Amazon’s New Drones To Deliver Profits
Amazon is on a roll. Just a few weeks after the drone-delivery demo that took the technology world by storm, the retailer is in the news again for drones – but this tine, the drones will reportedly deliver profits, not your orders. “For a long time, we have wanted to do something that is very unusual for Amazon. What could be a better choice More...
Snapchat Awarded Patent For Funding Valuation Algorithm
Snapchat, the app that helps people communicate using snaps that disappear, has been awarded a patent for a unique algorithm for Series C Funding. The patent has been awarded for a system “that uses technology More...
Mixup: Balaji Gives His TED Talk At YC’s Startup School
In a very honest tweet, Balaji Srinivasan, who had just gotten off stage at YC’s Startup school after giving a phenomenal talk, said “OMG. I brought the TED Deck”. Some viewers had rated the talk More...
US Government In Touch With BlackBerry
The United States Government, that is partially shut down right now, has reached out to the top management of RIM to understand some best practices on how to build a business case for buyouts and/or survival without More...
Marissa Meyer: ‘This Month, Yahoo Is A Personalization Company’
The million dollar contest for Yahoo employees has a winner: ‘Yahoo Is A Personalization Company’. “Everyone has been asking me ‘What Is Yahoo?’ – the fact is we do everything More...
Ballmer To Elon Musk: ‘Hyperloop Is No Match To Our Infinite Loop’
In an open technology challenge, Steve Ballmer predicted that the new Hyperloop concept from Elon Musk would be no match to the pleasure and efficiency gains that people experience when using Microsoft Office products. More...
Startup Enthusiast Quits Job, But Doesn’t Know What To Work On
“I have always wanted to be a tech entrepreneur” David Hernst told SVChronicle. “I have watched hundreds of hours of interviews with entrepreneurs, and have read through gigabytes of material on startups. More...