Startup News
Lyft one-ups the hell out of Uber with $2.25 rides
Venture Beat - 24 Jan 2015 02:50
The Valley’s latest price war is going to be a doozy. Yesterday, Uber sent its San Francisco users some good news: Effective immediately, Uber’s carpooling service (UberPool) now costs a flat rate of $5 in the city. ...
Sony: North Korea ate our Q3 homework
Venture Beat - 24 Jan 2015 23:59
Wait, seriously?
Stella Artois Partners With Water.org To End Women's Journeys To Water
Forbes - 24 Jan 2015 22:43
Taking advantage of my home base's proximity to the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, I attended the press briefing for Stella Artois's joint announcement with Water.org of a new initiative aimed to ending women...
Amazon learns how to fail faster
Venture Beat - 24 Jan 2015 20:30
Feature:Is Amazon, the legendary master of all things e-commerce, cutting back on its due diligence? Or is it simply adjusting to what seems to be a much faster pace for 2015?
California DMV abruptly backtracks on rule that Uber and Lyft drivers need commercial plates
Venture Beat - 24 Jan 2015 19:07
The DMV quickly responded to withering criticism of its new rule from the ride-sharing industry and legislators.
The smartphone: The new central nervous system
Venture Beat - 24 Jan 2015 18:00
Sponsored:At this point, more people access the Internet via phones and tablets than desktops in the U.S.
If it wasn't clear, brands on Facebook win by answering customers' questions
Venture Beat - 24 Jan 2015 17:15
Brands that answer 65 percent or more of customers' inquires get 3.4 times the interactions on Facebook as those that don't, according to a new study.
Mobile game maker Animoca Brands finally goes public in Australia
Venture Beat - 24 Jan 2015 15:00
After one false start, the maker of Ultraman and Garfield games has gone public.
With HashtagCharity, Techies Can Run Their Weekend Projects And Do Good At The Same Time
Forbes - 24 Jan 2015 12:45
A new platform wants to put in touch engineers and designers volunteering their skills with NGOs in need of tech-help
This week on VentureBeat: Profanities, HoloLens, 4chan, & more
Venture Beat - 24 Jan 2015 03:00
Who knew Microsoft could build something that made us forget about work?
Back to the Basics: Key Leadership Skills Learned at An Early Age
Forbes - 24 Jan 2015 01:46
Skills for success are not learned overnight. Sometimes it takes thinking back to the stories of your childhood to realize where the building blocks of your strengths and weaknesses came from. This often proves that you ...
Can service startups pay contract workers well? This investor says yes
Venture Beat - 24 Jan 2015 01:45
Contract workers at on-demand, delivery, and other services are a growing group, but will they face the same low wages and lack of benefits as the service workers that came before them?
Box's successful IPO validates enterprise collaboration. Here's what happens next
Venture Beat - 24 Jan 2015 00:45
Guest:Its success today is great news for the enterprise software market and tech stocks in general after a tough couple of quarters.
Andreessen Horowitz Reveals 16 Hot Tech Trends It's Watching
Forbes - 24 Jan 2015 00:18
The venture firm Andreessen Horowitz has revealed 16 trends it's most interested in.
SpaceX, U.S. Air Force reach settlement on rocket program
Venture Beat - 24 Jan 2015 00:13
SpaceX and the U.S. Air Force have reached a settlement on a dispute involving the military's expendable rocket program.