Led by the former CEO of biotech company Genentech and Apple chairman Arthur Levinson, Google’s latest venture, Calico, wants to tackle aging and related illnesses. Read more »
Taxi service Uber is hotter than ever — but its practice of keeping 50% of the gratuities it collects on behalf of drivers has attracted more lawsuits. Read more »
NoRedInk, a San Francisco startup founded by a former high school English teacher, has raised $2 million in a round led by Google Ventures. Read more »
We’re surrounded by broadband connections wherever we go, but we’re not allowed to access them. What if we could connect to every network we encounter? At Mobilize 2013 we’re advocating for… Read more »
The founders of Twilio, Android and the Pebble watch will all be onstage at Mobilize 2013 in October as well as a host of experts in design, infrastructure and data. Make… Read more »
A new report analyzing trends in venture capital found that Google Ventures has been the most active corporate VC since early 2012, which makes sense as the firm has Google’s financial… Read more »
Despite the hype around Google Glass, a group of venture capitalists who have invested in wearable tech say they’re not convinced it’s going to be a hit. Read more »
Rather than just emailing customers when a product they want drops in price, Nifti lets consumers look at charts and graphs of how the prices of certain items are peforming on… Read more »
Rich Miner is famous for co-creating Android, the mobile OS powerhouse, and now helps head up Google Ventures portfolio. What does he look for in a cool startup? Read more »