ReservationHop is just the latest startup idea to trigger a firestorm of criticism from those who see its service as unethical. Just because a financial opportunity might exist in a particular… Read more »
Swedish telecom equipment maker Ericsson(s eric) is opening up a new Bay Area regional HQ in Santa Clara in two office buildings being built as part of the new Santa Clara… Read more »
There’s no American family name more associated with the automobile than Ford. In a wide-ranging interview, Bill Ford — Henry’s great-grandson and executive chairman of Ford Motor Company — says car… Read more »
Ireland’s government is pulling out all the stops to brand the country as a hotbed of technology. But marketing alone is not enough for Ireland — or any other country –… Read more »
A Facebook initiative to give internet access to people in underdeveloped countries, and a proposal to teach a homeless man to program — two examples of a kind of tone-deaf mindset… Read more »
Silicon Valley will soon be getting a reminder of the power of thinking big: a life-sized bronzed statue of Nikola Tesla in Palo Alto, Calif. Read more »
Following the collapse of the first wave of cleantech investing, and an attention on digital technology, Silicon Valley has moved even further away from using tech to fight climate change. And… Read more »
The United States Patent Office will open a branch in San Jose this year as part of its effort to provide better quality patents for regional economies. The office’s first leader… Read more »
Start spreading the news — New York’s buzziest new media start-ups draw from a richer cultural tapestry that can lure engineering talent from Palo Alto, Gotham founders say. Now they just… Read more »