News tagged with firms
TechCrunch founder starts venture capital fund
(AP) -- Michael Arrington, founder of popular tech blog TechCrunch, is starting a venture capital firm with an initial $20 million to invest in the same kinds of startups that TechCrunch often covers.
Sep 02, 2011 |
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Startup tries to put sociability back into movies
Streaming movies might not yet have the equivalent of a theater experience, with roaring crowds crunching on popcorn, but they are getting more social.
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Aug 30, 2011 |
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JailBreakMe creator lands internship at Apple
A 19-year-old New York man who created a program that allows iPhone users to "jailbreak" the device to run unauthorized applications claims to have landed an internship at Apple.
Aug 27, 2011 |
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Handsome annual reports cause investors to value company higher
As firms begin the 2011 annual report process, which many do at this time of year, they may want to pay closer attention to the way those reports look. A recent study out of the University of Miami School of Business Administration ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Aug 23, 2011 |
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China's Tudou makes Wall Street debut, shares dive
Shares of China's internet company Tudou fell sharply as the online video company made its debut on Wall Street.
Aug 17, 2011 |
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Research identifies benefits of the open source software market
A forthcoming paper in Marketing Science by Columbia Business School Class of 1967 Associate Professor of Business, Brett Gordon, in collaboration with Vineet Kumar, Assistant Professor of Business Administration at Harvar ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Aug 16, 2011 |
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Security firm finds smartphones lacking in security
(PhysOrg.com) -- viaForensics, a computer security firm, has undertaken an exhaustive study to determine just how secure data is on smartphones; their results show that data such as login names, passwords, account numbers ...
Aug 10, 2011 |
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Indonesian tech frenzy tantalizes venture capital
(AP) -- Venture capitalists from Silicon Valley to New York all have the same question about Indonesia's come-from-nowhere tech frenzy: Are the young entrepreneurs that have piqued their interest smart bets ...
Aug 10, 2011 |
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China hit by 500,000 cyberattacks in 2010
China said Tuesday it was hit by nearly 500,000 cyberattacks last year, about half of which originated from foreign countries including the United States and India.
Aug 09, 2011 |
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Sony, Panasonic, Samsung in 3D glasses deal
Japan's Sony and Panasonic and South Korea's Samsung Electronics said Tuesday they will jointly develop new standards for glasses used to watch 3D images on television, computer and movie screens.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Aug 09, 2011 |
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Report: Global cyberattack under way for 5 years
(AP) -- A computer security firm says cybercriminals have spent at least the past five years targeting more than 70 government entities, nonprofit groups and corporations to steal troves of data.
Aug 03, 2011 |
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A plan for better banking: Researchers propose model of systemwide diversification
As much of the developed world continues to dig out from the impact of the 2008 financial crisis, a team of researchers at Harvard and in London has created a model of bank failure aimed at helping economies ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Jul 25, 2011 |
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Taiwan's Acer to acquire US firm for $320 mn
Taiwan's leading personal computer vendor Acer said Thursday it plans to buy US-based technology company iGware for $320 million.
Jul 21, 2011 |
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Future of spaceflight? NASA is outsourcing the job
(AP) -- How America gets people and stuff into orbit is about to be outsourced in an out-of-this-world way.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jul 20, 2011 |
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Lookout, Verizon team up for mobile protection
US mobile security firm Lookout is teaming up with US telecom giant Verizon Wireless to protect smartphone users from hackers and scammers.
Jul 20, 2011 |
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