May 7, 2015 Lending Start-Up Affirm Raises $275 Million by STEVE LOHR By STEVE LOHR Affirm, an ambitious consumer lending start-up based in San Francisco, will use the money to accelerate its growth plans. Published: May…
May 7, 2015 Chinese Drone Maker DJI Gets Lift From Accel Investment by NICK WINGFIELD By NICK WINGFIELD DJI, the Chinese company that has emerged as one of the leaders in the burgeoning civilian market for drones, has raised…
May 7, 2015 Zynga Is Trimming Its Staff and Its Game Ambitions by NICK WINGFIELD By NICK WINGFIELD The game company will cut its work force by 18 percent and stop making sports video games. Published: May 6, 2015…
May 7, 2015 Google Loses to LinkedIn in Silicon Valley Headquarters Pitch by CONOR DOUGHERTY By CONOR DOUGHERTY Google’s plans for a space-age new headquarters received a major blow from the Mountain View City Council, which awarded most of…
May 7, 2015 Navy Robots Test the Limits of Autonomy by THE NEW YORK TIMES By THE NEW YORK TIMES Naval engineers are working to develop technology like self-driving cars that can clear the way for a convoy full…
May 6, 2015 Relying on Product Reviews? Knowing How a Company Treats Its Customers Is Just as Valuable by BRIAN X. CHEN By BRIAN X. CHEN Consumers may think they’ve done their due diligence after after reading reviews of the product they’re planning to buy —…
May 6, 2015 Two Retail Veterans Take Aim at Amazon’s E-Commerce Reign by FARHAD MANJOO By FARHAD MANJOO The start-ups Enjoy and Jet. com are hoping to knock Amazon off its perch as the leader of online shopping. Published:…
May 6, 2015 Google Pushes Advertisers to Smaller Screens by CONOR DOUGHERTY and SYDNEY EMBER By CONOR DOUGHERTY and SYDNEY EMBER Google is trying to get advertisers to spend more on mobile screens that account for a majority of…
May 6, 2015 IBM and Facebook in Marketing Partnership by STEVE LOHR By STEVE LOHR IBM and Facebook are forming a marketing partnership. It combines their data skills to help retailers and consumer brands move toward…
May 6, 2015 The Lessons Google Ventures Learned From Secret by MIKE ISAAC and DAVID GELLES By MIKE ISAAC and DAVID GELLES Bill Maris of Google Ventures explains why the firm was only willing to invest in the start-up Secret…