Nobel Prize goes to the inventors of blue LEDs, including a startup founder
The Nobel Prize in physics goes to scientists who brought LED lighting into the mainstream.
IIX gets $10.4M to help companies bypass the public internet
A startup that just raised $10.4 million in funding from NEA has me questioning the future of the best-effort internet. Here’s the scoop on IIX’s plan to change peering.
Opower prices IPO at high end at $19 per share
Opower has priced its IPO at $19 per share in the late hours before trading on Friday morning.
Opower sets IPO price range at $17 to $19, could raise $110M
Opower has set the price range on its planned IPO, and it could raise $110 million in the offering.
How mobile video startup Vuclip grew to 120 million monthly users
Vuclip may not be a household name in the U.S., but the company has managed to attract 120 million monthly users in Southeast Asia, Latin America and the Middle East. Part of Vuclip’s strategy: ignore western mobile strategies.
Bloom Energy installs its first fuel cells outside of the U.S., in Japan
Following a milestone of installing 100 MW of its fuel cells in the U.S., Bloom Energy makes headway in Japan.
NEA Studio wants to help good designers become better businesspeople
A successful company requires both a good product and a good business foundation.
Startup QBotix launches a better, lighter solar robot
Startup QBotix has launched its better performing, more lightweight, and easier to assemble solar robot. Are robots the future of solar trackers?
Fisker lawsuits piling up, another from its web designer over alleged unpaid bills
The lawsuits are piling up for electric car startup Fisker Automotive — here’s the third this month, this time from design and communication firm Ignited over an alleged unpaid bill of $535K.
Fisker’s landlord says pay rent or get out
Fisker’s landlord has filed a suit that says the electric car company has to pay its April rent or evacuate its headquarters. The company seems to be getting ever closer to bankruptcy.