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Samsung Electronics on Tuesday said it is on track to post its second straight quarter of profit decline, as slowing smartphone sales growth continued to weigh on earnings. The South Korean tech giant estimated that its January-March operating profit fell by 4.3 percent to 8.4 trillion won, slightly
Ineda Systems, a company building out a new type of semiconductor for the internet of things, has raised $17 million in second-round funding. The startup, which is also pursuing a data center chip design, raised the money from Walden-Riverwood Ventures, Samsung Catalyst Fund, Qualcomm Ventures, Indu
Wattpad announced a massive $48 million third round of financing this morning, saying it would use the cash to expand its team and boost product development. The social reading platform already has 25 million users who spend six billion minutes a month on the platform, the company said, which means
If low-speed airline WiFi has you stuck playing Words with Friends, streaming Netflix on an international flight might seem a distant dream. Gogo is aiming to make it happen soon, though, with its new 2Ku technology that promises 70Mbps peak internet speeds, seven times what it can do now. It works
Neura, a leading early stage technology company focused on connecting the Internet of Things, announced today it has secured $2 million in funding, led by venture capital firm Greenhouse Capital Partners, alongside SingTel Innov8 Ventures, Pitango Venture Capital, TriplePoint Ventures, and prominent
Panoramic webcasting startup Altia Systems finally disclosed this week who was behind the $10.5 million Series B funding it got earlier this year — Intel Capital. The Cupertino company led by CEO Aurangzeb Khan was featured in the Business Journal’s weekly Pitch profile about a year ago and ha
The U.S. Navy has developed a new process for generating jet fuel out of ordinary seawater thanks to technology that could be widely deployed in as little as a decade. Described as a “game-changer” by officials, the new process extracts carbon dioxide and produces hydrogen gas from seawater, and tra
The disturbing imagery or violent storylines of videos games like World of Warcraft or Grand Theft Auto are often accused of fostering feelings of aggression in players. But a new study shows hostile behavior is linked to gamers’ experiences of failure and frustration during play—not to a game
Paralysis may not last forever anymore. In an experiment hailed as “staggering,” a team of researchers at the University of Louisville and the University of California-Los Angeles restored some voluntary movement to four men who were told they would never move their legs again. The findi
Computer component manufacturers are always pushing for faster, bigger, and more efficient products. That benefits us, the end users, but also them for the premium they can charge on those new parts. And when it comes to memory modules, manufacturer SK Hynix has just raised the bar again. Buy a desk
Lots of companies claim they put their users first, but Indiegogo is trying to prove it. The crowdfunding platform is changing its website design and logo to feature a different Indiegogo campaign each time someone visits the site. The new logo, which was first revealed last week at an event in San
Imagine a system that unlocks the doors and turns on the lights when your adolescent son arrives home and doesn’t allow him to watch anything on the TV until after he watches an educational video and notifies you at your office when he’s completed it. A well-funded and pedigreed startup
