Roundup: MyHeritage raises funding, news feed psychology, Bell drops “basic research,” and more
Here’s the latest action:
Genealogy site MyHeritage raises $15 million — The Israel-based company has grown from 17 million to 25 million registered users over the past year. Investors include Index Ventures and Accel.
High-imaging satellite GeoEye-1 launches — It claims to take the highest-resolution images of any commercially-available… Continue Reading
Roundup: Cloud computing stays free, big wind in SoCal, open source business and more
Dell doesn’t get cloud computing — A bid by computer maker Dell to trademark the term “cloud computing”, a broad term generally used to describe services and software that live on the Internet, has been preliminarily rejected by the US Patent Office.
SoCal Edison signs for 900MW… Continue Reading
Oracle to offer Linux-based operating system, to steamroll Red Hat
VentureBeat reported this two months ago, but now it is official:
Oracle will offer its own version of Red Hat’s Linux open-source operating system. It is significant because it gives Oracle ownership of its own full software “stack,” a one-stop shop for customers from which Oracle… Continue Reading