Source: Gigaom

Arlington-based energy software provider Opower went public Friday morning in an offering that could raise $115.9 million for the company. Opower intends to sell 6.1 million shares at $19 each. It will trade...

This is a breath of fresh air… rather than seeing an international service launching in Africa, today we see the opposite. M-Pesa, the Kenyan-born mobile money transfer and payment service,...

ProSiebenSat.1, a German broadcaster, is buying a 20 percent stake in U.S.-based online video company Collective Digital Studios to gain more viewers on websites such as Google Inc.’s YouTube. The deal...

If you’ve been waiting to jump on the 3D printing bandwagon because everything is just so boring if it’s not edible, you may not have to wait much longer. Two consumer...

Nest, makers of “smart home” devices like thermostats and smoke detectors, have been met with a lawsuit. The plaintiff named in the suit claims the thermostat produced by Nest actually...

Sony Pictures Television is closing down its free-VOD service Crackle in the UK on April 1. The company has not issued any formal statements, but people visiting the portal’s website see...

After Edward Snowden’s NSA leaks, Internet privacy is on everyone’s minds. One way in particular that people are looking for privacy is through their search engines. Google and Bing’s business models depend...

Opower, which provides customer engagement solutions for the utility industry, announced terms for its IPO on Monday. The Arlington, VA-based company plans to raise $110 million by offering 6.1 million...

Nanyang Technological University scientists have developed a next-generation solar cell material that can emit light, in addition to converting light to electricity. This solar cell is developed from Perovskite, a promising...

Elon Musk made the electric car cool. Mark Zuckerberg created Facebook. Ashton Kutcher portrayed Apple founder Steve Jobs in a movie. Now, the three are joining in a $40 million investment in Vicarious FPC, a secretive artificial-intelligence company. The...