Desolenator creates clean water from saltwater using sunlight January 23, 2015 6:27 AM | Paul Sawers William Janssen was already accustomed to drinking desalinated water, but it was always treated in large machines that consume lots of energy. So he came up with the idea of using solar energy instead to transform salt-water into drinking water, a more sustainable cost-effective method.
What Box’s IPO means for the company and its competitors January 23, 2015 5:15 AM | Jordan Novet Cloud file-sharing company Box, one of the original cloud software startups, will enjoy a great deal of press attention and a financial booster shot this week when it goes public. But the significance of the spectacle will ripple well beyond company headquarters in Los Altos, Calif.
Google is absolutely, positively not going to buy Twitter. Yet. January 23, 2015 4:28 AM | Chris O'Brien Let’s just start by saying that the idea that Google is going to buy Twitter is ludicrous.
Apple boosted personal security for CEO Tim Cook in 2014 January 23, 2015 3:33 AM | Chris O'Brien Apple spent $699,133 on personal security for chief executive Tim Cook in 2014, the first time the company has disclosed spending any such money to protect him.
U.S. tech and payment companies blacklist Crimea January 23, 2015 12:01 AM | Pavel Marceux, Ukraine Digital News Apple and Valve are the latest companies to blacklist Crimea, in addition to payment operators Visa and MasterCard.
Why I’m in an accelerator — the inside story January 22, 2015 10:00 PM | Edith Harbaugh, LaunchDarkly GuestHow much is all this mentoring, fundraising, and networking worth? Unquantifiable.
This is what’s keeping some enterprises from adopting devops January 22, 2015 8:03 PM | Evan Powell, StackStorm GuestEnterprises must overcome hurdles to begin to approach the agility and productivity of the top devops practitioners.
Newsweek’s next issue will feature a story from narrative journalism startup Latterly January 22, 2015 7:03 PM | Jordan Novet It’s not hard to imagine Latterly linking up with more magazines, or even newspapers.
Q: How will Quora make money? A: Advertising. January 22, 2015 6:00 PM | Kia Kokalitcheva Y Combinator’s oldest child, Quora, has apparently finally found its way … to revenue.
It takes more than great algorithms to make personalization work January 22, 2015 6:00 PM | Brian Ballantine, Gilt Relying on data and math alone won’t suffice when it comes to providing the best user experience.
Why my company is bullish about India and yours should be too January 22, 2015 4:15 PM | Chirag Kulkarni, C&M Group India in recent history has experienced immense growth in the venture creation space, and your business can jump on that growth curve.
Box reportedly gets $175M in IPO, setting price at $14 a share ahead of NYSE debut January 22, 2015 4:14 PM | Jordan Novet It’s happening, finally. The Box stock price per share is just above the price range the company set earlier this month.
Apple CEO Tim Cook earned a modest $9.2 million in fiscal 2014 January 22, 2015 3:31 PM | Mark Sullivan His earnings doubled from 2013, when he made just $4.5 million.
Here’s why Andreessen Horowitz placed a big bet on Ringly January 22, 2015 3:15 PM | Mark Sullivan Ringly is getting attention, funding, and partners by creating wearables that aren’t ugly.
What to Think, Ep. 38: Emerson Spartz, the prince of viral media January 22, 2015 3:00 PM | Dylan Tweney Emerson Spartz is one of the world’s leading experts on Internet virality — and we get him to tell us some of his secrets in this 30-minute podcast from VentureBeat.
Chrome 41 beta arrives with new developer features and tools January 22, 2015 2:40 PM | Emil Protalinski This release appears to be mainly developer-focused, adding both new features and tools for those who use the app for building rather than browsing.
FCC and Congress jockey for position in net neutrality fight January 22, 2015 2:30 PM | Mark Sullivan While Congress debates a legislative solution, the FCC is moving forward toward its own ruling on the matter.
Holograms suddenly make Microsoft cool again January 22, 2015 2:00 PM | Dylan Tweney OpinionIf Microsoft ever needed a dose of the cool, it’s now. Fortunately, the company seems to have gotten the message.
Ad-free social network Ello says hello to videos and music — with ads January 22, 2015 1:53 PM | Kia Kokalitcheva Ello will now support content from YouTube, Vimeo, DailyMotion, SoundCloud, and Mixcloud.
The Google cloud makes room for Hortonworks’ Hadoop distribution January 22, 2015 1:38 PM | Jordan Novet Hortonworks is showing love to major cloud providers other than Microsoft, which was early to embrace it.
Watch President Obama answer questions from YouTube celebrities January 22, 2015 1:15 PM | Gregory Ferenstein To reach young netizens, the president will be responding to questions from popular YouTube personalities Bethany Mota, GloZell, and Hank Green.
Apple Watch battery life reportedly ranges from 2.5 hours of heavy use to 3 days in standby January 22, 2015 12:28 PM | Mark Sullivan Apple Watch uses a powerful processor and a high quality screen, both of which can soak up a lot of battery power.
Twitter officially taps Bing to translate your tweets January 22, 2015 12:21 PM | Kia Kokalitcheva Twitter has been experimenting with this, but starting today, Bing’s translation engine will enable users to view tweets in multiple languages, Twitter announced.
How Box prepared for its big IPO January 22, 2015 12:15 PM | Kia Kokalitcheva With the cloud file sharing company finally due to hit the New York Stock Exchange, let’s review the winding course Box charted to reach its IPO.
Eniac Ventures raises new $55M fund to double down on mobile investments January 22, 2015 12:04 PM | Mark Sullivan The focus of the fund will be enterprise mobility, connected devices, marketplaces, personal utilities, mobile commerce, and mobile user-generated content.
The HoloLens effect: Microsoft’s Build 2015 conference sells out in under an hour January 22, 2015 10:43 AM | Jordan Novet Microsoft’s Build conference for developers is always popular, but this year, that’s especially so. Tickets for the multi-day event in San Francisco sold out in less than an hour.
In addition to Project Spartan, Windows 10 will include Internet Explorer for enterprise sites January 22, 2015 10:16 AM | Emil Protalinski One Windows 10, but two browsers? We’re not yet sure.
Exploding Kittens shows us the keys to Kickstarter records: Cute cats and The Oatmeal January 22, 2015 10:15 AM | Dean Takahashi Kittens are hot. What else can explain it?
Braintree now lets all U.S. merchants accept Bitcoin January 22, 2015 10:12 AM | Ruth Reader Today, Braintree announced that merchants in the U.S. can now accept Bitcoin via its v.zero SDK in a private beta.
CareMessage raises $6M for text-based patient outreach platform January 22, 2015 10:02 AM | Mark Sullivan CareMessage operates a technology platform that allows medical providers to connect with patients via text messages to send things like appointment reminders, personalized information about their health problems, and reminders to check their glucose levels.
Summoners War developer turns to Vine stars and street art to break through to mobile gamers in the U.S. January 22, 2015 9:55 AM | Jeff Grubb You don’t need a swimsuit model to sell a mobile game.
Funding Daily: Today’s tech funding news, in one place January 22, 2015 9:26 AM | Kia Kokalitcheva 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.
This Bitcoin mining startup bought an immersion cooling company to keep servers cool January 22, 2015 9:19 AM | Ruth Reader Bitcoin mining company BitFury’s new acquisition could help prevent servers from overheating when computing the large and complex mathematical equations necessary for mining Bitcoins.
VB Insight free webinars: analysts present our most important and surprising report takeaways January 22, 2015 9:00 AM | VB Staff VB WebinarThe chance to hear from — and directly question — the analysts behind the research gives you an up-close-and-personal take on the business decisions facing you down in the next year.
Andreessen Horowitz shares the 16 tech trends it’s most excited about January 22, 2015 8:34 AM | Daniel Terdiman The blue-chip VC firm has compiled a list, sometimes surprising, of the tech trends it thinks are most important today.
Microsoft announces Office 2016, coming in the second half of 2015 January 22, 2015 8:26 AM | Emil Protalinski The company also showed off Office for Windows 10.
5 keys to success that digital health tech startups simply can’t ignore January 22, 2015 8:02 AM | VB Staff SponsoredFew know the major factors that digital health entrepreneurs overlook better than Craig Joseph, who assesses digital health solutions for Texas Children’s Hospital.
This smart desk moves up and down — and gets you into better shape January 22, 2015 8:01 AM | Dean Takahashi Stir CEO JP Labrosse think of the smart desk as the “non-wearable wearable.”
Tumblr launches Creatrs, a program that lets artists sell their art to advertisers January 22, 2015 7:19 AM | Ruth Reader Today Tumblr announced the launch of Creatrs, a new program that pairs Tumblr’s artists with brands and advertising campaigns.
PlayStation 4 in China: Why Sony is willing to put up with piracy, the gray market, and communist red tape January 22, 2015 7:15 AM | Dale North Sony’s launch of the PlayStation 4 in China has the potential to be huge.
