Akamai loses Supreme Court patent case
The US Supreme Court ruled against Akamai Technologies Inc. Monday in a long-running patent dispute that had split the technology and biotech communities. Akamai had claimed that a rival Internet...
View ArticleHome monitoring system Blink, surpasses goal, has raised close to $300,000 in...
Andover-based Immedia Semiconductor launched a Kickstarter campaign for Blink, an HD video monitoring and motion detector system, just last week. As of today, the company has raised close to $300,000...
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Security startup Lookout will add Boston office after naming local exec CEO
Interesting string of events for Lookout, a San Francisco startup that focuses on security for mobile devices… In March, the company named former Verivue and Akamai executive Jim Dolce as CEO. Last...
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As Wayfair IPO looms, a look at Boston’s largest tech IPOs (infographic and...
If Wayfair succeeds at raising its targeted $350 million in its initial public offering, it wouldn’t rank as the largest tech IPO in Boston history—though it’d be close. According to my research, the...
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Earthquake aftermath hobbles Internet links in Nepal as recovery starts
Survivors of last weekend’s devastating earthquake in Nepal, along with the aid groups surging toward the country, are grappling with spotty telecommunications infrastructure as they begin the urgent...
View ArticleAkamai wins another round in $45m patent suit against competitor
Akamai Technologies Inc. won another round in its long-running patent infringement case against a competitor on Thursday when federal appeals judges restored a jury verdict in Akamai’s favor....
View ArticleAmerican Internet speeds still lag many in Asia and Europe, Akamai finds
Despite ambitious plans by private companies and governments to boost broadband adoption, the United States’ average Internet connection speed is still slower than speeds in many other countries....
View ArticleMIT’s $100K startup pitch contest has been making winners of its losers for...
It’s the 25th anniversary of the annual MIT $100K, the business-plan competition that has gained a national following among those looking to keep up with the next hot tech trend. When it was launched...
View ArticleAkamai wins again in patent dispute
Akamai Technologies Inc. of Cambridge has won yet another battle in its ongoing patent fight with Limelight Networks Inc. of Tempe, Ariz. The Federal Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia on...
View ArticleBattery Ventures raises $950 million for two new funds
Battery Ventures, a venture capital and private equity firm with offices in Boston, said Tuesday that it raised two new funds totaling $950 million. The main fund, valued at $650 million, was raised...
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