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VB Webinar: Dell, Expedia, U.S. Air Force, & Forrester explore mobile app security
Venture Beat - 29 Jul 2014 23:49
Join us for an upcoming webinar on August 7 at 10 am Pacific where we’ll be diving deep on mobile app security with top execs from Dell, Expedia, the US Air Force, and Forrester. In the next three years, 75 percent of ...
CEO behind Diapers.com raises $55M for a mystery ecommerce venture
Venture Beat - 29 Jul 2014 23:09
Marc Lore, the man behind Diapers.com, is itching to get back into ecommerce in a big way.
How A Man Can Help You Blast The Glass Ceiling
Forbes - 29 Jul 2014 22:54
When starting a professional job, people are told about the importance of finding a mentor to push their career forward. In fields where women are underrepresented, like science, technology, engineering, venture capital ...
Twitter doubled its ad revenues in its last quarter
Venture Beat - 29 Jul 2014 22:28
The microblogging site got the basics right, with continued growth in its user base -- and had higher-than-expected earnings.
Former Hulu boss' new startup 'Vessel' is going after YouTube's top talent
Venture Beat - 29 Jul 2014 22:20
NOTE: GrowthBeat -- VentureBeat's provocative new marketing-tech event -- is a week away! We've gathered the best and brightest to explore the data, apps, and science of successful marketing. Get the full scoop here, and...
Fashion startup ThredUp raises $23M to put a hurt on Poshmark & Threadflip
Venture Beat - 29 Jul 2014 22:18
An online version of a consignment store just got some more funding.
Everything you missed from BlackBerry's Security Summit: A lost company finds a path
Venture Beat - 29 Jul 2014 22:14
If Microsoft's recurring mantra during the Ballmer era was "Developers, developers, developers!", BlackBerry's current philosophy seems to be "Security, security, security!"
Rackspace president: Amazon whupped us. But now we've got a plan
Venture Beat - 29 Jul 2014 22:01
Sure, Rackspace has lost some employees, and the company did go through a rough patch. But now Rackspace has a new direction, a top executive says.
Asana Finally Launches A Native iOS App After Facebook Cofounder Bet Wrong On Web-Based Apps
Forbes - 29 Jul 2014 21:57
Collaboration software company Asana's mantra is about moving beyond email in the workplace. But the company cofounded by Facebook billionaire Dustin Moskovitz hasn't been really delivering on that message considering t...
U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy's latest privacy bill culls NSA surveillance
Venture Beat - 29 Jul 2014 21:28
NOTE: GrowthBeat -- VentureBeat's provocative new marketing-tech event -- is a week away! We've gathered the best and brightest to explore the data, apps, and science of successful marketing. Get the full scoop here, and...
Selfie-lovers, Microsoft is making a Windows Phone just for you
Venture Beat - 29 Jul 2014 20:43
Despite revealing that its Nokia purchase cut into its bottom line this past quarter, it looks like Microsoft will be releasing two more Windows phones in the near future. The two phones in question will be one so-called...
'Uber for business' launches today, could cut down on receipt collecting for road warriors
Venture Beat - 29 Jul 2014 20:31
The new service sends car service expense information back to the company, no receipt required.
Salt Lake Comic Con: Facing Down The 800-Pound Gorilla
Forbes - 29 Jul 2014 19:54
This isn’t the first time a bigger competitor tried to bully a smaller business into submission, but it’s probably one of the rare times real superheroes were involved.
3 Promises To Drive Extreme Growth: CEO Coach Sheldon Harris Spills The Beans
Forbes - 29 Jul 2014 19:17
From 1996 to 2006, Cold Stone Creamery catapulted from a handful of corner ice cream stores to more than 1,400 international and domestic locations.
NASA's Opportunity Mars rover breaks driving distance record
Venture Beat - 29 Jul 2014 19:16
NASA announced today that its Opportunity Mars rover has beat the off-Earth roving distance record previously held by the Soviet Union’s Lunokhod 2 rover after driving 25 miles. The Opportunity Mars landed on the plane...
Have $5 a month? Then you can afford FIFA 14, Battlefield 4, and more in EA's new subscription service on Xbox One
Venture Beat - 29 Jul 2014 19:12
EA is partnering with Microsoft to offer a membership service on Xbox One.
From Rock Star To Coffee King
Forbes - 29 Jul 2014 19:09
As the drummer of Aerosmith, Joey Kramer has spent the past few decades touring all over the world, keeping weird hours and sticking to tight schedules. In all that time on the road and in studios he’s had to pour a wh...
Hello, San Diego -- AmazonFresh is ready to take your orders
Venture Beat - 29 Jul 2014 18:58
The delivery service is expected to move eastward this year from its current trials in Seattle and California.
Proteus Digital Health takes in another $52M for meds-monitoring system
Venture Beat - 29 Jul 2014 18:48
The company makes a tiny ingestible sensor that at-risk patients take with their medications. The sensor reports data to a tiny patch worn on the abdomen.
China confirms probe into Microsoft over antitrust concerns
Venture Beat - 29 Jul 2014 18:38
After an unexpected raid of Microsoft's offices in China yesterday, the country's State Administration for Industry and Commerce is confirming an investigation into possible anti-competition practices at Microsoft.
MapR Technologies Among First to Receive Big Data Competency Status by Amazon Web Services
Venture Beat - 29 Jul 2014 18:01
Sponsored Post: MapR Technologies, Inc., provider of the top-ranked distribution for Apache™ Hadoop®, today announced that it is one of the first to receive Big Data Competency status from Amazon Web Services (AWS). N...
Apple TV adds new channels for CNBC and Fox Now
Venture Beat - 29 Jul 2014 17:51
The Apple TV might be the oldest set-top box in a sea of newer, shinier competitors, but at least it keeps getting new programming.