OFDelgado: 2016

Friday, June 17, 2016

How Facebook at Work is getting tested by its first global marketing agency: https://t.co/89P7r9Zi1T https://t.co/nL1eacF4kG

Google self-driving car’s Chris Urmson on California DMV: “same old status quo”

Thursday, June 16, 2016

Blockchain Lures IBM, Wells Fargo for Transaction Network

Blockchain, the bitcoin-linked software ledger that's touted as a way to speed up and simplify how transactions are recorded, just won the backing of finance and technology titans including IBM, Wells Fargo & Co.

Colopl Launches $50M Global Fund Dedicated To Virtual Reality

There's no shortage of ideas and projects in the virtual reality space. There are tons of studios popping up all over the world to create immersive content for the platform.

Market Slumps as Energy and Commodity Prices Drop

Stocks skidded Thursday as a late drop erased the market's gains from the day before. Companies that sell oil, gold and silver tumbled along with the prices of ... “This was one of the biggest risks confronting the industry over the last year,” said ...

AMD announces open source initiative GPUOpen

In a nutshell, AMD is releasing a slew of open-source software and tools to give developers of games, heterogeneous applications, and HPC applications deeper access to the GPU and GPU resources.
http://www.infoworld.com/article/3015782/linux/amd-announces-open-source-initiative-gpuopen.html

The Breitling Exospace B55 is the latest luxury smartwatch

Wednesday, June 15, 2016

Firefox users on Windows can now watch Netflix without a plugin

Heisman Trophy winner 2015: Will Derrick Henry win?

Jackson, the 1985 winner from Auburn, and Ingram, the 2009 winner from Alabama, are two of the five members of the Heisman club who were born in Alabama, played their college football in Alabama or both.

Heartland (HPY) Hits 52-Week High on Latest Merger Deal

The company's introduction of secure point-of-sale (POS) software solution, featuring out-of-scope capacity, data security protection and a comprehensive breach warranty to LiquorPOS beverage retailers was also cheered by investors.
http://www.nasdaq.com/article/heartland-hpy-hits-52-week-high-on-latest-merger-deal-cm556204

TechCrunch’s favorite things of 2015

Gillette sues Dollar Shave Club for alleged patent infringement

Tuesday, June 14, 2016

DoorDash partners with b8ta for on-demand tech gadget delivery

Software-as-a-Service: What businesses need to know via

#CTO, Amir Hussain talks about aggressive plans to transform core #network
CTO network

With Heisman Trophy Tucked Away, Spotlight Falls on Look-Alikes

The Heisman presentation has been held at various locations since ESPN began to carry it in 1994. The trophy's longtime home was the Downtown Athletic Club, but when the Sept.

China unveils its first software package for independent nuclear power technology https://t.co/81TJ9Kgs0O https://t.co/mi6sLe0IQA

Monday, June 13, 2016

Buckle up because the TechCrunch Events Calendar is here

Google dedicates $1M in research grants to keep Google Drive safe

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Facebook Unlocks Livestream Marketing Stunts From Verified Pages by @joshconstine

Apple Promotes Jeff Williams To COO, Puts Phil Schiller In Charge Of App Store by @sarahintampa

Sunday, June 12, 2016

Flipboard Overhauls Publisher Pages With Verified Badges, 'End Card' Links And Ad Tech by @ingridlunden

Stepes Is A Bet That A Chat App Can Mobilize Crowdsourced Translation by @riptari

Microsoft's Cloud Strategy Needs To Expand Beyond Office 365

An increase in Research & Development budget, or reshuffling of sales people will not reduce the threat from rivals of Microsoft Office.

"Do or do not

There is no try." https://t.co/4jl62VzreW #StarWarsTheForceAwakens https://t.co/c77PjjRj2p

Online Publisher Purch Acquires ShopSavvy by @anthonyha

Adobe’s New App, Adobe Post, Lets Anyone Create Professional Graphics by @sarahintampa

Saturday, June 11, 2016

Molotov Signs Deals With LG And Samsung To Come To Your Smart TV by @romaindillet

Tencent Takes Full Control Of 'League Of Legends' Creator Riot Games by @jonrussell

Songkick Raises Another $10M From WMG Owner Access Industries by @sohear

Service, The Customer Service Startup, Launches Its iOS App by @fitztepper

Martin Shkreli, The World's Most Unpopular Pharmaceutical Exec, Arrested For Securities Fraud by @catherineshu

Friday, June 10, 2016

5 Ways Open Source Programmers and Companies Make Money

Open source software is usually free of cost. So how do open source developers and companies make money? Here's a look at different open source business models, and examples of companies and organizations that have successfully endorsed them.

Greenland ice melt speed has doubled https://t.co/625ywxGmoH https://t.co/QvKhMjFC7x

Telegram Gets 1.5M Download Spike As Brazil WhatsApp Shutdown Kicks In by @riptari

TechCrunch Is Going To Davos by @mikebutcher

Blockchain Lures IBM, Wells Fargo to Develop Transaction Network

Tech Will Save Us Raises $1.8M To Take Hardware/Software Hacking Mainstream by @mikebutcher

Thursday, June 9, 2016

SAP S/4HANA to Simplify amp; Support Wipro Business Structure

Market research company Gartner forecasted that global spending on enterprise application software will likely grow 7.5% to $149.9 billion in 2015, as increasing number of companies continue to upgrade core functionality.

New Relic CEO: “Just thankful we’re not in that unicorn bucket”

Springboard Raises $1.7M For Its Mentor-Based Approach To Online Learning by @jonrussell

China's Huawei Hopes to Connect With US Smartphone Market

Already one of the top handset makers in China, Huawei is seeking to bolster its image as a consumer brand in mature Western markets to boost profit and show it can compete in the global market. In emerging markets in Asia, Africa and ... The Chinese ...