“Is Ford cool?” asked a curt tech reporter during the auto company’s grand opening of its new computing-focused Silicon Valley center in Palo Alto, California on Thursday. The reporter likely meant:… Read more »
True disruption doesn’t mean merely competing. It means changing the structure of markets, the participants within them, and the balance of power. Read more »
Uber’s latest funding brings the company into the stratosphere of private company valuations. At $40 billion, Uber is believed to be four times more valuable than Airbnb, Snapchat, Palantir or Dropbox. Its… Read more »
The ongoing uproar over the ethically challenged Uber has brought about calls to delete the service. And to my surprise, some people are actually doing this: I’ve already seen a few… Read more »
Communities have existed on the web since its earliest days, with tech employees tasked with cultivating them. Until recently, however, community building wasn’t a profession in its own right. That’s starting… Read more »
Ever wondered why Facebook doesn’t give users more news feed control or what role design played in Uber’s path to world dominance? Find out both and more at Roadmap 2014. Read more »
Should employees be paid for the time they spend in line undergoing anti-theft searches at the end of a shift? An employee of an Amazon warehouse is leading an important test… Read more »
Consumers and business users alike are increasingly making transactions via mobile devices, and the growing importance of this channel is spurring companies to shift resources towards mobility initiatives. Read more »
The recent takedown of Uber and questions about its future by a famous finance professor reminded me that predicting the future is a risky business. As someone who has been wrong… Read more »