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Venture Beat - 26 Jun 2015 16:19
Here's a list of today's tech funding stories, updated as the day unfolds. Tip us here if you have a deal to share. Checkmarx takes in $84M Insight Venture Partners invested $84 million in Checkmarx. The Israeli software...
Facebook vs. Europe - privacy, ethics, and tech innovation
Venture Beat - 26 Jun 2015 03:00
GUEST: Falling afoul of European data protection laws can have a devastating effect on a startup with global ambitions.
Why Starbreeze thinks it can compete with Facebook's Oculus Rift and Valve's Steam VR
Venture Beat - 26 Jun 2015 23:50
The developer-turned-publisher thinks it has the knowledge and talent to compete.
PSN down for many heading into the weekend
Venture Beat - 26 Jun 2015 22:28
PlayStation Network is experiencing issues on Friday night.
With Windows as a Service, Microsoft changes how it reports revenue for Windows 10
Venture Beat - 26 Jun 2015 22:23
Microsoft will change the way it regularly reports revenue to shareholders after Windows 10 comes out on July 29. Today Microsoft issued a PowerPoint presentation going over the finer points of the changes. “We will ha...
Samsung will patch its software to stop disabling Windows Update 'within a few days'
Venture Beat - 26 Jun 2015 22:06
Samsung finally caved.
Coming soon: An API for the human genome
Venture Beat - 26 Jun 2015 22:00
GUEST: Gholson Lyon, a geneticist at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory recently pointed out in an article about Apple's DNA-related ambitions that we don't yet have a "killer app to interact with [our DNA] quickly and easily...
The Apple Watch launches in seven new countries today, likely in 19 total by late July
Venture Beat - 26 Jun 2015 21:45
Apple's websites for The Netherlands, Sweden, and Thailand say the watch will be available in those countries July 17.
Top 10 Sound Bites From The Supreme Court's Same-Sex Decision
Forbes - 26 Jun 2015 21:33
A selection of some of the best quotes from warring opinions in the same-sex marriage case.
Wildflower Health takes $5M to expand employer-based maternity management app
Venture Beat - 26 Jun 2015 21:16
Since its founding in 2013, Wildflower Health has raised more than $6.7 million from health care investors.
It's Time To Tell The Truth About Minimum Wage
Forbes - 26 Jun 2015 21:01
Before any product or service is offered to customers, the price must be determined. The foundational element of this calculus are costs, which includes labor. In a true free-market economy, all elements of cost are dete...
Google will end support for Android Developer Tools in Eclipse at the end of 2015
Venture Beat - 26 Jun 2015 20:19
The move comes six months after Google released version 1.0 of its Android Studio IDE.
New Study: Impact Investors Don't Have To Sacrifice Financial Returns
Forbes - 26 Jun 2015 19:43
A new benchmarking analysis shows that private impact investing funds have returns in line with those of conventional funds.
Facebook for Android still lets you send messages without installing the Messenger app
Venture Beat - 26 Jun 2015 19:14
Here's a little trick you can use to continue using the messaging feature in the main Facebook Android app.
Top 10 Reasons Your Brand Needs To Be On Facebook
Forbes - 26 Jun 2015 19:04
Are you still waiting to be convinced of the value of Facebook for business? Is it really necessary? Here are the top 10 reasons your brand needs to be on Facebook. Read through this list and then decide for yourself!
Supreme court legalizes gay marriage: The tech industry reacts
Venture Beat - 26 Jun 2015 19:03
Today the United States Supreme Court ruled to legalized same-sex marriage nationwide. As the landmark decision reverberates throughout the country, tech giants and startups alike are celebrating. Here’s a snapshot of ...
Without mobile messaging, apps lose 70 percent of users within a month of initial download
Venture Beat - 26 Jun 2015 18:30
SPONSORED: Mobile messaging best practices can be the make or break point in keeping users engaged.
Google Payments will handle all your financial information, including Android Pay and Google Wallet apps
Venture Beat - 26 Jun 2015 18:27
Google Payments is the backend. Android Pay and Google Wallet are the frontend.
BlackBerry launches private chats in BBM, letting you hide identities in conversations
Venture Beat - 26 Jun 2015 18:19
BlackBerry has introduced a new Private Chat feature to its BBM messaging app for Android, BlackBerry 10, and iOS.
Why Taylor Swift May Be Your Next Business Mentor
Forbes - 26 Jun 2015 18:09
One of the most savvy and inspiring millennial entrepreneurs I’ve ever come across is also one of the most atypical for someone like me: Taylor Swift. Business leaders don’t usually look to starlets for lessons on en...
Meteor buys Percolate Studio and starts to sell commercial support subscriptions
Venture Beat - 26 Jun 2015 18:01
Over time, the startup will add to the subscriptions with things like Galaxy, a cloud service for running Meteor-based applications.
Xactly: Getting Incentive Compensation Out Of The Stone Age
Forbes - 26 Jun 2015 17:36
Ten years ago, I met up with Chris Cabrera, who had started a company called Xactly (XTLY). His goal was clear: to leverage the cloud to provide incentive-compensation services for salesforces.