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Zuckerberg says Facebook app now uses 10% the data it did 1.5 years ago
Venture Beat - 14 Jan 2015 23:55
The CEO said Facebook's lab offers any company the ability to mimic Internet speeds in other countries.
Condoleezza Rice: Snowden revelations may deprive U.S. of 'essential intelligence' to fight terror
Venture Beat - 14 Jan 2015 23:51
Rice spoke on subjects ranging from Vladimir Putin to cybersecurity to her political ambitions and lack thereof.
Google looks to partner with automakers like Ford & Toyota for its self-driving car
Venture Beat - 14 Jan 2015 23:09
Google’s been talking about its self-driving car for quite some time, and now it wants to bring some pretty big partners in on this endeavor. The company has been talking to major car manufacturers about partnering in ...
Salt Lake County Leads Country In Pay-For-Success Financing
Forbes - 14 Jan 2015 22:15
Salt Lake County reports having deployed the first implementation of a pay-for-success financing at the county level in the country. Mayor Ben McAdams has been actively involved and is now looking for more ways to apply...
This video shows how insanely customizable Google's Project Ara smartphone will be
Venture Beat - 14 Jan 2015 22:01
Google’s Project Ara is the stuff of dreams. Don’t believe us? Check out the video below. The video was shared in conjunction with the unveiling of Google’s second prototype for its highly customizable “Spiral 2�...
Google Drive for PC and Mac gets bandwidth limiter, new menu for file upload status and easier sharing
Venture Beat - 14 Jan 2015 21:52
Is Google Drive hogging your bandwidth? Now you can limit it.
Techstars grad LawnStarter bags $1M from Gary Vaynerchuk, others
Venture Beat - 14 Jan 2015 21:45
Lawn care service startup LawnStarter has raised a $1 million round of seed funding to help expand into new markets, the company announced today.
Thousands of celebs like Facebook Mentions, but is it more than a bit player?
Venture Beat - 14 Jan 2015 21:30
Feature:A-listers like JLo, Oprah, and Tom Brady are using Mentions, but some professionals who manage stars' social media say the app is a dud.
This Is Why You're Not In Charge Yet
Forbes - 14 Jan 2015 21:24
How To Become A Key Person Of Influence In Your Field
Finally hanging up on voicemail
Venture Beat - 14 Jan 2015 21:05
Guest:If you call my phone — the same one I use for work and life — and I don't pick up, you're instructed to "please hang up and send a text." I've ditched voicemail and I see no reason to turn back. And I'm not the...
Resolutions and Risks: Why America Is Losing Young Entrepreneurs
Forbes - 14 Jan 2015 20:46
Despite massive resources dedicated to encouraging entrepreneurship among young adults, startups founded by US business owners under 30 are at an all-time low. Resolve to encourage a young entrepreneur in 2015 by helping...
The Unwritten Rules Of Business
Forbes - 14 Jan 2015 20:16
In the same vein as Rick Reilly's 1995 article entitled "Unwritten Rules" (in sports), I realized recently that there are also unwritten rules for business. Those who manage these rules well can be substantively more eff...
How Mobile Devices Are Shortening The Path From Passion To Purchase
Forbes - 14 Jan 2015 20:11
People have always wanted things, but now they can get them instantly. With just a few taps or clicks, we can chat with someone on the opposite side of the world via Skype, receive medical advice, use Flywheel to hail a ...
Minecraft dominates Guinness Book of Records' Gamer Edition
Venture Beat - 14 Jan 2015 20:00
Minecraft has tons of records listed in the Guinness World Records 2015 Gamer's Edition.
NBC's Breaking News app hopes to hook you with live video
Venture Beat - 14 Jan 2015 19:58
While many news aggregators do feature video snippets, NBC's real-time Breaking News service has just introduced a new live video feature to its iPhone app, with the Android incarnation following suit within a couple of�...
Electronic health records provider Athenahealth extends to hospitals with RazorInsights acquisition
Venture Beat - 14 Jan 2015 19:45
EHR provider Athenahealth announced today at the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference that it has agreed to buy RazorInsights, an electronic health record and financial platform for rural, critical access, and community ho...
Tom Ford and The Mod Revival
Forbes - 14 Jan 2015 19:31
Tom Ford's Autumn Winter '15 private press preview opened distinctly different from previous seasons. Out went the strict "no photos or videos" policy, and in came a professional photo studio set- with encouragement from...
Google launches mobile app for Classroom, its toolbox to connect teachers and students
Venture Beat - 14 Jan 2015 19:20
Classroom's getting mobile apps and a couple more goodies.
How to watch Mark Zuckerberg's Bogota Q&A today
Venture Beat - 14 Jan 2015 19:16
The Facebook CEO will answer users' questions at 1pm PT today, likely with a focus on international issues.
Outlook.com now lets you save email attachments directly to OneDrive
Venture Beat - 14 Jan 2015 19:09
Microsoft today updated Outlook.com with a new Save to OneDrive feature that lets you save email attachments directly to the cloud.
Company messaging app Slack launches $12.50/month paid tier
Venture Beat - 14 Jan 2015 19:03
Right on the heels of Facebook’s enterprise social network pilot launch, Slack is announcing a new way to pay for its platform. The new option, called Slack Plus, will cost $12.50 per month, per user. Prior to this rol...
PSN down for maintenance tomorrow (update)
Venture Beat - 14 Jan 2015 19:00
The maintenance will last until 1 p.m. Pacific.