Best Buy Launches $100,000 College Innovator Fund
Calling all college students with big ideas: The winner of this competition stands to take home $50,000. Read story
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Buffett Awards Stock to Young Entrepreneurs
Most adults would kill for shares in Berkshire Hathaway. Fifteen kids--some as young as 7--just got the privilege. Read story
Uber's On-Demand Ice Cream Experiment
The private car service will try something new for one day only: dessert delivered to your door. Read story
Digg Sold for a Mere $500,000
A New York tech investment firm picked up the start-up that was once rumored to be worth $60 million. Read story
IDEO Launches Start-up in Residence Program
The design firm known for its innovation methods wants to mentor one promising start-up. Read story
Ouya Breaks Kickstarter Record
The game console-maker quickly blew past its fundraising goal--and all previous Kickstarter records--by raising more than $3 million. Read story
Reality Show Rankles Silicon Valley Entrepreneurs
Entrepreneurs are none too thrilled about the forthcoming reality show focused on the lives of start-up founders. Here's what's turning them off. Read story
Uber Fights Washington--and Wins (For Now)
The start-up protested a proposed amendment would have required it to hike prices. But the battle may not be over. Read story
Report: 70 Is the New 65
Don't think retirement is in your future? One study suggests it may come sooner than you'd expect. Read story
Merchants May Get Credit Card Surcharge Rights
After a year of litigation, merchants may finally get the green light to apply surcharges to customers paying with credit-card. Read story
Digital Payments: Still Too Costly for Small Businesses
Electronic payment platforms may be getting lots of attention, but the associated fees are discouraging business owners from adopting them. Read story
Tech Camps Aim to Cultivate Teen Entrepreneurs
Several programs offer kids with an interest in tech an opportunity to begin developing start-up skills. Read story
Employee Wellness Programs Pay Off
A recent survey shows that investing in your team's health can boost your bottom line in the long run. Read story
Translation Services: Bullet-Proof Business?
It's boom times for translation businesses: The industry stayed strong through the recession and is predicted to grow 42% by 2020. Read story
High Schoolers Getting Start-up Chops Early
Forget sports and band practice. These Silicon Valley teenagers start companies as their extra-curriculars. Read story
U.S. Patent Office Coming to Silicon Valley
San Jose lands one of four new regional patent bureaus. Read story
Rockers Rejoice: Music Boosts Productivity
Studies show that playing tunes in the office could be good for getting things done. Read story
CornellNYC Tech Announces First Hire
The Ivy League's new tech campus will get UCLA professor--and tech hall of famer--Dr. Deborah Estrin in January. Read story
Institutional Venture Partners Raises $1 Billion Fund
The late-stage VC firm that backed Zynga, Twitter, and Dropbox raises its largest fund to date. Read story
Google Execs on the Future of Women in Tech
Female Google executives gathered to discuss a perennial topic: how to get more women in tech. Here's what they suggest. Read story
Square Announces New Mobile Payment Feature
The update will let companies' mobile workforces swipe transactions on multiple devices in the field. Read story
Solum Raises $17 Million Round Led by Andreessen Horowitz
The agriculture technology start-up aims to optimize crop output with new hardware and software tools. Read story
Zynga Unveils New Social Gaming Network
In a move to grow beyond the confines of Facebook, Zynga announced its own gaming platform. Read story
Study: Happiness Comes From Respect, Not Money
A recent U.C. Berkeley study suggests that admiration from peers drives MBAs more than fat salaries. Read story
Free Repair Manuals to Satisfy Your Inner Geek
Inc. 5000 Applicant of the Week iFixit provides the manuals and the parts to fix your electronics, while cultivating a community of DIY buffs. Read story
Detroit's Green Garage: Not Your Average Start-Up Incubator
This incubator aims to cultivate start-ups' business ideas carefully... and for as long as it takes. Read story
Spotify: Unfair for Musicians?
After a heated debate online over how much consumers should pay for streaming music, Spotify finds itself in the crosshairs. Read story
Twitter's Ad Products to Go Global
Despite crashing for several hours Thursday, causing a brief Internet freak-out, Twitter announced plans to generate more revenue from overseas. Read story
Patents Losing Popularity Among Tech Start-Ups
It used to be that most tech companies had to file patents to stay competitive. Not anymore. Read story
Coffee Shops Good for Creativity Buzz
Need a new reason to get out of the office? New research suggests the noise of a bustling cafe can help stimulate ideas. Read story
Study: CEOs Don't Plan to Hire or Spend
Corporate chief execs plan to be cautious with their cash--and the effects could trickle down to small business owners. Read story
Square Launches Customer Loyalty Features
Forget those paper "Buy one, get one free" cards that customers tend to lose anyway. There's a better way--no hole-punching required. Read story
Why Silicon Valley Is Full of One-Hit Wonders
Entrepreneurs rarely strike twice with big hits. So why do they persist in trying? Iron Capital founder Eric Jackson argues that it's baked into their psycho... Read story
Facebook Acquires Israeli Facial Recognition Company Face.com
The social media company has snapped up another photo start-up, but this time it involved far less fanfare. Read story
Is Peter Thiel Misguiding Young Entrepreneurs?
The venture capitalist wants kids to skip college and companies to stop listing degrees as a job requirement. But will it work? Read story
Facebook CTO Leaving to Work on Start-up
Silicon Valley veteran Bret Taylor says he's ready to be an entrepreneur again. Read story
Chicago Start-ups Swap Equity for Services
Some Chicago-based companies are bartering equity for legal, design, and marketing services. Read story
TechStars Demo Day Round-Up: Smart Women, Sweet Design
Here are the 10 most interesting things we saw and heard about Thursday's New York presentations. Read story
FTC Fines Spokeo for Selling Personal Data Online
The Federal Trade Commission fined the tech start-up in the first case to address the sale of consumer's personal data. Read story
Buffett Lunch Auctioned for Record $3.45 Million
The annual auction for lunch with Warren Buffet topped out at nearly $1 million more than the previous year. Read story
