Digital media repository Dropbox has reportedly raised $250 million in a funding round led by BlackRock Inc. The colossal investment values the 5-year-old company, known for scaling at a sprint, at roughly…
Google dominates mobile ad market but Apple continues to rake in the revenue
Total mobile advertising spending will reach $18 billion in 2014, according to recent research from Gartner, and at the center of this industry is a fierce battle between Google and Apple. Google’s…
Internet erupts as Gmail falters
In what many seemed to take as a sign of the Internet apocalypse, Google’s email service went down for about 15 minutes this morning. Those trying to access their online mail accounts…
Nutanix shows IPO can wait with $101m funding round
When converged infrastructure company Nutanix raised a $33 million in Series C funding last year, analysts thought an IPO might follow. Instead, the company recently acquired upwards of $100 million in a…
What does Google gain from its $3.2 billion Nest Labs acquisition?
Google’s $3.2 billion acquisition of Nest Labs Inc. is it’s second biggest ever. This is what the Internet giant got for its money. One of Silicon Valley’s rising stars Nest Labs, which…
Ten talking points from CES 2014
CES has now come to a close, and the ordered chaos which comes from one of the largest events in the industry has ended. As ever, CES was a show of contrasts.…
Qualcomm makes Mollenkopf CEO, halts Microsoft rumors
Qualcomm COO Steve Mollenkopf will be promoted to the position of CEO, as the company fights off interest for his services from Microsoft. Current CEO Dr. Paul Jacobs, the son of Qualcomm…
Is Amazon’s drone plan all for show?
Amazon has announced plans to take to the skies with a fleet of delivery drones, which would send customers’ orders directly to them within 30 minutes of an order being placed. The…
Google targets final frontier of smartphones with Moto G
By Anam Alpenia Google-owned Motorola has debuted the Moto G, a sub-$200 device aimed at the final frontier: total dissemination of smartphones. With decent specs (the phone will come to the U.S.…
The 10 most active investors in Silicon Valley tech start ups
A report on financing and exit trends in Silicon Valley released today by CB Insights has revealed the ten most active investors in technology start ups from 2009 to date. The report,…