Startup News
Apple reportedly asks suppliers to make record 85M-90M new iPhones by end of 2015
Venture Beat - 8 Jul 2015 17:19
Apple is apparently expecting huge sales of the next iPhone — probably called the iPhone 6s — if reports today are true. Dow Jones is reporting that Apple has asked its suppliers to make the parts for a record 85 mil...
'Apple Watch sales plunge 90%' and other utterly nonsensical natterings
Venture Beat - 8 Jul 2015 23:53
OPINION: OK. I’ve had enough and I can’t take n’more. I am far from a fan of the Apple Watch (never liked it, don’t need it, would probably go Fitbit instead). But the gleeful headline horrors that we’re seeing...
Nintendo working on 5 mobile games all in different genres, according to DeNA
Venture Beat - 8 Jul 2015 23:05
The Mario company wants to have something for everybody.
Uber denies rumor it will support Bitcoin
Venture Beat - 8 Jul 2015 22:23
Bitcoin enthusiasts will be dismayed to learn they’ll have to continue paying for Uber with traditional currencies. Uber says it is not exploring a Bitcoin payment option. The statement is a response to an image posted...
Confluent Raises $24 Million For Data 'Streams' Powering LinkedIn, Netflix And Uber
Forbes - 8 Jul 2015 22:15
One startup powers Netflix movie recs and LinkedIn's suggested connections through a new use of data called a stream. It's raised $24 million to spread how they do it.
Hands-on: Apple News in iOS 9 looks sexy on an iPad
Venture Beat - 8 Jul 2015 21:44
All in all, the News app delivered reasonably relevant articles to me, although I would have to work with it for a while to further dial in my interests.
Yahoo Sports now lets you win cash daily by playing fantasy sports online
Venture Beat - 8 Jul 2015 21:25
SAN FRANCISCO — At a press event today, Yahoo announced the launch of its daily fantasy sports league. On stage, Kenneth Fuchs, Yahoo’s vice president of products, revealed that Yahoo Sports has incredible reach, wit...
Liftoff says many new app users rush to buy or register
Venture Beat - 8 Jul 2015 21:05
EXCLUSIVE: A quarter of dating app users, for instance, will subscribe within the first two hours after installation, and the next 50 percent within 17 hours.
EyeEm's photo app adds curated content to inspire you and connect you
Venture Beat - 8 Jul 2015 21:00
EyeEm has refreshed its mobile apps to offer a updated Discovery feed that it hopes will inspire you to publish more to the platform. Additionally, it's making its Open Edit feature generally available.
Numenta's Grok for Stocks app uses A.I. to decipher stock market patterns
Venture Beat - 8 Jul 2015 19:30
Numenta is providing source code for Grok for Stocks under an open source license.
Spotify snubs Apple, invites subscribers to avoid 30% 'Apple Tax'
Venture Beat - 8 Jul 2015 19:24
If you buy a Spotify subscription through the Spotify iOS app it'll cost you $13, but only $10 if you buy it at the Spotify website.
How To Determine The ROI For Entrepreneurial Education
Forbes - 8 Jul 2015 19:19
Each year, I have conversations with hundreds of aspiring and active entrepreneurs and the question I hear over and over is: Is it worth it to pursue additional education?
Facebook updates its cost-per-click definition to only include clicks to websites and apps
Venture Beat - 8 Jul 2015 19:15
Facebook has revised how it counts a click in the advertising measurement of Cost per click. Now it will be limited to clicks to websites and apps.
IRS Grabs $388 Million From Billionaire Davidson Estate
Forbes - 8 Jul 2015 18:39
Hard-to-value private stock and SCINs questioned by the IRS in estate tax battle.
Your Brand Ambassador Needs To Be More Than Just A Billboard
Forbes - 8 Jul 2015 18:37
This article is by Ralph Santana, executive VP and CMO for HARMAN International Industries. Santana was a featured speaker at the 2015 Forbes CMO Excursion, New York, in a session titled, “Winning Strategies for Sports...
Taco Bell Teams Up With DoorDash To Bite Into On-Demand Delivery
Forbes - 8 Jul 2015 18:06
DoorDash is teaming up with Taco Bell to help enchilada enthusiasts Live Más a little closer to home.
IBM SoftLayer launches servers with Nvidia Tesla K80 GPU accelerators
Venture Beat - 8 Jul 2015 18:00
IBM today announced the availability of new servers packing Nvidia’s Tesla K80 GPU (graphic processing unit) accelerators in the IBM SoftLayer public cloud. IBM is the first cloud provider to start offering dedicated, ...
Pinterest taps IFTTT and Polyvore as the first two services to integrate its APIs
Venture Beat - 8 Jul 2015 18:00
Pinterest has announced the first round of integrations it's supporting through the interest-based social network's developer platform. Starting today, users can integrate their Pinterest data with Polyvore and IFTTT.
18 VCs That Made The Jump To Entrepreneurs
Forbes - 8 Jul 2015 17:38
Who are some VCs that have become entrepreneurs? This question was originally answered on Quora by Crystal Huang.
Quip launches a convenient desktop app for Mac and Windows
Venture Beat - 8 Jul 2015 17:00
Quip is announcing today the availability of a new Windows and Mac desktop version of its collaboration-friendly word processing, spreadsheet, and messaging application. Until now the app has only been available through ...
Wednesday's Must-Reads For Business Owners: Subway's Jared Problem
Forbes - 8 Jul 2015 16:53
Today?s news and insights for business owners, including the coolest companies in Silicon Valley.
8 Great Office Collaboration Tools For Your Team
Forbes - 8 Jul 2015 16:43
I highlight eight great online tools that can help your team collaborate and manage projects more effectively. Whatever your business needs, one of these tools is sure to be the right fit.