News tagged with venture
4 in 10 US families lack money for essential household expenses when unemployed
Today the Institute on Assets and Social Policy (IASP) at Brandeis University's Heller School released a new research and policy brief which reports that four in ten U.S. families lack sufficient assets to pay for essential ...
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Nov 17, 2009 |
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Craigslist founder joins Wikimedia advisory board
(AP) -- The nonprofit group that runs online encyclopedia Wikipedia said Friday that it named Craig Newmark, the founder of Web classifieds site Craigslist, to its advisory board.
Nov 13, 2009 |
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575-million-dollar fund targets technology startups
Silicon Valley venture capital firm Greylock Partners said Monday it has 575 million dollars in a new fund to back promising technology startups.
Nov 02, 2009 |
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Verizon launches TV-online movie channel
US telecom firm Verizon launched a high-definition movie channel on Friday, letting subscribers watch films on-demand on televisions or on the Internet.
Oct 30, 2009 |
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At Google, Chu announces grants for 'out-of-the-box' global warming projects
Fulfilling a campaign pledge to tap Silicon Valley innovation to combat global warming, Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced Monday at Google's headquarters the first federal grants for high-risk, high-reward clean-tech ...
Oct 27, 2009 |
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Venture-capital investments down 33 pct in 3Q
(AP) -- Venture capitalists' investments in U.S. startups rose in the third quarter when compared with the first two quarters of the year, suggesting increased confidence in the economy. When compared with the year-ago period, ...
Oct 20, 2009 |
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Nokia posts loss of $832 million in third quarter
(AP) -- World-leading mobile phone maker Nokia Corp. on Thursday reported a loss of euro559 million ($832 million) in the third quarter, taking hits from a 20 percent drop in sales and a one-time charge for the fallen value ...
Oct 15, 2009 |
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Entrepreneurs face venture capital funding drought
The number of US venture capital firms that raised new investment money sank to a 15-year low in the last fiscal quarter as a drought of funding threatened innovation around the world.
Oct 13, 2009 |
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Space tourism yet to fly, 5 years since 1st flight
(AP) -- When a private spaceship soared over California to claim a $10 million prize, daredevil venture capitalist Alan Walton was 68 and thought he'd soon be on a rocket ride of his own.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Oct 03, 2009 |
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Study Shows Atlanta Kills Off Start-Up Companies
(PhysOrg.com) -- Atlanta is poised to become the nation’s poster child for how to kill off a burgeoning industry. A new study by professors at Georgia Tech reveals that the city’s reputation as a high technology ...
Sep 28, 2009 |
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Twitter to raise $100 mln in new funding: WSJ
Twitter is close to raising up to 100 million dollars in new funding in a deal which values the hot micro-blogging service at one billion dollars, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday.
Sep 24, 2009 |
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Skype founders file another suit over eBay sale
The founders of Skype fired another salvo Friday against online auction giant eBay's plans to sell the Web communications service.
Sep 18, 2009 |
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Skype founders file lawsuit against eBay
(AP) -- A company owned by the founders of Skype has filed a copyright infringement suit against the Internet phone service and parent eBay Inc. - an action that could crimp eBay's plans to sell Skype for about $2 billion ...
Sep 16, 2009 |
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Twitter opening up to advertising
Twitter, the micro-blogging platform which has attracted tens of millions of users but has yet to make money, has changed its terms to potentially open up the free service to advertisers.
Sep 11, 2009 |
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Rivals to form UK's top mobile operator
(AP) -- Deutsche Telekom AG and France Telecom SA said Tuesday they intend to combine their British mobile phone units - shaking up the country's intensely competitive market and forming the country's biggest mobile operator.
Sep 08, 2009 |
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