[ad_1] Lightspeed Venture Partners is having quite a year, between the sale of AppDynamics to Cisco for $3.7 billion on the eve of its IPO (Lightspeed wrote its first check); to the March sale of publicly traded Nimble Storage to Hewlett Packard Enterprise for just north of $1 billion in cash; ...
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[ad_1] Why it matters to you Technology is transforming food. That was no more evident at the International Culinary Institute in New York, where we tried dished by the school’s technology director. In the right hands, cutting-edge tech and cooking can be a killer combination — and if that’s a combination ...
Read More »Google is making 360-degree cameras Street View-ready
[ad_1] There will be 20 certified cameras arriving in 2017. Logically, not all of them get the same certifications — as you can see below, it varies from brand to brand. You’d want to gravitate toward companies like Yi Technology for a mobile ready camera, for instance, while you’d want ...
Read More »Startups, you must raise this much to join the 1%
[ad_1] Jason Rowley is a venture capital and technology reporter for Crunchbase News. More posts by this contributor: Today, we are finding out how much money a startup needs to raise to be counted among the best-capitalized new companies in its home state. Why bother with this? Because for states ...
Read More »Parrot reimagines Bebop, Disco drones with thermal camera and 3D mapping options
[ad_1] Why it matters to you Parrot’s Disco and Bebop drones have added packages designed for 3D mapping, thermal imaging, and agricultural inspections, with a lower price for small businesses. Parrot’s popular consumer drones, the Bebop and Disco, are getting a sleek upgrade with features like thermal imaging and 3D ...
Read More »Microsoft just fixed a serious Windows Defender bug
[ad_1] As described by the Project Zero team, the problem resided in Microsoft’s antimalware protection engine, which is supposed to scan files for issues, but could be tricked into executing code included in an email, on a webpage or in an instant message. Now that it’s patched, your Windows computer ...
Read More »The touchscreen Amazon Echo could launch on Tuesday
[ad_1] Amazon could be about to launch Echo with a touchscreen as soon as tomorrow. The word comes from the WSJ citing sources familiar with the matter. The new model would feature a 7-inch touchscreen, display answers to verbal questions and feature internet-based telephone calls. Last week several sites posted images ...
Read More »After Math: Big Business
[ad_1] It's been a bumper week for corporate America. Apple pledged a billion dollars to support US manufacturing jobs, Facebook announced it's closing in on two billion users and Valve let on that it receives 75,000 complaints every day. Every. Day. Number… [ad_2] Source link
Read More »Snap’s first earnings this week will give a heat check on the new ad ecosystem
[ad_1] When Snap went public earlier this year, it revealed a break-neck level of growth in its nascent advertising business — and a dramatic burn rate along with it. But while it’ll be important for Snap to continue growing that business and get its costs in check, it’ll be nearly ...
Read More »Aerix Drones is bringing miniature drone racing to your living room, front yard
[ad_1] Why it matters to you Drone racing is rapidly taking off as a sport. This Aerix Drones kit lets you organize your own races with buddies. As summer approaches, you’re likely keeping an eye open for entertaining group activities that will push your house party over the edge in terms ...
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