Startup News
Beware Of Swiss Banks Urging OVDP
Forbes - 9 Jun 2014 05:43
A client recently received a letter from a Swiss bank “strongly encouraging” the client to enter the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program (“OVDP”). The letter said that OVD...
Cisco's $20B lunch: Arista and 20+ other startups line up for the buffet
Venture Beat - 9 Jun 2014 23:42
Last week, software-defined networking startup Arista Networks made an initial public offering that hit a lofty $3.8 billion. And that’s just the first of over 20 similar startups attacking networking incumbent Cisco, ...
Facebook accidentally reveals its next Snapchat competitor, Slingshot
Venture Beat - 9 Jun 2014 23:29
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Sellers of color: This Craigslist experiment reveals America's latent racism
Venture Beat - 9 Jun 2014 23:27
A novel experimental study on Craigslist finds that racism bleeds into everyday transactions
Proof that Secret is run by mean girls: 'Dens' for trash-talking people at your school or office
Venture Beat - 9 Jun 2014 23:06
In the age of “there’s an app for that” — even laundry, which grabbed $10.5 million this morning — naturally even cyberbullying needed some disruption. Anonymous sharing app Secret is rapidly coming out as the ...
This solar-powered electric grid is changing the lives of 5,000 island-dwelling Africans
Venture Beat - 9 Jun 2014 22:55
What if an entire isolated community received all of its power needs from the sun? A remote island off of Africa is about to find out – and the project could be a game changer for solar. “Ninety-nine percent of ...
Stocks to Watch: Burlington Stores, RadioShack, SAIC are stocks to watch
Market Watch - 9 Jun 2014 22:54
Among the companies whose shares are expected to see active trade in Tuesday's session are Burlington Stores, RadioShack, SAIC and Ulta Salon Cosmetics.
With 12M customers, GoDaddy finally files to go public
Venture Beat - 9 Jun 2014 22:42
Following months of speculation, GoDaddy today filed for its initial public offering with the SEC. Famous for its raunchy ads and elephant killing chief executive, the domain registrar and Web host currently serves 12 mi...
PayPal president David Marcus heads to Facebook to focus on messaging
Venture Beat - 9 Jun 2014 22:42
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Why EA won't be the worst company in America anymore (interview)
Venture Beat - 9 Jun 2014 22:00
Peter Moore wants the image of EA as the "worst company in America" to be banished.
How mobile continues to drive workplace productivity
Venture Beat - 9 Jun 2014 22:00
Sponsored Post: This post from next week's Enterprise Apps World event examines the mobile ecosystem and how companies are trying to get ahead of the curve.
Battlefield: Hardline's cops and robbers turn downtown L.A. into a war zone
Venture Beat - 9 Jun 2014 22:00
We go hands-on with two of Battlefield: Hardline's multiplayer modes: Heist and Blood Money.
In Dragon Age: Inquisition, you can build (or ruin) friendships, appoint leaders, and create an all-pink army
Venture Beat - 9 Jun 2014 22:00
Executive producer Mark Darrah gives us an overview of BioWare's next fantasy role-playing game.
Growing Louisiana-Based Businesses Sustains Hollywood South
Forbes - 9 Jun 2014 21:46
Louisiana’s budding film industry has been on the rise for years, spending a significant amount of time trailing California and New York as the top third state in movie production. Now, Louisiana has surpassed the form...
How Strong Leaders Find--And Heal--Their Achilles' Heels
Forbes - 9 Jun 2014 21:45
Is your career advancing at a glacier-like crawl? Or has it stalled completely or even begun rolling ominously backwards?
Even EA is making a freakin' League of Legends-like game now
Venture Beat - 9 Jun 2014 21:42
Check out all of GamesBeat's Electronic Entertainment Expo 2014 coverage here. LOS ANGELES — EA is entering the MOBA (multiplayer online battle arena) scene with Dawngate. Announced at the publisher’s Electronic Ente...
Here's why Dropbox and Box need to pivot before they perish
Venture Beat - 9 Jun 2014 21:40
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Burnout developer swaps out cars for wingsuits, helicopters, and ATVs
Venture Beat - 9 Jun 2014 21:34
It's GoPro: The Game.
Netflix to stop its 'ISP-blaming' messages within video players
Venture Beat - 9 Jun 2014 21:30
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The Sims 4 will offer much better 3D graphics and emotional storytelling
Venture Beat - 9 Jun 2014 21:27
The Sims 4 aims for a motion emotional connection with players.
Verizon blames hurricanes, landlords, work stoppages, etc. for missing New York FiOS deadline
Venture Beat - 9 Jun 2014 21:11
Verizon has 20 more days to make fiber-optic high speed broadband service available throughout New York City, and the company isn’t going to make it. The telecom giant signed a 2008 franchise agreement with the New Yor...
Hacker uses open source to replicate NSA spy tools
Venture Beat - 9 Jun 2014 21:11
You can now build your own spy tools like those used by the NSA from the comfort of your home laboratory.