RE/CODE NEWS AND CONTENT
Media
Whistle Sports Video Network Is Not ESPN, and It Has Raised $28 Million
Its hook? Unconventional sports aimed at a younger audience.
January 13, 2015, 5:00 AM PST
Social
Facebook Now Sends Out Amber Alerts in News Feed
Facebook is partnering with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
January 13, 2015, 5:00 AM PST
Gaming
Kabam Acquires TapZen and Magic Pixel, Will Open Los Angeles Studio
Also joining the company: Zynga and Electronic Arts veteran Mike Verdu.
January 13, 2015, 4:30 AM PST
Commerce
India’s Zomato Buys Urbanspoon for $50 Million
The restaurant search services provider is also in talks to raise $100 million in fresh funding.
January 13, 2015, 1:20 AM PST
Commerce
Instacart Confirms $220 Million Investment. Now Comes the Hard Part.
The $2 billion startup faces a series of challenges if it’s going to live up to the hype.
January 12, 2015, 7:30 PM PST
Voices
Apple Watch Meets Its Mentors (Comic)
Here is the latest comic from our Joy of Tech friends at Geek Culture, Nitrozac & Snaggy.
January 12, 2015, 4:48 PM PST
Enterprise
PC Business Showed Signs of Sucking Less in 2014
China’s Lenovo remained on top for a second year in a row.
January 12, 2015, 4:34 PM PST
Enterprise
AMD Says Three Senior Executives Are Stepping Down
The departures follow recent layoffs and the appointment of a new CEO.
January 12, 2015, 4:08 PM PST
General
VCs Raised More Money in 2014 Than Any Year Since 2007 (And Andreessen Horowitz Is the Winner)
Andreessen Horowitz alone raised $1.7 billion in 2014.
January 12, 2015, 1:26 PM PST
Security
Don’t Ignore the Simple Cyber Attacks, Says Security Blogger Brian Krebs (Q&A)
“The more we ignore this problem, the worse it’s going to get.”
January 12, 2015, 12:54 PM PST
Policy
White House Calls for Better Data Protections for Students, Consumers
President Obama wades into the debate over new data breach and privacy legislation but that may not be enough to prod Congress into action.
January 12, 2015, 12:23 PM PST
Enterprise
SAP Profit Holds Up in Q4 as Cloud Shift Accelerates
Demand stable for traditional software, services.
January 12, 2015, 12:00 PM PST
Commerce
Nasty Gal Founder Hands Over CEO Role at Cutting-Edge Online Fashion Retailer
Amoruso will stay on as executive chairman and continue leading Nasty Gal’s creative and brand marketing teams.
January 12, 2015, 11:13 AM PST
Security
ISIS-Connected Hackers Hit U.S. Military Twitter, YouTube Accounts
The attackers shared links to documents said to have been stolen from mobile devices belonging to U.S. military personnel.
January 12, 2015, 10:50 AM PST
Mobile
Facebook Discussed Investment in Chinese Smartphone Maker Xiaomi
The informal talks never progressed, at least partly out of concern over political complications, sources said.
January 12, 2015, 10:11 AM PST
Enterprise
EMC Reaches Agreement With Investment Firm, Adds Two Directors
Elliott Management will stick to a temporary standstill deal in its campaign to break the company up.
January 12, 2015, 8:51 AM PST
Code/Media
Jason Kilar Brings Vessel, YouTube’s Newest Challenger, to Code/Media
The guy who built Hulu is trying to make a second splash in Web video. He’ll tell us why, and how he plans to do it, live onstage next month. You should be there.
January 12, 2015, 8:48 AM PST
