On today’s digits: PayPal files suit against Google and two of its former executives; California regulators get ready to probe the AT&T-T-Mobile deal; Facebook seeks friends in Washington; and the tech boom hits New York.
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MobileIron, a start-up whose technology helps businesses track and secure the mobile devices used by employees, is set to announce that it has raised $20 million from four different venture-capital firms.
Social gaming start-up Kabam has raised $85 million in a new round of funding led by investors Google Ventures and Pinnacle Ventures, in the latest in a series of bigtime funding rounds for fast-growing tech companies.
GigaOm, founded by Om Malik, a former business reporter, said it had raised an additional $6m.
By Ruth Bender and Max Colchester
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said it makes sense to find a safe way to allow children under 13 to sign up for the social network, but the company isn’t currently working on such an effort.
Anyone who has spent enough time online has at one point reached a dead end known in Internet parlance as a 404 page.
If you’re going to do battle for new business and strengthen your brand then you’re going to have to put your best foot forward to take advantage of any opportunities that you uncover. Below, I’ve provided a basic kit of activities that you should consider before engaging the marketplace: 1- A good business card that [...]
I’m spending much of this week at the 8th Conference on Innovation Journalism at Stanford University, speaking on panels, keynoting on ethics, and listening and discussing “innovation journalism” with journalists and academics.
On today’s digits: Hon Hai, parent company of Apple manufacturer Foxconn, suspends production after an explosion that killed three people; social media aids tornado victims; LinkedIn shares down following last week’s IPO frenzy; why tech stocks like Google and Microsoft are now a bargain; Dell gets down to business; glimmers of hope for RIM’s Playbook; and Sony takes more hits.