Pure Storage puts away $225M to deliver data super-fast

Pure competes with storage heavyweights, but with new funding, it can stay private a little bit longer before heading to public markets. Continue reading →

Y Combinator’s ‘New Deal’ for startups: More money, same 7% equity

“Most people don’t do YC for the financial investment. But still, more money for less equity is definitely better.” Continue reading →

E-commerce startup Fluid uses IBM’s Watson. Now IBM invests in Fluid

Investing in Fluid gives IBM a few advantages, including association with hot startups, rather than stodgy enterprises. Continue reading →

Tech author Stibel to Facebook: Shrink or stagnate

Jeff Stibel, a specialist in translational neuroscience, says Facebook needs to start shrinking itself if it wants to grow. Continue reading →

Add ultracapacitors to the list of devices that could benefit from graphene

A research team mixed carbon nanotubes and graphene together to boost performance and lower cost in an ultracapacitor. Continue reading →

Today’s social-media object lesson: The NYPD tries for outreach and gets backlash

The New York Police Department got more than it bargained for when it tried to drum up social-media engagement by asking followers to post photos with members of the police force. Continue reading →

Are we nearing the Dropbox moment for the internet of things?

Connecting devices into a truly interoperable system isn’t as easy as some of the hype masters touting the internet of things would have you believe. But Peter Semmelhack has a few ideas. Continue reading →

AT&T banks on Next upgrades to draw in customers and wean it off subsidies

AT&T’s Next isn’t just proving popular with customers. It’s proving popular with its accountants. The move away from subsidized phones gives it a new equipment revenue stream while keeping its newly contract-free customers loyal. Continue reading →

BaseHealth launches a wellness platform that melds genomics and devices

A startup called BaseHealth launched on Tuesday with a mission to deliver personalized wellness plans while keeping doctors very much in the picture. The company’s platform combines genetic data, lifestyle data and medical records to determine patients’ risks and how they can mitigate them. Continue reading →