7 years ago059As the result of a prolonged intellectual property lawsuit against Apple, chip production company Qualcomm’s profits and share prices have taken a major dive.
Earlier this year, Apple filed a lawsuit against Qualcomm, stating that the latter was overcharging for its chips and had asked manufacturers to withhold license payments so...
7 years ago068Naked Hub, the Shanghai-based startup, has officially announced a merger with JustCo, the Singapore-based co-working space company, in an effort to compete with industry leader WeWork. Naked Hub currently has 21 co-working locations across Asia, specifically in China, Hong Kong, and Vietnam, and the merger will add fuel to its goal of...
7 years ago053Amazon has officially launched Spark, an Instagram inspired app that allows users to easily shop for goods using a social media timeline feed. In an effort to promote more product reviews and an increase in online users, Amazon has paved the way for online shopping vendors to integrate with the social media industry.
Spark will allow...
7 years ago081This year will pass as the year in which sexual harassment and gender discrimination became most prevalent in Silicon Valley. It might also pass as the year that the big elephant in the room was finally addressed as a major issue, and a reality that the tech and startup worlds have yet to challenge.
The experience of Ellen K. Pao,...
7 years ago056Finally, you can use Google’s Backup and Sync desktop app on Mac and PC. With the new version of the app, users only need one application to backup files on desktops to either Google Photos or Google Drive.
This version of Backup and Sync will only be available for regular users for now. An enterprise focused Drive File Stream will...
7 years ago081One of the largest online lending marketplaces in the U.S., LendingTree has made a new hiring announcement. Brad Wilson will be the company's new Chief Marketing Officer, and will deliver Lending Tree’s branding strategy, marketing operations, and customer engagement. The company will look to continue its expansion in new financial...
7 years ago073Uber's board and shareholders have thought about selling shares to SoftBank and other companies. One of the early investors of Uber, Benchmark, a venture capital firm, is among a set of investors who have initiated talks to sell shares.
However, an unknown but familiar source from Softbank, who knows about the company's plans...
7 years ago072Recently, Netflix released the financial reports for its second quarter and their performance was brilliant, to say the least. The streaming giant added 5.2 million new users and increased revenues by $66 million in just 3 months.
Seeing such massive success, Wall Street analysts were surprised and applauded the company’s ability to...
7 years ago073Launched a couple of years ago as a consumer product, Google Glass failed to leave a mark for long. The Glass started as a passion project and ended up becoming a product that created great hype, but failed to deliver all it promised.
However, Google is now back with Glass 2.0, which is only made for employees and enterprises. This...
7 years ago071The recurring, and sometimes increasing, cost that a company faces involves customer acquisition. Companies spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on print media, television advertisements, and in some cases, even the always expensive Times Square ads.
Despite having the opportunity of a far greater and concerted reach, most companies...
7 years ago075NerdWallet recently announced it has laid off 6 additional employees specifically from its marketing team. In addition to the 40 employees that were cut off in April, including its VP of Growth, Henry Hsu, it is estimated that about 10% of employees have been cut from the finance company.
According to CEO Tim Chen, the reasoning...
7 years ago066Senior chief digital and marketing officer, Bertrand Bodson, will be leaving retail company Argos in September in what has been a 4-year stint for him. His departure comes less than a year after Argos' acquisition by Sainsbury’s, the second largest chain of supermarkets in the United Kingdom. Argos has stated they have no plans for a...