Category Archives: Start-Ups

What if you got rid of the bad parts of both? You might end up with something like the C-1, an electric motorcycle that looks as if it came out of the movie “Tron.” For protection, the bike is encased … Continue reading →

The design of Tumblr, the blogging tool and social network, is guided by feeling. In particular, the feelings of David Karp, the company’s 26-year-old founder, whose instincts tend to run counter to current Web conventions. Tumblr does not display “follower” … Continue reading →

The design of Tumblr, the blogging tool and social network, is guided by feeling. In particular, the feelings of David Karp, the company’s 26-year-old founder, whose instincts tend to run counter to current Web conventions. Tumblr does not display “follower” … Continue reading →

None of the people in the cars seemed to know exactly how it had begun, or to remember how they all met during the past sleepless days. They became friends while standing in long lines in the parking lot of … Continue reading →

Below, in black ink, someone has scrawled in tiny letters: “Everything.” The poster, one of several displayed across this sprawling campus, is part of the company’s risk-taking start-up culture, as is the fact that management has not pulled down the … Continue reading →

Unlike courses already available online, the new class will not require a traditional instructor, or a large start-up investment. The new course, “A Gentle Introduction to Python,” will blend content from M.I.T.’s OpenCourseWare, instant-feedback exercises and quizzes from Codecademy, and … Continue reading →

SEOUL (Reuters) – Samsung Electronics Co said on Tuesday it will spend about $4 billion at its chip plant in Austin, Texas, to renovate an existing chip producing line and boost production of system chips, widely used in popular smartphones … Continue reading →

While these might seem like handicaps for the man who leads the formidable multimedia company Nerdist Industries, Mr. Hardwick is committed to a radically inclusive vision of nerds. In short, it’s more about passion than about pocket protectors. In his … Continue reading →

Apple shares rose 2.6 percent, bringing its gains this month to almost 9 percent as Wall Street bets on the September 12 rollout of the latest version of the iPhone, the device that revolutionized the mobile industry. Microsoft, however, retains … Continue reading →

In the dismissed lawsuit, Jack Palmer, an Infosys employee in the United States said he was retaliated against by the company after pointing out what he said was the misuse of U.S. B1 visas. Infosys shares rose as much as … Continue reading →

In the dismissed lawsuit, Jack Palmer, an Infosys employee in the United States said he was retaliated against by the company after pointing out what he said was the misuse of U.S. B1 visas. Infosys shares rose as much as … Continue reading →

CAN you build a technology entrepreneur from scratch in four months flat? Yes, contends a global training program called the Founder Institute, which was started in 2009. For tuition of less than $1,000, students attend classes with one goal in … Continue reading →

And yet a small group of women is proving that it’s possible to start a high-growth technology company and have children at the same time. They are dispelling the image of the tech entrepreneur as a single, usually male, wunderkind. … Continue reading →

The company in charge of a California project to extract vast amounts of renewable energy from deep, hot bedrock has removed its drill rig and informed federal officials that the government project will be abandoned. Skip to next paragraph A … Continue reading →

SAN FRANCISCO — The Russian firm that invested more than $200 million in Facebook this year is making another bet on the United States Internet industry. Skip to next paragraph Zynga is a fast-growing San Francisco company whose online games … Continue reading →