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VMware brings its OpenStack distribution to market
Venture Beat - 2 Feb 2015 23:06
VMware today announced that its distribution of the OpenStack open-source cloud software is now available for the taking.
Manic arousal of an entire city during the Super Bowl, as told through heart rate (in 1 chart)
Venture Beat - 2 Feb 2015 23:00
Heart rate: It's awesome.
Sexism and Success for Women Entrepreneurs
Forbes - 2 Feb 2015 22:58
Are these the Best of Times or the Worst of Times for women entrepreneurs?
When Krave Jerky Showed Up In Class With A $435,000 Check
Forbes - 2 Feb 2015 22:33
I remind my students that I'm teaching them a methodology they can use the rest of their careers, not running an incubator.
White House open-sources budget data on GitHub
Venture Beat - 2 Feb 2015 22:10
The Obama Administration is inviting anyone to create their own products or visualizations using the FY 2016 budget data.
Tinder's paid undo button and travel feature will hit the U.S. in March
Venture Beat - 2 Feb 2015 22:04
Back in November, Tinder said it was running tests in seven markets, including Brazil, the U.K., and Germany, and that it would be priced between $1.99 and $19.99.
3 Reasons Adaptive Sourcing and Crowdsourcing Will Change The Way Enterprises Do Business
Forbes - 2 Feb 2015 22:04
Gartner recently published a report that posits that enterprises must change how they source IT in order to succeed in a digital world. They refer to this as adaptive sourcing. Gartner contends that enterprises must buil...
Can The Marxist Save European Capitalism?
Forbes - 2 Feb 2015 21:59
Make no mistake about it: new Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis is a self-described Marxist (Confessions of an Erratic Marxist in the Midst of a Repugnant European Crisis). And yet at the same time, he may be Europ...
Apttus Snags $41 Million To Accelerate Further Into The Cloud
Forbes - 2 Feb 2015 21:28
Apttus, which operates a cloud platform to help businesses with the quote-to-cash process, has raised $41 million in a Series B funding round, which was led by Salesforce Ventures.
Does Your App Actually Sell Wine? Here's The Answer.
Forbes - 2 Feb 2015 21:15
Here's the lowdown on a new report from the world of wine apps, about that sweet spot between pre-purchase recommendation and post-purchase feedback.
Mobile developers: Announcing VB's Great White North(west) roadshow
Venture Beat - 2 Feb 2015 21:13
VB Insight:First we did L.A. Now we’re coming to Seattle, Vancouver, Toronto, and Montreal. It’s VB’s mobile developer and publisher tour, and I’m calling it the “Great White North(west)” roadshow, for fairly...
Apple releases iOS 8.2 Beta 5, with latest set of WatchKit developer tools
Venture Beat - 2 Feb 2015 21:07
Apple sent out the fifth beta of its iOS 8 mobile operating system to developers Monday, along with a new set of tools for developers creating apps for the forthcoming Apple Watch. Developers can grab the update in the i...
Funding Daily: Today's tech funding news, in one place
Venture Beat - 2 Feb 2015 21:03
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 ...
Super Bowl 49 Was A Hit, But Commercials Were Largely Duds
Forbes - 2 Feb 2015 20:56
In many Super Bowls, the only thing left to watch after the halftime show is the commercials. Not so Sunday as the game built to a crescendo in the fourth quarter. What ads really missed the mark?
Three months in, Android Lollipop finally grabs 1.6% adoption
Venture Beat - 2 Feb 2015 20:51
Until now, Lollipop wasn't showing up because its usage was negligible.
$50 Million For Naming Rights To New York's Mega Tech Campus
Forbes - 2 Feb 2015 20:48
Cornell University’s developing tech campus in New York City just got a major cash injection. The investment, which comes from Verizon, gives the company the right to name one of the buildings within the campus.
The star of the new Steve Jobs flick, Michael Fassbender, looks nothing like Jobs
Venture Beat - 2 Feb 2015 20:41
Michael Fassbender and Seth Rogen were in Apple’s home town of Cupertino, California filming for the new Steve Jobs movie, Jobs, last week, and some production stills have now surfaced. The casting for the movie dragge...
LinkedIn launches its 'Connected' networking app for Android
Venture Beat - 2 Feb 2015 20:24
Seven months after LinkedIn launched a standalone app to help you keep in touch with your network, the hitherto iPhone-only affair has finally landed on Android too.
How Space Ape aims to become one of the big hairy brutes of mobile gaming (interview)
Venture Beat - 2 Feb 2015 20:00
Space Ape has a chance to be one of the big players in mobile games. Will its next game do the trick?
Why Some Super Bowl Ads Are Winners And Others Fumble
Forbes - 2 Feb 2015 19:59
Why some brand ads win the Super Bowl and others blow the opportunity. For Super Bowl ads to be effective, they must stand out, be tied to the brand, reinforce brand image and differentiating attributes and be likable. H...
The Best Movies About Real Business, Not Hollywood's Version of Business
Forbes - 2 Feb 2015 19:50
Eric Ries likes to asks audiences who has seen a movie about a startup. Normally everyone has seen The Social Network. But, quoting a recent profile: Perhaps Ries’ most important message was that the same democratiz...
GradeBack lets students grade their university professors anonymously
Venture Beat - 2 Feb 2015 19:42
Over the past year or so, “Tinder for [insert app name]” has become the core pitch for countless digital services — ones that let you rate things by swiping. Now, Israel-based social studying platform Cloudents has...