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(Reuters) — Three users of the Facebook Messenger app sued Facebook on Tuesday, saying the social network violated their privacy by collecting logs of their phone calls and text messages, in the latest legal challenge facing the company. The U.S. lawsuit filed in federal court in the Northern District of California seeks status as a […]
While the Midwest continues to lag Silicon Valley in the total amount of venture capital raised, there is still progress being made as more of the region’s fast-growing tech startups raise rounds that are closer to Silicon Valley-size. Root Insurance, a Columbus-based car insurance startup that calculates insurance premiums based upon driver behavior, announced today […]
Artificial intelligence is having a moment across the business world. Data and technology have become valuable differentiators for many industries, and companies that want to remain on the cutting edge are exploring the potential of what AI can do for them. And, as with many buzzed-about business trends, many enterprises are throwing around the term […]
Nvidia loves the graphics processing unit (GPU), and all of the new kinds of computing it has enabled from self-driving cars to medical imaging devices. And venture capitalists are showing their love too, by investing in GPU computing startups. Jeff Herbst, vice president of business development at Nvidia, said in an interview that he was […]
I had coffee on a recent morning with an entrepreneur, as I often do. What struck me about this founder, an enthusiastic Ohioan named Austin Allison, was how unremarkable his remarkable story was. He is CEO of dotloop, a maker of cloud-based software that streamlines the maddeningly slow dance of documentation that accompanies any home […]
Trying to be all things to all people is not your smartest move. Here’s what you should do instead. March 27, 2018 5 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. When we talk about the “Goldilocks Syndrome,” we’re referring of course to the familiar fairy tale in which the little girl Goldilocks breaks […]
The U.S. is still a tech innovation hub, but other regions are on the rise, according to KPMG’s annual survey of tech leaders. Silicon Valley and San Francisco are together viewed as the top hub, but Shanghai ranks as the biggest rival when it comes to innovation. No. 2 behind Shanghai is Tokyo, then London, New […]
Mark Pincus has left the building. Well, sort of. In a statement issued earlier today, Pincus, the founder and CEO of Zynga, the troubled gaming start-up that’s been struggling to maintain its relevance ever since its IPO in December 2011, announced he’s fired himself, and hired another industry veteran–Don Mattrick, a former head of Microsoft’s […]
Here’s how to make sense of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act. March 26, 2018 1 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. You’ve done your homework on retirement and 401(k) plans. You think you know everything you need to know about fees and returns and being a sponsor. You’re up to […]
Acer has today lifted the lid on the first known tablet to run Google’s Chrome OS out of the box. While the device did make a brief unofficial appearance on the internet earlier this year, today marks the official launch of the Chromebook Tab 10, which is an education-focused tablet that’s designed to “promote engagement […]
Mark Zuckerberg wasn’t afraid to risk a $ 2 billion investment in Oculus that didn’t pay off What are you afraid of? March 26, 2018 5 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. In 2014, Mark Zuckerberg invested $ 2 billion in the startup virtual reality (VR) platform, Oculus. Observers, including the media, expected […]
Andy Palmer has started at least five companies by my count–and I’d guess he has invested in dozens of others. Based on that experience, I’d consider him an expert when it comes to deciding whether you have what it takes to be an entrepreneur. After graduating from Bowdoin with a major in English, History, […]