GigaomSan Francisco’s tech-in-government startup program almost ready to announce finalists
The Bay Area has big city problems and a surplus of startups. The mayor’s office wants to put them together to solve its greatest problems. Read more »
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The Bay Area has big city problems and a surplus of startups. The mayor’s office wants to put them together to solve its greatest problems. Read more »
New products like Stand and Market are not only broadening Square’s scope, but they’re necessitating a lot of new hires. It’s found a bigger HQ, increased its presence in NYC and… Read more »
You can’t swing a cat in San Francisco without bouncing it off a dozen open Wi-Fi signals. A Devicescape study found that twice as many businesses in SF offered Wi-Fi to… Read more »
MetroPCS has started selling the Samsung Galaxy S 4 in eight markets, but it’s not a CDMA device. It works on T-Mobile’s networks — a sure sign that T-Mobile is accelerating… Read more »
Apart from Los Angeles, this week’s expansion mainly targets smaller cities and towns, but Sprint is going urban once again this summer with a big 120-city push. Read more »
San Francisco cab drivers are bringing a class action suit against Uber, claiming that the car service should be regulated like other taxis. The suit is part of a nationwide dispute… Read more »
When it comes to tech, San Francisco is the company town, but that isn’t necessarily a good thing. Martin Amis things writing should be about longevity, something no one can accuse… Read more »
Comcast’s Wi-Fi network has pulled up stakes and is heading west to make its fortune in San Francisco and other California cities. The cable operators said it has deployed a “few… Read more »
Music video platform Vevo will give itself a visual refresh Thursday, decluttering its video watch pages and adding a whole new artist page. Those changes were driven by the company’s new… Read more »
The service expands from Washington, D.C. and Baltimore to let individuals and private garages rent out empty spaces. In San Francisco (and across the bay in neighboring Oakland), Parking Panda will… Read more »