Tag: Google
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Silicon Valley “innovation” truth
Silicon Valley is a place that prides itself on innovation. Yet, somehow in the Valley’s pursuit of shiny new tech, it has decided that being “innovative” is the same thing as being “totally original.” Copying another startup’s idea is seen as an inferior, unoriginal get-rich quick play. Acknowledging that you used a competitor’s idea is unheard of. Take…
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Tap Into The 7 Secrets Of Silicon Valley’s Innovation Culture
Today, companies can create a culture of value creation, no matter where they’re based, Soren Kaplan writes. Here’s how. BY SOREN KAPLAN Silicon Valley isn’t just a spot on a map. It’s a brand–a global symbol of enduring innovation. Mark Zuckerberg moved Facebook from his Harvard dorm room to Silicon Valley. Steve Jobs grew up…
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Nova Chamada Pública para startups com investimentos de até R$ 1,5 milhão. Participe!
Você tem um negócio e precisa de ajuda impulsioná-lo? Já imaginou receber até R$ 1,5 milhão para investir em desenvolvimento e pesquisa, fazer um curso de especialização no Vale do Silício e ter a oportunidade de expor o seu trabalho em escala internacional? Esses são apenas alguns dos benefícios oferecidos pelo programa Energy Start, o…
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The Google uproar shows that Silicon Valley isn’t a center of innovation, but behind the times
Michael Hiltzik The talk of Silicon Valley just now is a document critical of Google’s workplace diversity programs, written by a now-fired software engineer named James Damore and virally circulated online. Entitled “Google’s Ideological Echo Chamber,” the memo accuses Google of political bias aimed at “shaming into silence” employees wishing to challenge “ideas … too…
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The smartphone is going to die – and these tech companies are leading the race to kill it
The next phase of computing will soon replace the world of smartphones. Image: REUTERS/Stringer These are the quiet times. From April to June, tech’s biggest companies all held their annual mega-events, laying out their grand visions for the next 12 months or so. Facebook kicked it off in late April with its F8 conference, followed…
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Dona da Mercedes-Benz investe US$30 milhões em startup de táxis voadores
Quarta-feira, 2 de agosto de 2017 A Volocopter, uma empresa alemã que quer construir táxis aéreos elétricos que podem voar sem ajuda de seres humanos, arrecadou cerca de US$ 30 milhões de investidores, incluindo a montadora Daimler – dona da Mercedes-Benz – e o empresário Lukasz Gadowski. As informações são da Fortune. O Volocopter usará…
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Canada Has An Innovation Problem?
Canada is a vast country with ample resources, however political and economic machinery in this country are not open enough to create true and genuine marketplace for disruptive ideas. Cultural, artistic and intellectual innovation form the foundation of innovative economies. No nation can stay competitive and economically advanced while stagnating culturally and intellectually. Innovation requires…
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Putting innovation to work
Business innovation isn’t rocket science—it’s really just a creative new way of thinking about how to accomplish a goal. But truly innovative home builders are nearly as rare as people who have walked on the moon. Builders who know how to innovate can reap big rewards. For instance after a Chapter 11 filing in the…
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Google exporta inovação do Brasil para o mundo
Sem fronteiras: Fábio Coelho (primeiro ã esq.), CEO do Google Brasil, e parte da equipe do gTech no País (Crédito: Andre Lessa/Istoe) Em 2015, quando o Google dividiu seus negócios em empresas independentes, sob o guarda-chuva da holding Alphabet, o plano era bem claro. De um lado, ficariam as operações ligadas a novas frentes, como…
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Nova rodada de investimentos avalia Duolingo em US$ 700 milhões
Duolingo: empresa levantou mais 25 milhões de dólares (Duolingo/Reprodução) São Paulo – A startup de educação digital Duolingo anuncia que passou por uma nova rodada de investimentos e que agora é avaliada em 700 milhões de dólares. ro A nova rodada trouxe 25 milhões de dólares ao Duolingo. O investimento foi feito pela Drive Capital,…
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