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GUEST: After almost a decade in corporate venture capital, I've concluded that my world is highly misunderstood in the venture and startup ecosystem. CVC is a large and growing player in the venture industry. According t...

(Reuters) — Amazon.com Inc. warned on Friday that government actions to bolster domestic companies against foreign competition could hurt its business, in a possible reference to U.S. President Donald Trump’s “Amer...

GUEST: A few days ago we heard that Google is selling Terra Bella — the satellite startup it bought for $500 million in 2014 to Planet, Terra Bella's key competitor. The deal is a pivotal moment for the earth-observati...

GUEST: The recent launch of Super Mario Run by Nintendo set a new record, with over 40 million downloads during its first four days on the App Store. While these numbers portray a very rosy picture of the mobile gaming i...

The sad truth is, many companies die. However, proper funding strategies at each stage of the life cycle can improve fiscal health and extend life.

GUEST: Two hundred twenty nine. That was the number of private companies valued at a billion dollars or more--so-called "unicorns"--worldwide in January 2016, according to a report released by VentureBeat. The Wall Stree...

GUEST: Few things have come to symbolize our collective hopes for the future quite like the somewhat outlandish concept of flying cars. Long portrayed in films and futuristic television shows as the height of consumer te...

GUEST: Investor activity is showing that the tech scene in Israel is hotter than ever. Figures from IVC Research Center and accounting firm KPMG Somekh Chaikin indicated that 2016 set the all-time fundraising record for ...

How a botched presentation in 2003 contributed to the rise of our most voracious competitor

It’s been a busy week for Amazon’s AI assistant: Alexa Voice Service (AVS) expanded to the United Kingdom and Germany, the Amazon Tap got a hands-free update, and on Friday more than 100 expressions were added to the...

As a result of the "Trump Factor" many people are asking themselves what they can do and how they can lead through all the change and uncertainty. They are in search of gaining greater clarity about how this change in le...

Diversification is a sound financial planning strategy, but does it work for company building?

(Reuters) – The new chairman of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission under President Donald Trump is keeping under wraps his strategy to revise or reverse the Obama administration’s “net neutrality” rules, ...

This week, Tech.eu tracked 16 technology M&A transactions and 55 tech funding deals totaling €259 million (about $276 million) in Europe, Turkey and Israel. Here's an overview of the 10 biggest European tech news items...

The Little Caesars founder also owned the Detroit Red Wings and the Detroit Tigers. He was a giant in Detroit, where his company is transforming dozens of blocks of vacant land into a vibrant sports and entertainment dis...

The parent company behind Subaru--the Japanese automaker that produces the popular Outback wagon and has mastered the art of pulling on consumer heartstrings with ads featuring dogs--now has a permit to test self-driving...

K+M Chocolate, made with real olive oil, is a collaboration between Chef Thomas Keller and Italian olive oil master Armando Manni

Those cables that are holding you down in virtual reality may soon go extinct. Valve expects wireless technology to come to the HTC Vive and the wider, high-end PC-powered VR market this year. Devices like the TPCast alr...

A series of new conversation actions have been added for Google Home users to play with, ranging from info about the cafeteria at Carnegie Mellon University to CNN and air quality updates from around the world. Roughly 1...

(Reuters) – Ford plans to invest $1 billion over the next five years in tech startup Argo AI to help the Detroit automaker reach its goal of producing a self-driving vehicle for commercial ride sharing fleets by 2021, ...

I’m a bit of a coffee addict. At my local Dunn Brothers coffee shop, they know which breakfast sandwich I like right down to the Swiss cheese and that I’m a fan of light roast. They also know I arrive around 6 a.m. w...

Pinterest, the startup whose eponymous app lets people save content like images and recipes to boards that others can follow, has hired Randy Keller as its head of search, a new position. Keller joins after more than a d...