Government contractors behind HealthCare.gov said that while their own pieces of the site passed final testing, the responsibility of testing the entire site end-to-end fell to the Department of Health and… Read more »
With $1.65 million from several Silicon Valley investors, BloomNation is the latest flower-selling business to take on older companies like 1-800-Flowers. Read more »
As competition grows in the booming kids’ app industry, San Francisco-based Fingerprint Digital is turning to the enterprise for broader distribution. Read more »
After growing concerns over companies that manage and store student data, a U.S. Senator is asking the Department of Education about how it scrutinizes data-centric third-party vendors. Read more »
Foundry Group managing director Brad Feld says that instead of bringing in more tech talent to fix the ailing HealthCare.gov, the government should take the site offline and launch it again… Read more »
San Francisco-based BetterDoctor wants to learn from its users to help pair them with the doctors that best meet their needs and preferences. Read more »
E-commerce giant eBay plans to increase its footprint in local commerce by expanding its on-demand delivery service eBay Now to 25 cities by the end of 2014 and acquiring startup Shutl. Read more »
In his first health-focused event since it became clear that the new health insurance marketplaces are hobbled by technical problems, President Obama said top private sector IT experts are working to… Read more »
In its first national equity investment, Mark Zuckerberg’s Startup:Education fund has co-led a seed round in K-12 education startup Panorama Education. Read more »