New, higher-quality assemblies of great ape genomes have now been generated without the guidance of the human reference genome. The effort to reduce “humanizing” discovery bias in great ape genomes provides a clearer view of the genetic differences that arose as humans diverged from other primates. In the June 8 issue of Science, researchers report […]
The infrastructure as a service market is $22.5 billion in size, and James Smith’s Webscale is working with every SMB and enterprise wanting to enter the ecommerce market. Startup: Webscale Networks Founded: 2013 Location: Bengaluru/Boulder-USA Founder: James Smith What do they solve: They help SMBs to migrate their website to the cloud and manage peak […]
It’s almost summer—which means that, beach-ready or not, you’re probably going to slip into a swimsuit sometime soon. In case you’re not sure which styles are hottest (or coolest?) this season, Pinterest reported on some of their most-pinned styles, and this year’s top trending swimsuit is the PacSun Tri-lace Women’s One-Piece (saved 22k times). While that […]
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Kabbage Inc, a U.S. online lender for small businesses, plans to launch payment processing services by year-end, President Kathryn Petralia said on Monday, helping it to diversify and compete more directly with industry leaders PayPal Holdings Inc (PYPL.O) and Square Inc (SQ.N). The Atlanta-based startup will offer tools to enable […]
The drought is over. Clark County laser manufacturer nLight Corp. began trading Thursday morning on the Nasdaq exchange and shares jumped a remarkable 68 percent, $10.95 over the $16 offering price. It’s the first initial public offering for a Silicon Forest tech company in almost 14 years. The debut was a resounding conclusion […]
Shares gained 68 percent in IPO If Day 1 was any indication, nLight’s future as a publicly traded company looks pretty bright. The Vancouver laser manufacturer landed on the ticker of the Nasdaq Exchange on Thursday, selling for $16 per share. By market close at 4 p.m. Eastern, share prices had climbed to $26.95, a […]
Maybe think of it as instant Kabbage, pun intended – you know, the green stuff, as it’s known: money. Speed may be the zeitgeist of today, a competitive advantage for businesses of all stripes and sizes. In commerce, we’ve seen accelerating speeds of information, of product launches, of new iterations of offerings to keep pace […]
Taking time out of her busy schedule, I was able to ask a few questions on the phone with Kathryn Petralia, the co-founder and President of Kabbage Inc. – a leading small business online lending platform. If you don’t know Kathryn Petralia, you should. Here’s a crash course. She’s been hailed by Forbes as one of […]
The Internet has revolutionized shopping. Customers can now purchase whatever they’d like with a simple click of a button or tap of the finger. Most purchases now come from online retailers rather than brick-and-mortar stores. While buyers are happier than ever, traditional retailers are suffering – they’ve lost 25% of operating earnings as a percent of sales due to meteoric online […]
ROBOTIC Process Automation (RPA) is the technology that lets you assign manual and repetitive tasks to a software. It is as simple as that. The technology exists to help you do less of the low-value tactical repetitive stuff so you can spend more time doing the high-level strategic stuff. Today, enterprises big and small, […]
