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McLaren F1 Team Has Been Sold Says Ecclestone
Forbes - 12 Dec 2014 18:04
Formula One’s boss Bernie Ecclestone says that Bahrain's Mumtalakat sovereign wealth fund has sold a 50% stake in the McLaren team to its chief executive Ron Dennis.
IsoHunt unofficially resurrects The Pirate Bay
Venture Beat - 12 Dec 2014 17:42
This is the best alternative so far.
Workiva, maker of business reporting tools, hits the NYSE at $14 a share
Venture Beat - 12 Dec 2014 16:58
Now listed under the symbol "WK," the six-year-old company joins this week's tech IPO parade, as Lending Club, Hortonworks, and New Relic race to go public before the year ends.
New Relic, Hortonworks IPO success predicts good times ahead for their competitors in enterprise tech
Venture Beat - 12 Dec 2014 23:29
The good news reaches beyond just the companies that went public today.
Tech VCs poured millions into media companies in 2014 -- but it's not clear why
Venture Beat - 12 Dec 2014 23:15
Tech investors took a shine to media companies in 2014, reversing their longstanding aversion to the news business.
Yahoo sites start telling Chrome, IE users to 'upgrade' to Firefox
Venture Beat - 12 Dec 2014 23:01
It remains to be seen if the browser/search engine team-up of Mozilla and Yahoo will help either company.
Social media: We complain 879 million times/year (and Facebook is our top target)
Venture Beat - 12 Dec 2014 22:36
VB Insight:We complain about brands an astonishing 879 million times a year on Twitter, Facebook, and other social media networks. A full 10 percent of us find something to be angry about publicly every single day. The m...
Why Best Buy Is Still In Business And Rising...Smartly
Forbes - 12 Dec 2014 22:33
Defying the gloom and doom predictions that flooded social media two years ago, electronics retailer Best Buy is still in business -- and rising again. For the third quarter of 2014, the company reported $9.4 billion ...
Google Earth API will be retired on December 12, 2015
Venture Beat - 12 Dec 2014 22:30
Google today announced it plans to retire the Google Earth API on December 12, 2015. The reason is simple: Both Chrome and Firefox are removing support for Netscape Plugin Application Programming Interface (NPAPI) plugin...
This is the best 'All About That Bass' parody, from NASA
Venture Beat - 12 Dec 2014 22:03
Meghan Trainor’s “All About That Bass” has resulted in hundreds if not thousands of parodies. We’d like to present you with the best one yet, courtesy of none other than the National Aeronautics and Space Adminis...
France cheers and weeps as Lending Club IPO makes Renaud Laplanche fantastically rich ... in the U.S.
Venture Beat - 12 Dec 2014 21:54
A country hungry for massive exits can now point to a big one. Sort of.
From A New Activity To A New Friend; Smacktive Wants To Help You Discover What's Right Next Door
Forbes - 12 Dec 2014 21:30
Ten years ago a psychologist by the name of Barry Schwartz, released a new book with a groundbreaking idea. In the book, titled The Paradox of Choice, Schwartz argues that the overwhelming number of choices consumers fac...
YPlan Interview: An App For The Fomo Generation
Forbes - 12 Dec 2014 21:01
For the fomo generation, boredom must be avoided at all costs. Whether smart phones are the cause or cure is a matter of debate, but the tech in our pockets is certainly delivering the diversions we crave.
Debunking Myths about Women-Led Businesses
Forbes - 12 Dec 2014 20:17
By Renee Smith
BlackBerry updates BBM with support for Android Lollipop, iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus screens, new iOS 8 look
Venture Beat - 12 Dec 2014 20:12
BBM keeps getting better and better on Android and iOS.
Funding Daily: Today's tech funding news, in one place
Venture Beat - 12 Dec 2014 20:08
Get all the tech funding news of the day delivered straight to your mailbox! Sign up for Funding Daily and never miss a deal. Here's a list of today's tech funding stories, updated as the day unfolds. Tip us here if you ...
Western Union Cooks Up Memories For The Holidays
Forbes - 12 Dec 2014 19:50
The holidays are of course a time for family and friends; for spending time with those close to you. Unfortunately many people are unable to be with the ones they love for a varying number of reasons. To that end Western...
What To Do When You Envy Your Colleague's Success
Forbes - 12 Dec 2014 19:27
What should you do when you hear that a colleague has done something exceptional and you're not jumping up and down with joy? Here are three simple guidelines.
Employee Engagement Is A Good Start...But Then What?
Forbes - 12 Dec 2014 19:23
In a mere 0.47 seconds, Google returns about 20,200,000 results when searching the term ‘employee engagement.’ Obviously, it’s a hot topic. And, it should be.
GamesBeat weekly roundup: PlayStation Experience, Goblins vs. Gnomes, and PS4 goes to China
Venture Beat - 12 Dec 2014 19:15
Check out our entire week's worth of coverage on VentureBeat's channel for video games, GamesBeat.
Hublot CEO Ricardo Guadalupe Talks Fashion, Watches and Success of The Company
Forbes - 12 Dec 2014 19:03
Ricardo Guadalupe, 49 years of age, is the CEO of Hublot. A career fueled by his passion for the Swiss watchmaking industry since his childhood days growing up in Neuchâtel, Switzerland.
Zuckerberg's advice for entrepreneurs: 'What ends up mattering is the stuff you get right'
Venture Beat - 12 Dec 2014 18:57
"Don't worry about mistakes too much."