Warren Buffet pumped a billion dollars into Apple on Monday. Which might not seem a big deal given the Berkshire Hathaway magnate’s estimated $66.7bn worth, or that Apple shares are in an investor-baiting…
Apple Invests $1bn in Chinese Ride-Hail Giant
Apple has made a $1 billion investment in China’s ride-hailing app Didi Chuxing, in a move CEO Tim Cook said would help the company “learn more” about the Chinese market. Didi Chuxing,…
Here Are Tech’s Top 20 Salary Payers
Recruiting site Glassdoor’s recent report on America’s top-paying companies showed that tech, alongside consulting, is the country’s leading industry for high wages. No fewer than 20 of the 25 biggest payers were…
The Capital Partnership Agrees Deal to Acquire Northgate Capital
The Capital Partnership has agreed to acquire Northgate Capital, the California-based venture capital and private equity investment firm with $4.8 billion in assets under management. The London and Dubai-based asset management firm…
Google’s Go Victory – Four Other Times AI has Taken on Humanity at Games
Yesterday’s defeat of legendary Go player Lee Se-dol marked yet another benchmark in the progress of artificial intelligence. The win, in South Korean capital Seoul, takes the Silicon Valley firm’s AlphaGo program…
Four Places With Surprisingly Slow Internet Speeds
by Anam Alpenia The Obamas raised eyebrows this weekend by complaining about, of all things, spotty Wifi in the White House. “It can be a little sketchy,” the First Lady told CBS’…
2015 in Tech: The Year’s Biggest Winners and Losers
In another big year for technology news, there were, as always, plenty of winners and losers. Here Red Herring checks out some of those who felt on top of the world, and…
Hyperloop to bet big at Vegas – and other transport tech tales
Hyperloop Technologies (HT) will test-run its cutting-edge tube-based “fifth mode of transport” next month, on the outskirts of Reno. But while the train(ish) concept – conceived by Elon Musk in 2012 but…
Top software testing trends to look out for
As the software development landscape evolves, testing processes must also adapt to quality assurance needs and user requirements. Organizations that adopt agile testing methodologies especially have to keep new considerations in mind…
Red Herring names 2015 Global Top 100 winners in L.A.
The Red Herring Top 100 Global event came to a close in L.A. last week, as a formidable list of 100 startups walked away with an award. The event brought together winners…