If it talks like a government and acts like a government, it must be a tech giant
The ACLU reported last year that law enforcement teamed up with Geofeedia, a software company that uses social media data to track and monitor protesters. Many were outraged. Facebook and Twitter cut off Geofeedia's access to their data. These new rules have far-reaching implications for companies whose business models revolve around utilizing social media data for close observations. Read More
On-demand dog walking startup Wag quietly raised funding from General Catalyst and Sherpa Ventures
Earlier this week we wrote about how two big players in the pet care business, Rover and DogVacay, decided to merge. Well sources tell us that over the past two years Wag, another player in the dog-walking space, raised two rounds of funding to support expansion into new markets. Read More
SpaceX's first Falcon Heavy launch could attempt upper stage recovery
Elon Musk suggested Friday that when SpaceX does its first demonstration flight of the Falcon Heavy large payload rocket later this year, it might also include an attempt to return the upper stage back to Earth. Ultimately, the goal is to make sure the upper stage on the Falcon Heavy is reusable, which is part of SpaceX's plan to make Mars a viable target for repeat, return commercial… Read More
Job satisfaction survey says tech, while bad, is better than other industries for women
Tech may grab headlines for its misogyny and racial biases, but when it comes to job satisfaction, professional women still rank it as the best industry to work in, according to a survey by the company InHerSight. That's sad for the state of women in tech and shows just how low of a bar industries have set for promoting and supporting women in the workplace. As Women's History… Read More
Cloudera posts long-awaited IPO filing
Cloudera, the enterprise big data company that's received significant backing from Intel, has unveiled its much-anticipated IPO filing. In the S-1, we get a glance at their financials. Revenue is growing, bringing in $261 for the fiscal year ending in January and $166 million for the same period last year. Losses were $186.32 million, down from $203 million year-over-year. We… Read More
Roboteam is building a 10,000-strong robot army for your home
At this very moment, there's someone working away in a factory somewhere in Shenzhen or at a manufacturing plant in Israel, or maybe even a facility in Gaithersburg, Md., prepping the assembly of one of the 10,000 robots that a small Israeli company wants to bring into the world this November. Read More
The enterprise strikes back
For startups working to sell to large corporations, their investors and their tens of thousands of employees, it's welcome news.
A confluence of factors may make 2017 fertile ground for tech offerings. The stock market is at record highs, last year's IPO crop such as it was is outperforming the preceding group, 2017's own brace of offerings are doing well in the market and… Read More
Clinton and Rubio allegedly targeted by Russian hackers
Sen. Marco Rubio announced during a Senate Select Intelligence Committee hearing today that members of his former presidential campaign were targeted by hackers from IP addresses located in Russia. Thomas Rid, a professor at King's College, also testified at the hearing that Russian attacks on the Clinton campaign were more widespread than previously known. Rubio said that members of… Read More
Watch SpaceX's first launch with a reused Falcon 9 rocket right here
SpaceX is launching a Falcon 9 rocket at 6:27 PM EDT (3:27 PM PDT) today, provided all goes to plan. The company has launched many Falcon 9 rockets in the past, but this time is a bit different – the rocket in this case has already been launched once before, and will now carry a payload for commercial client SES for its second go-around. You can watch the whole thing unfold above… Read More
Google bets on AI in Canada with Google Brain Toronto and Vector Institute investment
Google is contributing to the $150 million going into The Vector Institute, a new initiative housed at the University of Toronto, guided by chief scientific adviser Geoffrey Hinton. The Institute is getting started today, with significant investment from the governments of Canada and the province of Ontario. Google's contribution is around $5 million, but it's likely the future of… Read More