Investors are slowing their roll around so-called unicorns, or privately held companies with a valuation of $1 billion or more on paper. According to a new report from PitchBook, only 17 U.S. companies have clicked over to unicorn status so far this year. In both 2014 and 2015 — the peak unicorn years — more […]
Read moreAs Amazon has grown more dominant, investors’ interest in e-commerce start-ups has plunged. In 2016, venture deal volume in e-commerce start-ups dropped to a four-year low, while the total dollar amount was almost slashed in from the year before, according to CB Insights. But there are ways to thrive in this environment, even when Amazon […]
Read moreThe NX200t has the characteristic Lexus smoothness, with superb ride quality over rough pavement and a quiet ride at freeway speeds. The only chink in its armor is a bit of busyness in the suspension when you get near and above 70 miles per hour, but that’s mostly a factor of the shortened wheelbase. While […]
Read moreUsually you just have to hold the power button to put Bluetooth headphones into pairing mode. If that doesn’t work, check the manual that came with your headphones. An LED indicator typically flashes blue and red or you’ll hear a noise through the headphones when they’re ready to roll. For this tutorial, I have a […]
Read moreHow do you bring a fire-breathing dragon to life? It starts with studying the movement of real-life lizards and bats, according to Sven Martin, the visual effects supervisor at Pixomondo. The company helped create dragons for HBO’s blockbuster “Game of Thrones”, which concludes its seventh season tonight. Martin and his team needed to create creatures […]
Read moreFire departments have a new tool at their disposal in determining the fastest way to put out a fire: drones Unmanned aerial vehicles are being sent to fire locations as scouts, using gas sensors and cameras with thermal imaging technology to help first responders in their rescue efforts. “One of the reasons why it can […]
Read moreThe content race is on. Just this week Apple announced plans to invest $1 billion to buy and produce original programing next year. In 2016, HBO spent a reported $2 billion on content, and in 2017, Netflix plans to spend a whopping $6 billion. There’s lots to watch, but is the viewer ready? Recode Managing […]
Read moreFacebook has recently hired former New York Times public editor Liz Spayd on a consulting basis to help manage the company’s efforts around giving users more “transparency” into how the massive social network makes decisions. A Facebook spokesperson said that her job would be to help expand early moves to chronicle what it does related […]
Read moreJeffrey Cohn runs a program that trains and grooms future CEOs — and he said that Uber’s board isn’t doing the best job of it at the moment. The ride-hailing start-up has been without a CEO since June, when founder Travis Kalanick stepped down following a wave of bad publicity. Since then, the board has […]
Read moreRide-hailing pioneers Uber may be stemming losses and increasing bookings. But the company is still embroiled in bad PR and lawsuits on several fronts. Those distractions, combined with a vacuum in management there, leave Uber at serious risk of losing business to competitors like Lyft. On Friday, Uber’s former director of product design, Ethan Eismann, […]
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