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Picking the perfect fitness wristband: FuelBand, Up, Flex, or Basis

Picking the perfect fitness wristband: FuelBand, Up, Flex, or Basis

May 8, 2013 3:41 pm by | 0 Comments

There are four major players in the fitness wristband business now: FitBit, Jawbone, Nike, and Basis. They’re jockeying prices and features to get your dollars, but sometimes it’s hard to ... Read more
Work it: Fitbit Flex exercise wristband ships today at $100

Work it: Fitbit Flex exercise wristband ships today at $100

May 6, 2013 1:49 pm by | 0 Comments

Fitbit began shipping its Flex wristband today, finding its place among established wearable (but expensive) fitness devices in the market. Flex is Fitbit’s answer to big-name companies like Nike and ... Read more
Robots and algae fuel at the White House science fair

Robots and algae fuel at the White House science fair

April 22, 2013 1:35 pm by | 0 Comments

Remember that classic volcano you build out of papier mache or the plants you grew in light and dark spaces to prove sunshine really is a necessity? Well, the White ... Read more
Microsoft releases cheaper cloud service to take on Amazon, Rackspace

Microsoft releases cheaper cloud service to take on Amazon, Rackspace

April 16, 2013 12:04 pm by | 0 Comments

Microsoft opened up its Windows Azure Infrastructure cloud services to everyone today ’ a sign that the company is both very serious about its cloud division, and ready to take ... Read more
Scientists use dead kidney to grow bioengineered one, then implant it in a rat

Scientists use dead kidney to grow bioengineered one, then implant it in a rat

April 15, 2013 12:24 pm by | 0 Comments

A research team from Mass. discovered a way to take organs that have already died, wash them clean of their past life, and use the building blocks left behind to ... Read more
It’s alive! Researchers use 3D printer to create human-like cells

It’s alive! Researchers use 3D printer to create human-like cells

April 5, 2013 12:03 pm by | 0 Comments

A team of scientists at Oxford University have printed ’ yes, printed ’ what could be the predecessors to usable synthetic human tissue. The researchers released a paper called A ... Read more
Savingstar saves you money while you eat healthily with $9.1M in funding

Savingstar saves you money while you eat healthily with $9.1M in funding

April 5, 2013 11:09 am by | 0 Comments

SavingStar, which collects your coupon savings across all your grocery stores and gives them to you as a lump sum, got a lump sum of its own today. A $9.1 ... Read more
GroundCntrl grabs $1M to get mobile workforces off their butts

GroundCntrl grabs $1M to get mobile workforces off their butts

March 25, 2013 6:30 pm by | 0 Comments

Technology allows us to work from anywhere, but it might make it harder to manage from anywhere. GroundCntrl aims to help you keep track of your company and motivate your ... Read more
Hackers could use ‘The Internet of Things’ to turn everyday devices into paths of attack

Hackers could use ‘The Internet of Things’ to turn everyday devices into paths of attack

February 26, 2013 6:49 pm by | 0 Comments

The ’Internet of Things’ is great ’ we’ll soon be able to build apps for our cars, thermostats, refrigerators, and more. But what happens when attackers get into your company’s ... Read more

Stop looking for the hackers and start sharing data about the hack, says RSA chairman

Stop looking for the hackers and start sharing data about the hack, says RSA chairman

February 26, 2013 12:09 pm by | 0 Comments

We are too focused on trying to find out who hacked us and aren’t focused enough on using big data to protect ourselves from the hack in the first place, ... Read more

Remotium embeds your work computer into your phone, curing BYOD security risks

Remotium embeds your work computer into your phone, curing BYOD security risks

February 25, 2013 8:36 pm by | 0 Comments

Remotium lets you remotely access your ’work phone" by setting up a virtual environment where all your work phone applications are. It streams any apps you use, and saves all ... Read more
Ashton Kutcher channels Steve Jobs when investing in startups

Ashton Kutcher channels Steve Jobs when investing in startups

January 31, 2013 1:27 pm by | 0 Comments

Steve Jobs is Ashton Kutcher’s hero. The actor portraying Apple’s late cofounder in the upcoming movie jOBS explained that while he didn’t know Jobs personally, his outlook on life has ... Read more
World Startup Report: One man’s quest to document startup culture around the world

World Startup Report: One man’s quest to document startup culture around the world

December 27, 2012 12:45 pm by | 1 Comments

A small team of Silicon Valley entrepreneurs will travel to 29 different countries in the next nine months to assess the startups, founders, ’big players,’ the local challenges, and the ... Read more
Y Combinator cuts startup class size: “We grew too fast”

Y Combinator cuts startup class size: “We grew too fast”

December 3, 2012 3:10 pm by | 0 Comments

Y Combinator just cut its startup class size down from 84 to a little less than 50 ’ nearly halving the amount of accepted startups, just like it recently halved ... Read more
Y Combinator cuts startup investment to $80K, instead of $150K

Y Combinator cuts startup investment to $80K, instead of $150K

November 26, 2012 2:44 pm by | 0 Comments

Y Combinator, one of Silicon Valley’s most well-known startup incubators, is tightening the purse strings. It announced today that it is decreasing the $150,000 investments startups get for being in ... Read more