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GE’s big data software targets healthcare, other industries

GE’s big data software targets healthcare, other industries

June 18, 2013 3:42 pm by | 0 Comments

Offering a ’big data’ solution is apparently irresistible to every company on the planet. Mega-corporation General Electric has just announced a new big data and analytics platform it calls ’Predictivity’ ... Read more

Imagine an Internet scrubbed of child pornography (Google is working on it)

Imagine an Internet scrubbed of child pornography (Google is working on it)

June 16, 2013 5:33 pm by | 1 Comments

Search and mobile superpower Google is working on new technology that would effectively purge all images of child pornography and abuse from most of the web. Google disclosed new efforts ... Read more


From robot tech to humans: hardware to “see” the world around you

From robot tech to humans: hardware to “see” the world around you

June 3, 2013 11:18 am by | 0 Comments

MOSCOW ’ After working for several years to give robots the ability to see and detect objects, the founders of Moscow-based Oriense logically decided to bring their promising tech to ... Read more

Your doctor’s next “prescription” might be an app

Your doctor’s next “prescription” might be an app

May 30, 2013 11:00 am by | 0 Comments

Health Q&A startup HealthTap has added a new feature to its popular mobile apps called AppRx that lets doctors recommend high-quality medical mobile apps to everyday users. HealthTap caught our ... Read more

Fred Wilson says the best entrepreneurs are ‘crazy but mentally healthy’

Fred Wilson says the best entrepreneurs are ‘crazy but mentally healthy’

April 30, 2013 2:13 pm by | 0 Comments

Fred Wilson shared a lot of thoughts today in an interview on-stage today at TechCrunch Disrupt NY. Not only did he talk about why Foursquare is doing fine, but he ... Read more

KelDoc – the ‘French ZocDoc’ – scores 700K from Alven Capital

KelDoc – the ‘French ZocDoc’ – scores 700K from Alven Capital

April 25, 2013 12:58 pm by | 0 Comments

New York doctor appointments startup ZocDoc has seen relatively good traction in the U.S., but it is not available in other countries. So it makes sense that international startups similar ... Read more

IBM buys UrbanCode to help companies push out software updates faster

IBM buys UrbanCode to help companies push out software updates faster

April 22, 2013 11:48 am by | 0 Comments

IBM has acquired software delivery startup UrbanCode to better help businesses push out updates of mobile, cloud, social, and big data applications, the company announced today. Cleveland-based UrbanCode claims to ... Read more


Here’s what execs learned at our Mobile Summit boardroom sessions

Here’s what execs learned at our Mobile Summit boardroom sessions

April 20, 2013 11:58 am by | 0 Comments

One of the more unique offerings in VentureBeat’s Mobile Summit event are breakout sessions where executives can talk off the record about some of the most pressing problems in the ... Read more

ForSight Vision5 sees $8M in new funding for emerging eye tech

ForSight Vision5 sees $8M in new funding for emerging eye tech

April 12, 2013 5:53 pm by | 0 Comments

ForSight Vision5, a mysterious eye technology startup from the incubator ForSight Labs, has raised $8 million in new funding, according to a new SEC filing. Menlo Park, Calif.-based ForSight Labs ... Read more

Why ZocDoc is winning: dissenting employees, unlimited vacation, & Diet Coke

Why ZocDoc is winning: dissenting employees, unlimited vacation, & Diet Coke

April 8, 2013 11:10 am by | 0 Comments

New York City health startup ZocDoc is best known for helping Americans easily book doctor appointments online. That simple premise helps attract more than 2.5 million unique visitors to ZocDoc’s ... Read more

Big data startup Sociocast conjures $1M, opens up ‘Prediction API’ to small business

Big data startup Sociocast conjures $1M, opens up ‘Prediction API’ to small business

February 19, 2013 3:01 pm by | 0 Comments

Big data and analytics startup Sociocast has raised $1 million in new funding, which it will use hire new staff and to beef up its flagship Prediction APIproduct. New York-based ... Read more

Heathcare software biz Recondo Technology grabs $20M from Bregal Sagemount

Heathcare software biz Recondo Technology grabs $20M from Bregal Sagemount

January 24, 2013 10:43 am by | 0 Comments

Healthcare software and cloud solutions company Recondo Technology has received a $20 million investment from Bregal Sagemount to accelerate its growth in the booming healthcare sector. Greenwood Village, Co.-based Recondo ... Read more

Accelerator SparkLabKC joins Google Fiber to put Kansas City on the map for startups

Accelerator SparkLabKC joins Google Fiber to put Kansas City on the map for startups

January 23, 2013 12:21 pm by | 0 Comments

Kansas City most recently attracted attention from the startup community because of super-fast Google Fiber, but the just-announced startup accelerator SparkLabKC could help solidify KC as a genuine startup hub. ... Read more

Futurist Ray Kurzweil joins Google to work on AI and Siri competitor

Futurist Ray Kurzweil joins Google to work on AI and Siri competitor

December 15, 2012 10:55 am by | 0 Comments

Prominent futurist and author Ray Kurzweil has accepted a position as director of engineering at Google, where he plans to work on technology developments in language processing, machine learning, and ... Read more

Walmart starts offering iPhone 5 for $127, 4S for $47, & fourth-gen iPad for $399

Walmart starts offering iPhone 5 for $127, 4S for $47, & fourth-gen iPad for $399

December 14, 2012 7:03 pm by | 0 Comments

With the holidays here or fast approaching, it’s time for some great last-minute deals. Walmart is leading the charge with some phenomenal Apple deals ’ $399 for the 16GB fourth-generation ... Read more