It’s time to bury the ‘clean vs. dirty’ debate in energy
Guest Post Many companies are finding that a mixture of oil and gas energy, together with solar and wind power, fit their needs -- and the energy industry is benefitting too.
Goldman Sachs: Biggest opportunities are in data, efficiency
October 12, 2012 1:16 PM
Matt Marshall
The biggest opportunities for investors are in big data and efficiency.
That's the line coming from Scott Stanford, the co-head Internet banker of Goldman Sachs.
Compared to Zynga, Groupon is run by a bunch of clowns
July 1, 2011 10:57 AM
Matthew Lynley
Social games maker Zynga, the developer behind smash hits like FarmVille and CityVille, filed for an initial public offering on Friday. It is one of the largest initial public offerings expected this year, alongside group-buying site Groupon.
But the way …
Alta Devices hits new record solar panel efficiency
June 20, 2011 11:46 AM
Matthew Lynley
Stealthy solar panel manufacturing startup Alta Devices announced today that it has produced solar panels that have broken previous efficiency rating records for solar panels.
Alta Devices said it was able to produce Gallium Arsenide solar panels that capture 28.2 …
Qualcomm is working to get mobile web pages to load faster
Mobile web browsing can be slow and frustrating to users. It seems like there’s nothing that can be done about it, given the overburdened mobile networks of carriers that are facing increasing data usage.
But Sayeed Choudhury, director of product …
Total buys majority stake in solar panel manufacturer SunPower
Total, a French oil company, announced today that it will purchase a majority stake in solar panel manufacturer SunPower for $23.25 per share — bringing Europe’s third-largest oil company into the growing and hyper-competitive solar panel business.
First Solar now …
Rackspace picks up cloud performance monitoring startup Cloudkick
Cloudkick, a developer of web applications that help manage cloud computing environments, announced today that it has agreed to be bought out by cloud computing provider Rackspace for an undisclosed sum.
Rackspace is one of several companies that run public …
Expensify raises $5.7M for more expense reports "that don't suck"
Expensify, a producer of online software to create expense reports, announced today that it has raised an additional $5.7 million in funding during its second round led by Redpoint Ventures.
The company offers a way to make and act on …
