Instagram founders say losing autonomy at Facebook meant “winning”
Rather than be sore about losing independence within Facebook, Instagram co-founder Kevin Systrom told me it was an inevitable sign of his app’s triumph. Today at...
Relax, the FAA Says the Dozens of Boeing 737 Max Planes in the Sky Right Now Are Totally Safe
Following two devastating crashes involving the Boeing 737 Max-8 aircraft, China and Indonesia have grounded the model from commercial flights pending further investigation. As the general...
US rule changes could mean more startups would need government approval to hire immigrants
Jeff Farrah Contributor Share on Twitter Jeff Farrah is the general counsel of the National Venture Capital Association. Big changes in DC could mean that more...
F5 acquires NGINX for $670M to move into open-source, multi-cloud services
Multi-cloud architecture is a huge trend in enterprise, and today F5 made a big move to bring its own business closer to it. The company, which...
Study Finds Alarming Number of Preteens Who Visit the ER Have Thoughts of Suicide
A sobering new study out Monday suggests that many preteens who visit the emergency department could be in dire need of help to address their suicidal...
OpenAI shifts from nonprofit to ‘capped-profit’ to attract capital
OpenAI may not be quite so open going forward. The former nonprofit announced today that it is restructuring as a “capped-profit” company that cuts returns from...
Report: Google’s Waymo seeks outside investment and a sky-high valuation
Alphabet’s self-driving vehicle subsidiary Waymo may raise outside capital for the first time at a valuation “at least several times” that of Cruise, the General Motors-owned...
Google Agreed to Pay Execs Accused of Sexual Harassment $135 Million
Following the revelations of a $90 million golden parachute to Andy Rubin, a former Google executive accused of sexually harassing a subordinate, a recently unsealed complaint shows...
Rare ‘Portable’ Paleolithic Art Depicts a Mysterious Scene Involving Birds and Humans
Dating back more than 12,000 years, this extraordinary example of rock art features a scene involving birds and humans—a rarity for the Paleolithic Period on several...
Tesla issues $13.8M in stock to buy trailers in bid to improve electric vehicle deliveries
Tesla is using more than $13 million worth of stock to buy trucks and trailers that will transport its electric vehicles to customers, the latest effort...
