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International Farming Corp. and Finistere Ventures have agreed to partner under the moniker Willow Hill Ventures to invest in growth-stage agricultural tech startups. International Farming Corp. owns and manages land that it, essentially, leases out to commercial farmers, helping them maximize the land’s yield and profitability. Finistere Ventures invests in early-stage tech companies… Read More... →

Posted by SMPoultonGoogle Analytics (GA) is a wonderful and powerful tool, but all too often it can lead to some poor decision-making based on incorrect Channel Grouping attribution. Of course, you should already have a well-defined and enforced UTM tagging strategy (if not, this excellent article from Annie Cushing will get you up to speed), but the continued, diverse expansion of the Internet often means you’ll never be able to account for all inbound traffic.Note: If you’ve never heard of Channel Groupin... →

The convertible note is a useful and common financing structure in Silicon Valley. It’s a form of debt that is really more a type of equity — one where the valuation hasn’t been determined yet. It’s helpful because sometimes you want to align a new investor or bridge a company with extra capital, but not argue about the valuation or have to price the round yet. Read More... →

Apple took a more than $40 billion hit today after reporting its second-quarter earnings — and it was bleak. Shares of Apple were down more than 8% in extended trading today at one point. Things went about as poorly as you could expect: the company couldn’t hit revenue or earnings targets, iPhone sales fell off a cliff from the year ago quarter, and its third-quarter guidance… Read More... →

Andrew Moore was a professor of computer science and robotics at Carnegie Mellon University for a dozen years when Google hired him away in 2006 to lead some of its efforts around ad targeting and fraud prevention. CMU lured Moore back in 2014, making him the dean of its computer science school. But he still understands well what goes through his colleagues’ minds when industry… Read More... →

For the first time in its history, the iPhone is experiencing a drop in sales. In 2015 at this same time, Apple sold 61 million units of the iPhone. This year, for the period ending March, Apple has only sold 51.2 million units, representing a 16 percent YOY drop. This shouldn’t come as a surprise for most folks, who know that we are close to (if not already at) peak iPhone levels.… Read More... →

During an earnings call marked by a lot of less than stellar news, Apple CEO Tim Cook did manage to locate some bright spots in the company’s ever expanding portfolio. Among them was a steady increase in paying Apple Music subscribers. That number has surpassed 13 million, up from the 11 million announced by execs Eddy Cue and Craig Federighi back in February. Of course, the number… Read More... →

В первом квартале 2016 года аудитория Twitter составила около 310 млн человек в месяц, говорится в квартальном отчёте компании. Сервис снова стал расти, однако теперь провалил ожидания по выручке, пишет Re/code.... →

SpaceX is a space transport services company whose mission is to reduce space transportation costs and enable the colonization of Mars. It has developed several launch vehicles and spacecraft. Read More... →

Бизнес-ангел Игорь Шойфот запустил в Киеве инновационный центр предпринимательства California in Ukraine. Как он написал у себя в Facebook, центр начал прием заявок на бесплатную инкубационную программу.  Как сообщает AIN.ua, в совет директоров центра, кроме Шойфота, вошел руководитель научного парка им. Тараса Шевченко и директор California in Ukraine Виталий Чернюк, директор библиотеки университета Олег Сербин, председатель правления «Правэкс-банка» и член Американской торговой палаты Тарас Кириченко, биз... →

Okay folks, this is the big one. Last year the company brought in revenue of $58 billion — and it showed its first decline in 13 years by posting revenue of $50.6 billion for the second quarter this year, missing analyst expectations by on its revenue and guidance quite a bit. We’re parsing through all the details right now — here’s everything you need to know about… Read More... →

Better sprint outside because now Uber can charge you a $5 or $10 no-show fee if you’re just 2 minutes late for your ride. Previously people got a 5-minute grace period to get to the car after it arrived or to cancel their trip after they sent a request without getting penalized. But now Uber is telling some users to “Request When You’re Ready” or face fees, according to… Read More... →

Выручка Apple по итогам второго квартала 2016 финансового года составила $50,6 млн, в то время как компания прогнозировала доход на уровне $52 млн, говорится в отчётности корпорации. За аналогичный период 2015 финансового года выручка составила $58 млн. Таким образом, выручка корпорации, как и предсказывали аналитики, упала впервые за 13 лет.... →

eBay surpassed first quarter earnings expectations when it reported after the bell on Tuesday. Shares ticked up 5% following the announcement. The e-commerce giant brought in $2.1 billion in revenue, when analysts were expecting $2.08 billion. The company also posted an adjusted 47 cents per share, when Wall Street was forecasting 45 cents. eBay also reported quarterly gross merchandise… Read More... →

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Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web...... →

Twitter reported its Q1 earnings today, and they’re not great. On the back of 310 monthly active users, the company reported revenues of $595 million, with Q1 GAAP diluted earnings per share of ($0.12) and non-GAAP diluted EPS of $0.15. This is a big miss on revenues but a beat on EPS. Analysts’ expectations for non-GAAP EPS averaged out at $0.10, while the average… Read More... →

SpaceX confirmed to TechCrunch that their next launch is scheduled for May 4th at 1:22 am EST with a two-hour launch window. The company is expected to couple the launch with another rocket landing attempt on a drone ship out at sea. It was less than three weeks ago that SpaceX made their first successful rocket recovery on a drone ship. Landing from the chase plane… Read More... →

The FBI plans not disclose to Apple the method it used to access an iPhone belonging to the San Bernardino shooter, or submit it for an internal government review, according to a Wall Street Journal report. The FBI announced in March that it had purchased a hacking tool from a third party that enabled it to access data on an iPhone used by Syed Farook. Farook and his wife killed 14 people… Read More... →

So you’re a techie and a foodie. You’re having dinner and your phone buzzes to let you know you can pay for the meal you’re enjoying right from an app. It’s then you realize there’s something going on in restaurant tech. Read More... →