Friday January 10, 2025

Fast-Growing Zenefits Adds Commuter Benefits, Flexible Spending And 401(k) Support As It Moves To Take Over Startup HR

Managing human resources is one of the more frustrating and time-consuming aspects of running a startup or small business. Because most can’t afford to hire an HR person, all that paperwork usually falls into the lap of founders and management. Knowing that entrepreneurs would rather spend their time growing their business rather than wading through […]

GOOGLE annoys with Gmail+ — 70M TARGET customers hacked — Overstock.com, Singapore taking BITCOIN — PCs suffer ‘worst decline’ ever — SNAPCHAT apologizes (sorta)

January 10, 2014 06:00 PST | 09:00 EST | 14:00 UTC Not a TechBrief subscriber? Sign up for a free subscription. Tweet This Post

INTEL tries on wearables — APPLE AppStore sets $10B record — 1B DROIDS to ship in 2014 — 3D PRINTER in every pot — SCHNEIER gets a day job

January 7, 2014 06:00 PST | 09:00 EST | 14:00 UTC Not a TechBrief subscriber? Sign up for a free subscription. Tweet This Post

Social Sharing App Buffer Doubles Down On Its Premium Business Product With Google Analytics, Follower Tracking

Buffer — the popular desktop/mobile app for sharing content across multiple social networks  that hit a major stumbling block it hit last autumn when it suffered a security breach – is stepping up its bid to compete against the likes of Hootsuite by taking the platform in a more premium direction. Buffer for Business, a paid product it launched […]

Robin Labs Builds A Rear-View Mirror Personal Assistant For New Strategic Investor Pioneer

Robin Labs — maker of the eponynous personal assistant app — has been in the news of late because of a leaked video that shows a mobile app personal assistant customized to run on Yahoo services. While that app and their association remain the subject of “ongoing conversations,” Robin Labs has come to CES in […]

TOSHIBA’s 5-in-1 PC — YAHOO increases vertical — LINKEDIN sues parasites — USERS sue Google, LinkedIn, Yahoo — BIZ STONE’s new Jelly

January 8, 2014 06:00 PST | 09:00 EST | 14:00 UTC Not a TechBrief subscriber? Sign up for a free subscription. Tweet This Post

Apigee Acquires InsightsOne To Deepen API Analytics Offerings

Apigee, an API management company, has acquired InsightsOne for its predictive analytics technology. With InsightsOne, Apigee will have a platform that helps companies find patterns in multiple data sources to, for instance, tell healthcare providers in advance about an unsatisfied customer. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Founded three years ago, InsightsOne, has $4.3 […]

Zephyr Health Lands $15M From Kleiner To Help Life Sciences Navigate Big Data, Bring Therapies To Market Faster

The Big Data landscape continued to explode in 2013, as companies across the board scrambled to update infrastructure and technology to meet the new set of demands and opportunities brought on by a brave new, data-happy world. Investors responded in kind, pouring just over $3.6 billion into the Big Data ecosystem during the year, setting […]

Wolfram offers data analysis stack to device makers

Banking on its deep expertise in mathematical analysis and visualization, Wolfram Research is extending its set of tools so they can be used by portable device manufacturers to offer richer, more interactive data to their users. Tweet This Post

Password Secuiry Tip

Use a password in only one place. Reusing passwords or using the same password all over the place is like carrying one key that unlocks your house, your car, your office, your briefcase, and your safety deposit box. If you reuse passwords for more than one computer, account, website, or other secure system, keep in […]