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Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has given away more than $28 billion, comfortably making him the world’s greatest living philanthropist.

eBay posted diversity numbers today that are, overall, marginally better than its Silicon Valley peers.

Company says it will publish Lord of the Rings game in China and generate $500M in revenue in 2014.

The NFL's reigning champs embrace the highest expectations. They show poise under even the hottest spotlights and in the middle of the most unexpected twists of the road. And they take pride in delivering the highest lev...

The feds alleges that HP stiffed them for millions in a botched technology contract, and the company agrees to pay them $32.5 millon

Companies have heard us loud and clear: We don’t want to pay with anything but our phones, and this includes when we go out to eat. Settle, a Ukranian company that just scooped up $1.5 million in funding (its first sin...

No matter what happens in Iowa, expect Microsoft to keep building quickly to accommodate increasing demand for its cloud infrastructure and applications.

Crowd funding is not new, but crowdfunding is. Completely intuitive, both terms mean funds conveyed by a crowd to a solicitor.

The new capital, raised in April, brings Airbnb's total funding to $801 million.

Security researchers say Al Qeada is rolling out a slew of new mobile encrypted apps thanks to Edward Snowden's NSA document leaks

Last week, the TSA raised the security fee charged to airline passengers. This week, the airline industry struck back.

Aereo said it's experiencing staggering costs, which isn't surprising considering that it had previously been generating revenue from monthly subscriptions in several major cities in the country.

If somebody wearing Google Glass walks into your building, Fluke's network-monitoring tool can prevent them from accessing your network -- or let you track their whereabouts.

As foretold in legend, the Flappy Bird has risen again.

In our annual battle to keep our lawns green, we waste lots of water. Part of the problem? Dumb sprinkler controllers.

When Facebook doesn't work, the company starts burning money faster than most people will make it in their lifetimes.

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A region's or an organization's ability to innovate is as much about attitude as it is about resources. A positive narrative helps shape that attitude.

The largest number of requesters are French, are at least they reside in that country.

This means the makers of these devices, some of which are connected to apps, no longer have to go through the FDA's 510(k) review process before they bring their product to market.

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The healthcare system in the U.S. is a slow-moving, slow-changing beast, but it’s also riddled with inefficient parts that beg for data-driven reinvention. That’s created huge opportunities for startups — and some ...