Google Ventures has a reputation for backing tech winners early on — it gave a boost to this little startup called Nest, for example. It wants to exert influence every step of the way, however, and it’s launching Google Capital to make this happe…
Not that there was much doubt after yesterday, but President Obama has just officially nominated Tom Wheeler to be the next Chairman of the FCC. In a statement, outgoing Chairman Julius Genachowski says that he has known Wheeler personally and pro…
Google believes that it’s naive to build a wearable technology like Google Glass and expect successful businesses to simply materialize from thin air; those firms will need a financial nudge, too. Accordingly, Google is forming the Glass Collective t…
The Canadian government today officially launched its Start-Up Visa Program, as part of an ongoing effort to lure foreign-born entrepreneurs within its borders — and away from Silicon Valley. The initiative, first announced in J…
As reported on Saturday, Michael Dell’s attempt to take Dell private has been challenged by a pair of rival bids. In a press release this morning, Dell’s board confirmed that it has received “two alternative acquisition proposals” fro…
A little more than two months after Blockbuster announced it had gone into administration, the British equivalent of filing Chapter 11 bankrupcy, the company has found a buyer. Reuters reports that Gordon Brothers Europe has purchased…
Bloomberg is reporting that Blackstone Group has submitted a preliminary offer to buy Dell. Citing a “person familiar with the matter,” the publication says the bid commits Blackstone to hold takeover discussions with the Texas comput…
It’s unlikely you’ll ever see unlimited data from AT&T again, but the carrier today rolled out three new Mobile Share packages for its most data-hungry customers. The company’s previous shared tiers topped out at 20GB, but now you…
While Microsoft’s main investment in sensor technology has been Kinect, the software maker hasn’t ventured into wearable devices recently. With devices like Jawbone and Nike’s FuelBand soaring in popularity, and Google’s Glass set to …
Surface, Microsoft’s hyped entry into the hardware market, left many puzzled. Is it Microsoft “priming the pump” as CEO Steve Ballmer originally claimed, or a more serious strategy of investment in hardware and devices? Speaking at Mi…
