Historically, developers independently implemented error handling, observability, and security within each application or microservice to ensure the success of inbound and outbound…
Read MoreSelfies, Selfies and more selfies: so much so it is the word of the year and in order to celebrate and understand the concept of selfie, I decided to curate seven of the best pieces I have read around selfies.…
Read MoreInstagram, a visual communication platform is looking for way to expand its appeal to its 200 million (and growing) community of users. First it was short-form video. Now it has a whole new feature up its sleeve. What is that? Read on to find out.…
Read MoreQualcomm, facing some headwinds in its business, is looking to trim some fat, sources tell us. The company cut some VP level executives and many others in order to rein in expenses. Some details...…
Read MorePinterest on Wednesday announced Place Pins, a new variation of its core product that allows folks to pin and create boards for places they like or want to visit. Pinterest's diversification comes close on the heels of a massive round of funding at nosebleed valuations.…
Read MoreDid Twitter really leave a billion dollars on the table? Or was it smart? Why did Chegg crash and what makes Zulily IPO so hot? Those answers plus more pointers abut the direction that IPO markets might take in next few months.…
Read MoreInstagram started experimenting with advertising recently. It is only following what its members have already started doing - embedding commercial messages into instagrams they share. It might pose an interesting challenge for the photo network.…
Read MoreCompass-EOS is an Israeli company that is trying to rethink routing. It has invented a new optical chip to do that. And all that means it has needed money - about $160 million in total, of which $42 million came just recently.…
Read MoreWhen it comes to US broadband, AT&T (s t) trails Comcast (s CMCSA) both in terms of speed and customers. But it…
Read MoreThe role of Amazon's web services in revolutionizing the startup ecosystem is well illustrated by the spectacular rise of Dropbox, an online storage service. Their symbiotic relationship shows why Amazon has such a massive lead over rivals in the ever evolving business of cloud computing.…
Read MoreThe Internet Unpluggers, Somalia’s Pirate King, How Couchsurfing fell on hard times, Rock star scientist Pardis Sabeti, the rise of Robots and the fall of the House of Moon are all on the menu this week. Enjoy!…
Read MoreDropbox today announced a new version that allows seamless switching and co-existence between work and personal dropbox accounts. The new version of the software puts lot of control in the hands of administrators who can keep a tight control on file sharing related activities.…
Read MoreKno, launched with much fanfare, raised nearly $100 million in venture capital and debt, only to find out that the world of education didn't care much for the company's products or for that matter the company itself. It crash landed at Intel last weekend.…
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