Archive for February 22, 2012
The proposed listing of Felda Global Ventures Holding (FGVH) is a "evil scheme" aimed at reducing the settlers' stake in '"cash cow" Felda Holdings, says the PKR. Read the rest of this entry »
I found out about my son's black eye on Facebook. Lest you think me a crummy parent, I did know he'd had an ice hockey accident the day before. The extent of the injury, however, was startling. Read the rest of this entry »
Q: It seems that all of us to some degree are cooperating in evil. For example, as tax-paying citizen we know that taxes are used to fund programs such as the Mexico City policy. How do we know when the line between legitimate and wrongful cooperation ... Read the rest of this entry »
When Pop Evil released its most recent album — "War of Angels" — last summer, it was almost a miracle it was released at all. Read the rest of this entry »
Yesterday's flap over Microsoft bringing Office to the iPad is not over yet.
But we missed an interesting point: if the story and screenshots are real -- and The Daily, which first reported them, swears they are -- that means Microsoft is bringing it... Read the rest of this entry »
Jesse Draper sits down to discuss women in Silicon Valley, entrepreneurship, and what's next for "The Valley Girl." She stars and produces her own unique talk show called ?The Valley Girl Show.? She recently interviewed Facebook COO, Sher... Read the rest of this entry »
Ping Li, general partner at VC firm Accel Partners, says that big data is so hot, he's seeing three to five new ideas pitched to him per day.
"It's not just the entrepreneurial activity but the inbounds from the broader industry like reporters, analy... Read the rest of this entry »
Despite a robust market for tech IPOs, it's never going be as strong as it used to be. We'll have a few dozen IPOs every year, but it's not going be more than 50 per year. Not even in a good year like 2011.The reason? BI Intelligence analyst Alex Coc... Read the rest of this entry »
Next week, Microsoft will release the first public beta of Windows 8.
It will be the biggest change to how Windows looks and feels since the product was invented in 1985.
But don't take our word for it. See for yourself....
(Special thanks to Marcin ... Read the rest of this entry »
Paul Graham has funded so many startups through Y Combinator that he can't go to San Francisco without running into somebody he's given money to.
"There are so many YC founders around now. It’s a small world: If I go to San Francisco and walk d... Read the rest of this entry »