Redstor hires Mike Hanauer as CRO
Redstor announced the appointment of accomplished channel sales executive Mike Hanauer in a newly created role of Chief Revenue Officer (CRO). Known across the market for his revenue-generating successes with top data protection, recovery and securit.....»»
New Jeopardy! host Mike Richards resigns on first day of production
Richards' controversial selection sparked a backlash among fans and former contestants. Enlarge / Jeopardy! EP Mike Richards was chosen to replace longtime host Alex Trebek just last week. He resigned in the wake of controversy surrounding comme.....»»
It’s time to rethink personal carbon allowances, research suggests
It might be tricky and some might not like it, but a PCA could lower emissions. Enlarge / Having personal limits on carbon emissions might motivate more people to transition to lower carbon options. (credit: Mike Kemp / Getty Images) In 2008,.....»»
Amazon Games Studios has stopped laying claim to its employees" independently created games
A company email from Amazon Games Studios boss Mike Frazzini obtained by Bloomberg states that the company has eliminated the "draconian" rules requiring employees to hand over any intellectual property created independently during their course of em.....»»
Jeopardy! selects executive producer of Jeopardy! as new host of Jeopardy!
Big Bang Theory star Mayim Bialik will also host special episodes of the show. Enlarge / Mike Richards (right) will be the new regular host of Jeopardy! when it returns for its 38th season. The Big Bang Theory star Mayim Bialik will host "primet.....»»
Reserve Trust raises $30.5M to become the ‘Stripe for B2B payments’
Reserve Trust, a Denver-based financial services provider, has raised $30.5 million in a Series A round led by QED Investors. FinTech Collective, Ardent Venture Partners, Flywire CEO Mike Massaro and Quovo founder and CEO Lowell Putnam also participa.....»»
Blizzard president J. Allen Brack steps down amid sexual harassment lawsuit against parent company
A statement from Blizzard, which you can read below, explains that Brack is "stepping down" from his position as leader of the studio from today and being replaced by Jen Oneal and Mike Ybarra, who will co-lead the company......»»
Blizzard president J. Allen Brack steps down amid lawsuit
Former Blizzard President J. Allen Brack will be replaced by two co-leaders, Jen Oneal and Mike Ybarra......»»
Dear Sophie: Should we sponsor international hires for H-1B transfers and green cards?
"My startup is desperately recruiting, and we see a lot of engineering candidates on H-1Bs. They’re looking for H-1B transfers and green cards. What should we do?" Sophie Alcorn Contributor Share o.....»»
Lucasfilm Hires Deepfake YouTuber Who Fixed The Mandalorian
Lucasfilm has hired the YouTuber known as Shamook, whose The Mandalorian deepfake, published in December, has earned nearly 2 million views for improving the VFX used to de-age Mark Hamill. CNET reports: "As some of you may already know, I joined ILM.....»»
Twitter ‘acqui-hires’ the team from subscription news app, Brief
Twitter’s recent acquisition spree continues today as the company announces it has acqui-hired the team from news aggregator and summary app Brief. The startup from former Google engineers launched last year to offer a subscription-based news s.....»»
Sequoia’s Mike Vernal outlines how to design feedback loops in the search for product-market fit
"Finding product-market fit is not a deterministic process. Most of the time, it requires iteration. It requires constant adaptation." Sequoia’s Mike Vernal has worn many hats. He was VP of product and engineering at Facebook for eigh.....»»
Amazon hires outside investigators after employee petition alleges discrimination and harassment
Amazon has hired outside investigators to probe the internal culture of part of its cloud computing operations after employees circulated a petition alleging "systemic discrimination, harassment, bullying and bias against women and under-represented.....»»
Autonomy Founder Mike Lynch Can Be Extradited To US
The founder of UK software firm Autonomy can be extradited to the US to face charges of conspiracy and fraud, a London court has said. The BBC reports: Mike Lynch sold Autonomy to US computer giant Hewlett Packard (HP) for $11 billion in 2011. He den.....»»
Greylock’s Mike Duboe explains how to define growth and build your team
'I think successful growth folks tend to be voracious learners; they're resourceful and have that sort of get-shit-done mindset; they're ultimately simplifiers and actually generalists.' With more venture funding flowing into the startup ec.....»»
Netflix confirms its first games will focus on mobile, be free to subscribers
Last week brought news that Netflix had hired former Electronic Arts (EA) and Facebook executive Mike Verdu as its vice president of game development, ending the company’s search for a new exec to oversee its expansion into the lucrative video game.....»»
Amazon"s Elasticsearch Fork "OpenSearch" Reaches General Availability 1.0 Milestone
Mike Melanson's "This Week in Programming" column shares an update on Amazon's ongoing battle with scalable data search solution ElasticSearch: Earlier this year, AWS completed its fork of ElasticSearch with the first release of OpenSearch. If you ha.....»»
Virgin Galactic president Mike Moses on what’s next for the company’s growing fleet
This last weekend featured the much-ballyhooed launch of Virgin Galactic’s first (non-paying) passengers, with founder and CEO Richard Branson along for the ride. After the festivities, I had the chance to talk with the company’s presiden.....»»
Netflix Plans To Offer Video Games In Push Beyond Films, TV
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Bloomberg: Netflix, marking its first big move beyond TV shows and films, is planning an expansion into video games and has hired a formerElectronic Arts and Facebook executive to lead the effort. Mike Verdu w.....»»
Netflix hires former EA exec, could start offering video games within the next year
We heard back in May that Netflix was looking for a new executive to oversee its expansion into the lucrative video game businesses. The company said at the time that it was "excited to do more with interactive entertainment." Now, Bloomberg reports.....»»
Can advertising scale in VR?
Bottom line: VR usage needs more scale before ad revenue makes a dent. Michael Boland Contributor Share on Twitter Mike Boland is chief analyst of ARtillery Intelligence, an AR.....»»