Roundup: Wright sticks with Spore, Zango folds, Texas gives solar a boost and more
Wright still on board with Spore — Despite his departure from Electronic Arts, the Sims creator says he will still pitch in on Spore’s sequels.
Game runs apocalypse drills — A report on crisis response has been released based on the game Superstruct, a program that crowdsources people’s reactions to disaster scenarios. CNet has more.
Cybersecurity no easy fix — A study conducted on cybersecurity for president Barack Obama suggests that U.S. networks are vulnerable to external threats, but that… Continue Reading
Roundup: Flickr founders leave Yahoo, ex-Citi CFO raising $3B for cleantech, Microsoft buys Navic, and more
Flickr founders join exodus from Yahoo — Caterina Fake and Stewart Butterfield, the founders of photo-sharing app Flickr, a $35 million Yahoo acquisition, have added their names to the lengthening list of Yahoo defections. Kara Swisher speculates that a boardroom brawl is underway at the embattled search company. No word on where Fake and Butterfield will head next, although with any luck it’ll be another startup.
Another $3 $1 billion for cleantech — Todd Thompson, the ex-CFO of… Continue Reading
Roundup: Yahoo’s hub, media deals galore, HD DVD dead, CES, more
Here’s the latest action:
1. Yahoo’s personal communications hub
2. Media deals: Comcast, Microsoft to offer lots of films
3. Apple close to deals with movie studios
4. HD DVD looks dead
5. Yahoo to lead effort to modernize music?
6. CES highlights
7. Big Think, a video site for big ideas, plans on little traffic
8. Be careful how you structure your company’s board
9. Google understands text in images and video?
10. Facebook application using Zango malware gets banned
Yahoo’s personal communications hub —… Continue Reading
Roundup: Yahoo’s internet cafes, Smartshopper’s backflip, and more
1) Yahoo launches brick-and-mortar internet cafes in Vietnam
2) Mozilla Corp., maker of the popular Firefox web browser, made $66 million in revenue in 2006
3) The internet still probably won’t be taxed in the US, through 2014
4) Adware company Zango buys comparison shopping service Smartshopper, a $9 million backflip
5) Tioti, social TV site, raises first round
6) Anti-aging product review site RealSelf.com launches, announces nearly $1 million in funding
Yahoo launches brick-and-mortar internet cafes in Vietnam – It’s an… Continue Reading