It’s Tech Thursday from Smallbiztechnology.com. Each week we take a quick look at business and technology news and updates for the small business community and share them with you in a quick and simple round-up. Startup BusinessShow More Summary
Anacor Pharmaceuticals to Present at Deutsche Bank's 38 th Annual Healthcare Conference PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Anacor Pharmaceuticals ( NAS: ANAC ) announced today that David Perry, the company's Chief Executive Officer,...Show More Summary
Hercules Technology Growth Capital to Present at the Stephens Spring Investment Conference PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Hercules Technology Growth Capital, Inc. ( NYS: HTGC ), the leading specialty finance company focused onShow More Summary
Multi-platform messaging service Imo.im has raised $13 million in second-round funding and updated its iOS and Android apps with a new feature called “Broadcasts.” Palo Alto, Calif.-based Imo.im offers web, iPhone, iPad, and Android apps for communicating with friends and …
Palo Alto, California-based imo.im, which offers a comprehensive communication and social discovery platform with the same name, has raised $13 million in a round of funding led by co-founder and... Keep reading ?
A diagram from Bob Metcalfe's original memo explaining how Ethernet works. (Credit: Palo Alto Research Center) Most people probably associate Ethernet with a simple cable cinched with phone-like jacks. But, Ethernet is so much more. It is the foundation for global Internet access and undoubtedly the world's most-used connectivity technology. Show More Summary
Electric carmaker Tesla Motors has repaid in full a U.S. Department of Energy loan, according to the Palo Alto, Calif.-based company. Tesla said the $451.8 million wired today represented the balance, plus interest, of a $465 million loan awarded in...
We're willing to bet there are bottles of champagne popping all the way from Washington, DC to Palo Alto, CA today with the announcement that Tesla Motors has, as suspected, paid off the entirety of its $465-million Department of Energy...Show More Summary
It wasn’t a question of if. It was a question of when. That’s because it involved the Berry’s. Tim Berry I’ve yet to meet the founder of Palo Alto Software. Yet. We’re both members of this Brain Trust. We have numerous mutual friends. We both write fro SBA.Gov. We have similar philosophies. Tim Berry (the founder) [...]
Aha Adds Hundreds More Stations of Terrestrial and Digital Radio CRN, Federated Radio and FreeStreams are the latest to join Aha's connected car platform PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Aha TM by HARMAN today launched hundreds of...Show More Summary
A 16-year-old boy, known by neighbors as "one of the good kids," was shot and killed last night while sitting in a car outside his parents' house in East Palo Alto. Police say the car was hit by 20 rounds in what may have been a case of mistaken identity. [ more › ]
Last month, in a waiting room at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital in Palo Alto, Calif., a small boy sat with a laptop, engrossed in a game. The game he played is Re-Mission 2: Nanobot's Revenge, one of a new collection of free online games for young cancer patients.
Bob Metcalfe, Dave Boggs and the rest of the scientists at Xerox Palo Alto Research Center in 1973 were a lot like young developers at a Silicon Valley startup today. "Beards, Birkenstocks, blue jeans, T-shirts," Metcalfe said earlier...Show More Summary
Biopharmaceutical Equipment and Technology Assets of Palo Alto, CA Campus of Pharmaceutical Developer Affymax to be Auctioned by Heritage Global Partners and Maynards June 13-14 SAN DIEGO & PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Heritage...Show More Summary
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Tesla designed its Model S from the ground up to allow software updates after it leaves the factory. (Credit: Wayne Cunningham/CNET) At Tesla's sunny headquarters in Palo Alto, I asked CTO JB Straubel when to expect the next model upgrade for the Model S. Show More Summary
Yahoo has gone shopping again. This week, Yahoo is celebrating the latest addition to its portfolio of acquired companies. This time, it’s Loki Studios, a Palo Alto based-mobile gaming startup. “We are thrilled to be joining the exceptional folks at Yahoo. We believe fully in their commitment to creating outstanding mobile products. We are excited [...]
It’s a rare fall rainy day in Palo Alto and SAP Executive Board Member Dr. Vishal Sikka is as sick as a dog. It’s less than a week until SAP Sapphire in Madrid and the community around him are like a worrying family. I had told them that it is okay. Show More Summary
Twitter announced Thursday it had acquired Ubalo, a Palo Alto, Calif.-based startup that aims to "make large-scale computing easier and more accessible to a technical audience," according to the company's site. It's a full talent and technology acquisition. Show More Summary
Anacor Pharmaceuticals Reports First Quarter 2013 Financial Results PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Anacor Pharmaceuticals ( NAS: ANAC ) announced today its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2013. "It was an eventful first quarter. Show More Summary