Startup News
Receipts data: 7-inch Amazon Fire tablet, not iPad, won Black Friday
Venture Beat - 28 Nov 2015 23:27
The 7-inch Amazon Fire tablet was a Black Friday hit, according to receipts data collected by Info Scout. Info Scout makes a series of apps that allow users to photograph and manage sales receipts. The 8GB version of the...
How small retailers are gaining on the big brands
CNBC - 28 Nov 2015 22:15
Small retailers have been outperforming their larger counterparts for more than a year.
Adobe: Thanksgiving and Black Friday online sales up 18%, iOS numbers almost triple Android's
Venture Beat - 28 Nov 2015 21:18
Thanksgiving and Black Friday online sales set a new record in 2015: $4.47 billion, up 18 percent over last year. More specifically, $1.73 billion was spent on Thanksgiving and $2.74 billion was spent online on Black Fri...
Anonymous collective hackers bring down Iceland sites in whaling protest
Venture Beat - 28 Nov 2015 20:11
Activist hackers from the Anonymous collective have claimed responsibility for bringing down five government websites in Iceland in a protest against whale-hunting by the North Atlantic nation. The sites, which included ...
UN Climate Change Conference: The Babel Tower Comes To Paris
Forbes - 28 Nov 2015 20:09
When I began teaching as Visiting Professor in the MBA program at the University of Hong Kong in February 2012 I had entitled the course “Asia in the New Global Order”. At the first class one of the students asked, �...
American Airlines Computer Program Botches Flight Attendant Holiday Schedules
Forbes - 28 Nov 2015 19:35
A malfunction by an American Airlines bidding system program provided at least 200 legacy US Airways flight attendants with December schedules --including holiday schedules -- they don’t want to fly, provoking an angry...
The Future Of Work Isn't Just About Big Technology Companies
Forbes - 28 Nov 2015 19:31
Many times when we (myself included) speak about the future of work, the conversations tend to skew toward larger companies. However, the reality is that smaller companies are actually poised to do quite well when we ...
Product leaders: You need to stop saying no
Venture Beat - 28 Nov 2015 19:00
GUEST: The consensus approach for building a great product is to craft a vision and then jealously guard that vision from outside interference as you drive it home. Product thought leaders have a simple strategy for this...
Bitcoin Exchange 'Ramps-Up' OBITS Cryptocurrency Profits For Future Buyback
Forbes - 28 Nov 2015 18:40
The cryptocurrency exchange behind the recently launched OBITS currency initiative, CCEDK, is increasing the future payouts derived from profits and fees generated through user registrations on OpenLedger and other assoc...
This Startup Raised $5 Million To Buy From Artisans, Not Factories
Forbes - 28 Nov 2015 16:04
Building an efficient supply chain in rural India is tricky --- to say the least.
Security startup Cymmetria hires former U.S. government cyber official Jim Christy
Venture Beat - 28 Nov 2015 13:10
Computer security startup Cymmetria has hired a well-known retired U.S. government computer-forensics expert, Jim Christy, as vice president of investigations and digital forensics.
Japan's Monomy wants you to design fashion accessories via smartphone
Venture Beat - 28 Nov 2015 10:30
Monomy is an iOS app that offers an online marketplace for creatives, allowing people to make accessories they like with ease using smartphones.
Four factors that stopped the American startup
Forbes - 28 Nov 2015 02:16
As the financial crisis was being resolved in December 2008 I heard someone say, “Wait ’til the startups get going – they’ll end this recession and crank up the economy again.” Of course, this maxim had caught ...
Xiaomi's new $15 high-fidelity in-ear headphones don't suck
Venture Beat - 28 Nov 2015 01:45
China-based Mi (formerly Xiaomi) has been working to show that it's more than just a phone manufacturer, even branching out into its own class of accessories. Earlier this month, the company released its latest high-fide...
Google patents a system for removing biological tissue with a laser
Venture Beat - 28 Nov 2015 00:49
Google has applied for a patent on a surgical system for removing biological tissue with a laser that delivers electromagnetic radiation. The patent was published yesterday. Google first applied for it in May 2014, long ...