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Career website Glassdoor today released its report on the “Best Jobs in America for 2016.” In the list of the top 25 jobs, 10 of the jobs were in tech — just like last year, and more than any other industry. Glassdoor’s list is ordered by a job score the firm gives each position. This […]... →

You do two things when you type a query in a search engine: you provide the search engine with object identification and its context. This manual input precedes a valid query result. Computer vision has the potential to change the entire nature of search, because it eliminates the need for the user to input a search query, and instead utilizes sensor information (like noise and images),… Read More... →

The high altitude balloon company World View Enterprises reached an important milestone today, when Arizona’s Pima County voted to award them a $14.5 million deal to build a spaceport. Jane Poynter, CEO of World View, told TechCrunch that this vote comes after a yearlong, nationwide search for a World View headquarters location. Read More... →

Plans to construct the beginnings of Elon Musk’s Hyperloop are now underway in Quay Valley, California. Hyperloop Transportation Technologies (HTT) announced plans for a 5-mile test track late last year and is about to break ground on an initial framework for what HTT CEO Dirk Ahlborn hopes will become the U.S. transportation infrastructure of the future. Musk first proposed… Read More... →

Gawker Media is raising outside funding, and for a specific purpose — it says it’s getting ready for its legal battle with Hulk Hogan. As first reported in the International Business Times, the company has called for an “extraordinary general meeting” of shareholders on Thursday, where it will discuss changing its capital structure to accommodate new… Read More... →

Taking your lunch to work doesn’t need to be such a hassle. There are a ton of clear benefits to taking your lunch to work. It’s more sustainable, you are able to assess exactly what you’re putting in your body, you can save a ton of cash and most of the time it encourages you to be much healthier. Launching today on Kickstarter is the Prepd Pack, a lunchbox for those with… Read More... →

With its latest update, Magzter is unveiling a more article-centric way to browse its library of digital magazines. Seems like a pretty obvious move, right? Sure, there are people who still read magazines cover to cover (says the guy whose apartment is filled with back issues of Wired and The New Yorker), but as Magzter co-founder and President Vijay Radhakrishnan put it, most of us… Read More... →

Posted by WayfairThis post was originally in YouMoz, and was promoted to the main blog because it provides great value and interest to our community. The author's views are entirely his or her own and may not reflect the views of Moz, Inc.At Wayfair.com, we conduct a lot of SEO tests. We're constantly measuring and evaluating our strategies, some of which were shared in our last post for YouMoz, Accidental SEO Tests: When On-Page Optimization Ceases to Matter. Sometimes, however, we stumble across what we c... →

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella today announced that his company will donate $1 billion in Microsoft Cloud services to nonprofits over the course of the next three years. The plan is to support a total of about 70,000 nonprofits on Microsoft’s cloud platforms like Azure, Office 365, PowerBI and CRM online through this program. “Microsoft is empowering mission-driven organizations… Read More... →

In a situation nearly identical to what happened in Illinois a few weeks ago, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has responded to a request from a state representative who asked if Paxton believes Daily Fantasy Sports should be illegal under state law. Not surprisingly, Paxton said that he believes DraftKings and FanDuel both violate state law, saying that “it is prohibited gambling… Read More... →

Finding a way to meet someone in a professional setting can be a difficult task — you can go to a party or conference and try and connect with someone, but there’s no guarantee that it’s who you wanted to meet. For Brian Ma and his team, this was something they sought to fix with […]... →

Advanced Micro Devices chief executive Lisa Su said that the “buzz and interest” in virtual reality headsets could help boost PC industry sales in 2016. “The PC gaming market strength helped fuel a richer graphics processing unit (GPU) mix and improved demand for our high-end Radeon R9 series in the quarter,” Su said in a conference call […]... →

“Sure, that looks great on a model, but how will it look on me?” Now you can find out thanks to ModiFace, an augmented reality startup that’s quietly grown to power apps for 55 of the top makeup brands like Sephora, P&G, And Unilever. Fire up the camera on your phone or a store makeup counter’s tablet, choose different styles of lipstick, eye shadow, or whatever… Read More... →

Palmer Luckey may still end up in court. U.S. district judge William Alsup has ruled that a breach-of-contract claim against Oculus VR founder Palmer Luckey can move forward (via Reuters). In May, Total Recall Technologies — a Hawaiian-based company that is making head-mounted displays — sued Luckey for violating a nondisclosure agreement and confidentiality agreement […]... →

Российский стартап Pochta.fi, с помощью которого можно было покупать товары в Европе и перевозить их в Россию, объявил о своём закрытии по «экономическим причинам». Об этом говорится в письме, поступившем в редакцию vc.ru.... →

IBM reported its Q4 earnings at the close of trading today, and while its revenues were the 15th-straight quarter of declines, Big Blue beat analyst expectations both on sales of $22.1 billion, and non-GAAP earnings per share of $4.84. Analysts were expecting EPS of $4.81 on sales of $22.04 billion. Non-GAAP net income was $4.7 billion compared with $5.8 billion in the fourth quarter of… Read More... →

Advanced Micro Devices reported earnings that slightly beat Wall Street’s expectations for its fourth quarter earnings. But the company continues to lose money and struggle with tough competition from Intel, the world’s biggest chip maker, and declining sales of PCs. The company reported a non-GAAP net loss of $79 million, or 10 cents a share, on […]... →

Netflix had another big beat for its fourth-quarter earnings, and once again showed strong international growth — so much so that investors seem to be overlooking its weaker domestic growth and sending shares soaring. The company added about 4 million new subscribers internationally, and about 1.56 million subscribers domestically. That’s a big jump for the… Read More... →

AlerSense is launching a smart sensor that serves as an early warning system for allergy and asthma air quality alerts. The product demonstrates how the mobile device, big data, and Internet of Things trends are converging on the science behind detecting air quality for asthma and allergy sufferers. As particles and toxins in the air build, […]... →

Netflix released its earnings statement for the fourth quarter of 2015 today, revealing 5.59 million new subscribers (since October), 10 cents in earnings per share, and $1.67 billion in revenue. Analysts had expected earnings of 2 cents in earnings per share and $1.83 billion in revenue. Netflix says it now has more than 75 million total subscribers but […]... →