Steve Ballmer, the larger than life ex-CEO of Microsoft, introduced himself to the LA Clippers fans last week in typically captivating fashion, following his $2 billion purchase of the basketball team. As Clippers…
Soundcloud to monetize, Y-Combinator Demo Day and Stripe and Twitter team up
SoundCloud set to monetize The six-year-old music streaming service SoundCloud now has 175 million monthly users, making it four times bigger than Spotify. And the company has decided the time is right…
The Exit Report: Jetpac, T-Mobile, Shutterfly
JetPac acquired by Google, Iliad prepares another T-Mobile offer and more in this week’s report on M&A and IPO activity.
Which carrier is winning the LTE battle?
Bill Moore, CEO of RootMetrics, sheds light on the battle for superiority in the LTE space. The big story in mobile network performance continues to be LTE, which has moved from…
Central European talent fuels Berlin-based GoEuro’s success
Naren Shaam only started GoEuro a little over a year ago. But the India-born, U.S.-educated entrepreneur’s decision to launch the travel aggregator in Berlin has paid back beyond all expectations. And with…
Tech investors could lose out as Kremlin counter-sanctions E.U., U.S.
Tech businesses face setbacks due to a round of sanctions imposed by the Russian government on the U.S. and European Union. The bans, which come amid heightened political tension in war-torn Ukraine,…
Weekly Digest: Taxi market heats up, Russian PM has Twitter hacked, Sprint to slash prices
Taxi Market Heating Up Disruption is one of the most overused words in technology, but there is perhaps no better term to describe what Uber and its scrappy rival Lyft are doing…
Amazon’s new ventures worry investors further
So far 2014 has been a tough year for Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos. In recent weeks, his net worth reportedly shrank by up to $1 billion thanks to a 16% drop in…
Amazon reports huge second quarter loss despite sales increase
Amazon announced a worse than expected loss for the second quarter of 2014 despite an increase in sales, as investments in a range of new products and services took their toll on…
Apple’s mixed earnings report reveals second straight quarter of dwindling iPad sales
Apple reported mixed quarterly earnings today, with increased iPhone sales, higher than expected net income and strong growth in gross margins offset by declining iPad sales and lower than expected revenue. Apple…