Silicon Valley's Diversity Fail Includes White-Male Dominated VCs (And It's Killing Women And Minority Startups)
Lack of diversity within Silicon Valley is no secret, but what many in tech still don’t acknowledge is the lack of women and minorities involved in the venture capital part of the industry.
Yahoo Buys Polyvore, Enters E-Commerce Game With Purchase Of Social Fashion Shopping Site
Polyvore, a social shopping site, generates revenue through advertisements.
Uber Now Worth $51 Billion After Latest Round Of Funding;Now Most Valuable Startup In The World
Uber's $51 billion valuation ties what Facebook was worth just before it went public in 2012.
Facebook Pregnancy: Mark Zuckerberg And Priscilla Chan Announce Baby Girl On The Way
Facebook CEO Zuckerberg said his daughter gave a thumbs-up "like" in an ultrasound image.
Facebook Unveils Its First Drone Aircraft, Capable Of Beaming Internet Via Lasers
The social network's first drone is solar powered and can transmit data at 10 gigabits per second using lasers, which are 10 times faster than previous technologies.
New Apple TV To Debut In September Alongside iPhone 6s; No TV Subscription Service Expected
The new Apple TV will launch with a corresponding and long-awaited app store.
LinkedIn Corp (LNKD) Q2 2015 Earnings: Revenues Top $700 Million As Mobile Growth Fuels Strong Quarter
LinkedIn said mobile access now accounts for 52 percent of its traffic.
Arctic Drilling: Portland's Bridge-Dangling Activists Take To Reddit To Answer Shell Protest Questions
"For people who live in the Arctic, the permafrost is melting, and indigenous communities are literally melting away," said one of 13 bridge-dangling protesters in Portland, Oregon.
Samsung Schedules Aug. 13 Unpacked Event, Expected To Announce New Galaxy Note 5
The South Korean electronics giant is also expected to announce the Galaxy S6 Edge Plus smartphone.
Major Android Vulnerability Leaves 950 Million Mobile Devices Susceptible To Hackers
All hackers really need are a list of Android phone numbers and they could start infiltrating devices.
Independent Tech Coding Schools Are Helping Silicon Valley With Its Race Problem
Many Silicon Valley companies struggle to find tech-talented women and minorities because they limit their recruiting to a few elite schools.
Snapchat To Add BuzzFeed, Vox As New Discover Partners; Warner Music Out
BuzzFeed and Vox will get their own Snapchat Discover channels at some point this summer.
Yahoo Inc (YHOO) Q2 2015 Earnings: Mobile Growth Strong But Search Revenue Sees Decline
A November deal to become Firefox's default search engine is costing the company more money than advertising is bringing in.
Meet Quid, The Silicon Valley Big Data Analytics Startup That Hopes To Shake Up The 2016 Presidential Race
For $25,000 per year, Quid lets its users analyze millions of documents at a time.
Google Inc (GOOG) Q2 2015 Earnings: YouTube Shrugs Off Facebook Video Threat, Doubles Mobile Watch Time In Q2
The Google subsidiary saw its average viewing session surpass more than 40 minutes, up more than 50 percent year to year.
Google Inc (GOOG) Q2 2015 Earnings: Mobile Search Ad Business Finally Pointing In Right Direction
The search giant attributed its healthy second-quarter ad revenue to a strong performance by its mobile search business.
Jeb Bush Woos Silicon Valley By Throwing Washington Under An Uber: 'Like General Motors In 1975'
The Republican front-runner said Washington "looks more like General Motors in 1975."
Uber Facing $7.3 Million Fine Or Suspension In California After Failing To Comply With Regulatory Rules
The $40 billion ridesharing company failed to provide accessibility information, the California Public Utilities Commission said Wednesday.
Google Wants You To Use A Tablet To Drive Your Car, New Patent Shows
Users could steer their vehicle or apply the brakes with Google's new tablet technology.
Apple To Show Gains For Women, African-Americans, Latinos In 2015 Diversity Report, HR Chief Says
By contrast, Google and Yahoo, which have already released their 2015 reports, saw no gains for women or minorities.
Google Curbs Hiring, Slows Spending In Effort To Become More Efficiently Run Company
The search giant reportedly capped hiring for its struggling Google+ team.
Uber Becomes An Issue For Clinton, Bush As 2016 Candidates Debate Economic Policy
Clinton criticized companies like Uber for misclassifying workers as independent contractors.
Greece Debt Crisis: #ThisIsACoup Trends Following Germany's Far-Reaching List Of Demands
Creditors' demands are seen by many as a strategy by Germany and others to oust Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras.
Trump Uses Guzman Escape For 'I Told You So' Moment As He Continues Criticism Of Mexico And Its People
Trump said Guzman's escape is an example of Mexican corruption for which the U.S. has to pay.
'Chapo' Guzman: Here's Everything Being Done To Capture The Escaped Mexican Drug Lord
Mexican Federal Police are patrolling roads near Altiplano, the maximum security federal prison from which Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman escaped, in hope of finding the fugitive.
Turkey Arrests 45 ISIS Recruits At Syrian Border City Gaziantep
Gaziantep is known to be a stepping-stone for Islamic State group recruits seeking to get into Syria.
Boehner Critical Of Iran Nuclear Deal, Would Prefer Standoff
The U.S. House of Representatives speaker suggested the U.S. should scrap talks with Iran over its nuclear program.
Ellen Pao Resigns CEO Post At Reddit, To Be Replaced By Company Co-Founder Steve Huffman
Pao had received a barrage of criticism from Reddit users and moderators following the firing of Victoria Taylor, a popular employee.
Facebook Lets Users Decide What And Who They See In Their News Feed
Facebook's new tools let users decide which of their friends and pages' posts they'll see first on their News Feeds.
IBM In Major Breakthrough With Computer Chips Featuring Tiny 7-Nanometer Transistors
Big Blue's new chips are a microscopic 7 nanometers small. By comparison, a strand of DNA is 2.5 nanometers.
