Apple is reportedly building a Siri speaker to rival Amazon’s Echo | The Verge
May 24, 2016
11:07 pm
Doing it Differently in Silicon Valley: Basecamp’s CEO Jason Fried
May 24, 2016
9:45 pm
At the fifth annual Startup Grind Conference in Redwood City, Jason Fried, co-founder and CEO of Basecamp, offered attendees an alternative to the standard gospel of Silicon Valley entrepreneurship.
Appetize Partners with FreedomPay to Offer Customers Greater Credit Card Security
May 24, 2016
8:50 pm
In a move that aims to give major sports and entertainment venues peace of mind about customer security, Los Angeles-based Appetize, the leading tablet point-of-sale solution for enterprise businesses, announced a partnership with FreedomPay, the longtime leader in mobile payments. Appetize is a fast growing and
11th Annual Maker Faire Bay Area Kicks Off Today
May 20, 2016
8:49 pm
One of the biggest and most prominent “Maker” events -- Maker Faire Bay Area 2016 -- is taking place today, Friday, May 20th, and throughout this weekend at the San Mateo Events Center. More than 150,000 tech evangelists, crafters, educators, engineers, students, and DIY enthusiasts from
AMP Survey: Window of Opportunity for SEO’s Offered By Google’s Accelerated Mobile Pages
May 13, 2016
6:58 pm
Anyone who has ever used the web on a mobile device will agree that it can be a frustrating experience. Long load times, clunky interfaces, and little of the rich interactivity we are used to on the desktop all make for a difficult and slow
Zuckerberg Is Clear: Black Lives Matter
May 13, 2016
2:30 am
Facebook CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, demonstrated recently his company was serious about addressing issues important to the African American community when he sounded a clear message to employees that crossing out the slogan Black Lives Matter and replacing it with
Package Guard Makes Porch Thieves Think Twice
May 12, 2016
4:20 am
When a delivery containing coats for the homeless was stolen off his front porch, a frustrated Michael Grabham decided to do something about the problem. And it is a nationwide problem. Every year more than 23 million newly-delivered packages are stolen from in front of
15 successful startup founders who can also claim the title of ‘Mom’ | Business Insider
May 11, 2016
11:42 pm
If you think every startup founder has to be a college dropout like Mark Zuckerberg, you'd be wrong. A new generation of startup entrepreneurs are working hard to solve problems — while working just as hard at being a parent. Business Insider talked to venture capitalists and
The Elegant Tech That May Make the Hyperloop a Reality | Wired
May 11, 2016
10:43 pm
Via Wired | http://www.wired.com/2016/05/elegant-tech-may-make-hyperloop-reality/ WHEN IT COMES to making the Hyperloop a reality, there’s no shortage of problems to be solved. There’s the question of how to propel the people- or cargo-filled pods to 750 mph or more. There are concerns about where how to build the