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Shutterstock falls 13% following Adobe's entrance into the stock photo industry
Venture Beat - 13 Dec 2014 00:31
A day after Adobe announced its $800 million deal to buy stock photo company Fotolia, Shutterstock, a leader in the industry, is feeling the heat. Now, nobody’s face is melting off, but investors are clearly concerned ...
Menchie's Army: How Apple, Disney and the Israeli Military Inspire America's Largest Frozen Yoghurt Chain
Forbes - 13 Dec 2014 02:36
Since Amit Kleinberger was appointed chief executive six years ago at the age of 27, he has grown Menchie’s from a single store in Los Angeles into the world’s largest self-serve frozen yoghurt franchise.
The Backed Pack: An open source platform, sensor & tablet
Venture Beat - 13 Dec 2014 23:00
Each week, our friends at Backerjack bring us updates on some of the most successful gadget crowdfunding campaigns. Mono Mono is an open source, programmable platform designed to test ideas out on. The tiny device comes ...
Mobility-as-a-service: Turning transportation into a software industry
Venture Beat - 13 Dec 2014 20:41
Guest:Soon, we will not own our cars anymore and will instead use mobility services to go where we need to go. Most urban parking spaces will disappear, and concerns over CO2 emissions from cars will be a thing of the p...
How To Earn High Income In A Low Interest Rate Environment -- Try Lending Clubs
Forbes - 13 Dec 2014 20:12
If you are looking into US Treasuries and high dividend paying stocks to earn a decent income for your savings, you probably are looking in the wrong place. Though both investments still beat CDs and money market rate...
This mom and her son made the PlayStation Experience's coolest game
Venture Beat - 13 Dec 2014 18:00
One Way Trip is a psychedelic adventure game with a narrative that you help shape with your decisions.
Silicon Catalyst aims to incubate Silicon Valley semiconductor startups
Venture Beat - 13 Dec 2014 18:00
New incubator will fund small-scale chip companies to keep the valley's job engine going.
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Venture Beat - 13 Dec 2014 03:35
Catch up on some of this week's stories.
DreamFactory Software grabs $4M so you can hook up your old database to your shiny, new mobile app
Venture Beat - 13 Dec 2014 03:12
Nine-year-old DreamFactory Software has built open software that generates a Rest API to plug into any backend database. The company also recently raised $4 million to help it release the enterprise version of its softwa...
Yesterday's San Francisco storm made it rain -- tweets, that is
Venture Beat - 13 Dec 2014 01:21
San Francisco's rain storm was also a tweet storm, apparently.
Shopaholic scalper bots are on the rise, which means fewer bargains for you
Venture Beat - 13 Dec 2014 01:08
Holiday spending just got more expensive.
For Entrepreneurs, Impatience Might Just Be A Virtue
Forbes - 13 Dec 2014 01:01
Many smart people never succeed as an entrepreneur. We often chalk this up to risk aversion, fear of failure, or just bad luck. However, I think the worst thing you can do as an entrepreneur is wait for things to come to...
NFL Upholds Adrian Peterson's Suspension, Even Though Jim Irsay Got Just Six Games For His Misdemeanor
Forbes - 13 Dec 2014 00:50Twin NLRB Rulings Are A Big Christmas Present For Labor
Forbes - 13 Dec 2014 00:10
A pair of rulings by the NLRB will make it much easier for unions to organize companies, using their own e-mail systems to do it.
Apple backpedals on its censorship of Papers, Please
Venture Beat - 13 Dec 2014 00:05
Papers, Please will hit iOS uncensored in the near future.