Shell, Cargill Fuel Up Virent With $46M

Katie Fehrenbacher on June 8, 2010

For biofuels to make a dent in the U.S. fuel supply, big oil will have to get on board. Case in point: this morning biofuel startup Virent Energy Systems announced that it has raised $46.4 million from oil giant Shell and agriculture company Cargill.

When Open Platforms Get Closed: AT&T Cripples Backflip

on March 10, 2010

The Motorola Backflip is AT&T’s foray into the open world of the Android phone. Unfortunately, it seems the carrier wasn’t just content to replace Google search with Yahoo’s offering, it also has disabled some of the capabilities that make an open platform like Android popular.