Startup News
Uber & Lyft agree to insure drivers in-between rides in California
Venture Beat - 28 Aug 2014 03:53
Transportation startups Uber and Lyft today announced support for bill AB 2293, a measure which will require “ridesharing” companies to insure drivers as soon as they log into a ridesharing app to pick up passengers....
Creating Distributed Teams: Why Every Organization Must Think Beyond Hiring Local Talent
Forbes - 28 Aug 2014 06:08
The concept of working full-time from an office is completely dead, a point I tried very hard to get across in a previous article I wrote here called the 8 Indisputable Reasons Why We Don't Need Offices. To build on that...
Meet Pang Vanny: Jailed For Wanting $2.5 More For The $100 Shirt You Wear
Forbes - 28 Aug 2014 03:09
It was the third day of the year. As thousands of workers took to the streets of Phnom Penh demanding an increase in minimum wage, Cambodian security forces, including the army, came at them with batons and assault rifle...
Will Chilango's £2m Success Herald An Affordable Mini Bond Revolution?
Forbes - 28 Aug 2014 18:45
Managers at London-based Mexican restaurant chain Chilango have got good reason to put the cerveza back in the fridge and crack open some Champagne instead. This week the company successfully completed a £2m mini bond i...
At Last: A Barrage Of Good News About Entrepreneurs
Forbes - 28 Aug 2014 00:57
There's no mistaking it: Small business owners are psyched about the future. Many are hiring. They're getting financing. They're feeling confident.
Here's what Amazon's $970M acquisition of Twitch really signifies
Venture Beat - 28 Aug 2014 00:00
Guest Post: The message again is simple: Online video is king.
Enevo's waste bin sensors get $8M
Venture Beat - 28 Aug 2014 23:15
Sensor-based waste bin purveyor, Enevo, just landed $8 million in funding to expand operations.
Apple prohibits HealthKit app developers from selling health data
Venture Beat - 28 Aug 2014 23:14
Apple plants as stake in the ground in the increasingly worrisome discussion over the privacy of our health data.
HP emphasizes compute in its server strategy with servers meant for 'modern' apps
Venture Beat - 28 Aug 2014 22:26
HP gets it: Servers for data centers have become a commodity. Now the Palo Alto, Calif.-based IT corporation is coming out with servers that companies can buy to satisfy their customers’ application needs. Today HP rev...
The best mobile strategy? Holistic.
Venture Beat - 28 Aug 2014 22:00
Sponsored Post: With enterprise-grade mobility solutions, one of the common missteps is having different business units develop their own solutions independently, creating havoc and complexity for the company in the long...
Mozilla launches browser ads for Firefox
Venture Beat - 28 Aug 2014 21:31
Mozilla's Firefox slated to get sponsored ads in its new browser tab feature.
SeatGeek's $35 Million Raise Includes Superstar Investors Peyton Manning, Carmelo Anthony And Nas
Forbes - 28 Aug 2014 20:35
Superstar list of investors including Peyton Manning, Carmelo Anthony and rapper Nas are part of group that provided ticket search engine SeatGeek $35 million in Series B financing.
From Corporate To Entrepreneur: What Made Ryan Palmer Start A Luxury Sock Brand
Forbes - 28 Aug 2014 20:34
Ryan Palmer co-founder of London Sock Company is the new king of luxury socks. Mr. Palmer, a senior manager at a Fortune 500 company was inspired to leave his career and turn to entrepreneurship. As he put it, “life i...
Google is now better at telling you when stuff is in stock nearby
Venture Beat - 28 Aug 2014 20:20
Now, a user can find out if a certain perfume is available locally via search on either a mobile device and on a computer, even if it's only available in the store.
Dairy Queen Data Breached With Sprinkles
Forbes - 28 Aug 2014 19:59
Sometimes the world gives you sprinkles, sometimes it gives you a data breach. This time, Dairy Queen has found themselves the unlucky victim of a data breach with ice cream on their feet. It seems that they have joined ...
More Facts Disappear - And This Time It's Not Google
Forbes - 28 Aug 2014 19:45
Entrepreneurs using the Internet to research their markets and clients or suppliers need to know that it's being doctored again. This time it's nothing to do with Europe or Google (see previous entries) but something ori...
A Vital HR Lesson From An 80's Rock Band
Forbes - 28 Aug 2014 19:35
Hiring, Branding, And The Secret Of Eternal (Brand) Life
Profiles and Founders: Where Are They Now? Part IV
Forbes - 28 Aug 2014 19:19
The fourth of a 7-part series. I will be checking in with each company and founder interviewed here in the past two years.
Normal's 3D-printed headphones are a great custom fit -- but aren't for everyone (review)
Venture Beat - 28 Aug 2014 19:15
For once, custom headphones don't have to cost a fortune.
5 Ways To Spot A Fake IRS Call
Forbes - 28 Aug 2014 19:10GamesBeat 2014 panel tackles partnering with Asian giants -- without getting trampled
Venture Beat - 28 Aug 2014 19:00
Asian partners are coming into the West, and Western game companies are headed East. How do you make it work?
Microsoft unites work and personal docs in its OneDrive app for Android
Venture Beat - 28 Aug 2014 18:59
So what if Microsoft isn’t the company behind the Android operating system? Millions of people own Android phones and tablets, and Microsoft wants to provide the one app for creating, storing, and sharing files, whethe...