 14 Apr 2014 22:00
Sponsored Post: Startup & Tech Mixer and Rubicon Venture Capital (formerly Georgetown Angels) are excited to kick off a new Speaker Series.
How are cloud contracts like soybean futures? Both are tradeable commodities
Venture Beat - 14 Apr 2014 21:53
A standard for cloud resources makes it possible to trade infrastructure from many cloud providers on common exchanges, right alongside more traditional commodities.
After Buying Sprint, SoftBank's Masayoshi Son's Vision: To Be The World's Number One Company
Forbes - 14 Apr 2014 20:59
Asked why SoftBank was expanding business at such a torrid pace, Son's answer: "A company's value is determined by challenge and evolution. A company that only defends whatever it has achieved will not grow bigger and st...
You might end up in the FBI's face recognition database, even if you're not a criminal
Venture Beat - 14 Apr 2014 20:49
In light of recent mass surveillance leaks, this program will certainly upset privacy-minded Americans.
Protecting Your Company's Reputation in a Heartbleed World
Forbes - 14 Apr 2014 20:42
The Heartbleed vulnerability claimed its first known victim: at least 900 Canadian taxpayers, who had their personal data compromised in the middle of tax season. Canada’s tax agency made the announcement today, after ...
Practice Or Business: Which One Is A Better Fit For You?
Forbes - 14 Apr 2014 20:39
In recent conversations with some financial professionals, we were discussing their practices and how, like anyone else, they want to eventually retire. Many of them assume they have a business that they can sell to supp...
Congress Fiddles While Bridges Crumble
Forbes - 14 Apr 2014 20:33
It isn’t news that congressional Democrats and Republicans have agreed to spend the time between now and the November elections messaging, rather than legislating. When it comes to domestic policy it has only two real ...
Mozilla's next CEO is longtime Mozillan and Greylock EIR Chris Beard
Venture Beat - 14 Apr 2014 20:30
Today, Mozilla has named a new leader: One Chris Beard, who held various positions at Mozilla, including a CMO stint, for eight long years. Beard was instrumental in the success of the Firefox web browser and its adoptio...
Power Redefined: Announcing The 2nd Annual Forbes Women's Summit
Forbes - 14 Apr 2014 20:13
I take great pride in announcing the second annual Forbes Women’s Summit: Power Redefined, taking place May 15th in New York City.
Disney & Relativity Media are now in a bidding war over Maker Studios
Venture Beat - 14 Apr 2014 19:43
Another entertainment company just made a bid to purchase YouTube network Maker Studios -- watch out Disney!
Fixing Education Is Child's Play
Forbes - 14 Apr 2014 19:34
The LEGO Idea Conference took place April 8-10 at the LEGOLAND Hotel and Conference Center in Billund, Denmark. Hosted by the LEGO Foundation (endowed by the LEGO Group’s founding family), the conference aimed at creat...
Nearly 1 in 5 U.S. adults say their info has been stolen online
Venture Beat - 14 Apr 2014 18:52
Consumers have faced a hellish few months of security threats, from the Target data breach to last week's Heartbleed bug.
Here's how big data is helping Nitro sell half a million PDF readers (yes, PDF)
Venture Beat - 14 Apr 2014 18:35
Predictive lead scoring helps companies sell anything -- even PDF reading software.
85% of Windows XP users say they're not upgrading, antivirus company finds
Venture Beat - 14 Apr 2014 18:35
Most Windows XP users aren’t in a rush to upgrade — at least, according to a survey by antivirus company Avast. Only 15 percent of Avast customers surveyed said they planned to upgrade from XP, even though Microsoft ...
How To Not Fail When You Try Something New
Forbes - 14 Apr 2014 18:09
I have a confession: I used to quickly become frustrated whenever I tried something new and I didn't quickly excel. Rather than attempting to master the new activity, I would moved on to another task, seeking a gentler l...