Airware raises $25 million to build the operating system for drones
By Ben Popper, theverge.comThe funding will create a sales and marketing team as the FAA prepares to legalize UAVs in the US
Lots of different industries are interested in the potential for drones to improve their businesses, from agriculture to mining to…
davepell: HBO was valued at $20 billon ...
HBO was valued at $20 billon in the Murdoch bid for Time Warner. WhatsApp was valued at $19 billion.
Spark Labs raises $4.9M to make an OS for the internet of things
Stacey Higginbotham, gigaom.comSpark Labs, the company that last year built a development board that lets people make connected devices that could connect to a cloud service, has raised $4.9 million to take its business to the next step. And according to Zach Supal…
Windows ‘Threshold’ to Refocus on Desktop Users
John Moltz:
I know we’ve been over this again and again, but in addition to the conceptual flaw of trying to make one operating system for desktop and mobile, there’s a marketing problem as …
"If a Nest Thermostat is turned under 72 degrees when the air conditioning is turned on, then send a Twitter DM to me so I can yell at my kids."
Google Makes Its Nest At The Center Of The Smart Home | TechCrunch
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"Okay Google, turn down the heat."
Google Makes Its Nest At The Center Of The Smart Home | TechCrunch
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Amazon's Whale Strategy
Ben Thompson:
The question, though, is if the Fire phone is perfect for Amazon’s customers. Just because someone loves Amazon doesn’t mean their entire life is about buying things. And while it …
US college offers athletic scholarships to ‘League of Legends’ players
By Rich McCormick, theverge.comRobert Morris University in Illinois adds video game to its sports program
Illinois’ Robert Morris University has become the first college in the United States to add e-sports to its athletic program and offer scholarships to…
Google investing $50 million to get girls to code
By Josh Lowensohn, theverge.comJust weeks after releasing its first diversity report and calling for more women to get into computer science, Google’s backing that up with a new effort aimed at getting more girls to code. Today the company announced a new program…