Nutanix Is Tech’s Newest ‘Unicorn,’ Raising Massive $101M Round At $1B Valuation


Nutanix has reached ‘unicorn’ status in Sillicon Valley in just four years, raising a $101 million Series D funding round Tuesday led by Riverwood Capital and SAP Ventures that values the datacenter...
    






Legal Issues Will Remain A Hot Topic For Fantasy Sports In 2014


One of the topics on the agenda is a legal update. Here are some of the legal issues the fantasy sports industry will need to consider in 2014: 1. Many, but not all, traditional forms of fantasy...
    






TapSense Releases Latest Mobile Marketing User Guide


It was clearly a great year for mobile marketing. Consumers are spending more than half their time online on the mobile web and smartphone conversion rates prove how lucrative that habit is for...
    






App Tracker uTest Raises $43M From Goldman Sachs For Future Acquisitions And IPO


A startup known for its mobile application testing, uTest, has more than doubled its funding to date as it pursues acquisitions and an eventual IPO, raising $43 million in a late-stage Series E round...
    






Proposed spy phone record shift draws resistance


Proposal to shift surveillance phone record retention away from government drawing resistance WASHINGTON (AP) — Telephone companies are quietly balking at the idea of changing how they...
    






China video sites confident public will pay


China's video industry confident it can beat piracy, persuade public to pay for online content BEIJING (AP) — When media studies student Liu Zhiqi settles down to watch a movie or TV...
    






Will Overstock Force IRS To Make Up Its Mind About Bitcoin?


Overstock raised eyebrows earlier this month when the retailer announced it would accept Bitcoin as payment. While Bitcoin has slowly been making inroads into the U.S. economy, Overstock is by far...
    






Groupon Buys Ideeli At A Discount


In the latest sign that “flash sale” sites are struggling, Groupon bought Ideeli for $43 million in cash. This was a loss for Ideeli shareholders, considering the company received $107 million in...
    






How To Avoid The Fate Of Rap Genius When Doing SEO


SEO, like many things in life, can be really good or really bad, depending on who’s doing it. Unfortunately, there are too many people claiming to be SEO professionals who don’t seem to know much...
    






2014 Detroit Auto Show: Future Tech


It’s hard to avoid the amount of technology invading the automotive space these days, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing. Here are a couple of examples worth a look: Oculus Prime Ford has a new...