Not every little girl grows up next to NASA, starts coding in 4th grade, falls in love with technology and ends up being the CTO of a billion dollar company. However, that was the pathway for Elissa Murphy, CTO of GoDaddy. In my interview, Murphy shares that she fell in love with computers at a … Read more
The Anita Borg Institute’s Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing conference started off with a bang Wednesday morning with a keynote speech by Massachusetts Institute of Technology Professor Shafi Goldwasser. Goldwasser, who has received a wide array of awards for her work in computer science and cryptography, took the stage at the Phoenix Convention … Read more
Pedal karts, fitness gym, indoor climbing wall, sand volleyball courts, gaming, Zen room, on-site chefs and a two-story slide-just some of the perks these GoDaddy employees will have at their new Global Technology Center that opened today in the Tempe ASU Research Park. CEO GoDaddy, Blake Irving, summed up his sentiments about the opening of the 15,000 square-foot … Read more
Co-written with Travis Arbon I can’t remember the last time I thoroughly read the user policy agreement on one of my web/cloud services or software updates-and companies count on that. With all the concern about data mining, scraping and using our personal images or info for corporate gain, a group of former Intel engineers joined forces … Read more
Two minutes is a short amount of time. It may be the time spent watching a commercial break or waiting for a large pot of coffee to brew-but for some startups, it’s the chance to capture the attention of an investor and take their product to the next level. TiE Arizona is hosting its annual … Read more
GT Advanced Technologies Inc., announced today that it had commenced voluntary cases under chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Hampshire. GT expects the court will authorize the company to continue to conduct business as usual while it devotes renewed efforts to resolve its current … Read more
Today Infusionsoft, creator of the all-in-one sales and marketing software for small businesses, has raised yet again another impressive amount of capital to fuel their mission to help small businesses thrive. Bain Capital Ventures led the Series D round of growth financing, with participation from prior investors Signal Peak Ventures and Goldman Sachs, as well as, Arthur … Read more
It’s 7 a.m. and you’ve hit the snooze button four times already. Why is it so hard to wake up sometimes? Maybe it’s because you’re not getting the adequate amount of sleep, or maybe your pet interrupts your sleep. From sound machines to lighting, this week’s edition of Gadgets for the Guru Is dedicated to … Read more
October is finally here and it’s time to rejoice in all that it represents: Beer festivals, pumpkin patches, homemade spiced cider and Halloween. But one of the most important aspects of October is that it is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. As football teams across the country strap on their pink cleats and runners mark their … Read more
Polaroid is back with their version of an adventure camera-but don’t plan on attaching it to your surfboard or jumping out of an airplane. The Cube is a camera that is designed for the family, with a lifestyle vibe, to capture those moments in the sun. My initial reaction to the Cube was simply “cute and … Read more