Posts tagged Term Investments

VC Jonathan Silver becomes Dept. of Energy’s new money man

Nov 11th

Kicked into overdrive by the federal stimulus package, the Department of Energy is handing out more money than ever before. Doled out in grants, prizes and low interest loans, the money is jumpstarting the American cleantech sector one industry at a time. And now Obama has selected a new leader for the loan program, Jonathan [...]

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Adobe laying off 9 percent of workers

Nov 11th

Posted by gizmodose in Hi Tech News

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Adobe, whose the Flash technology that powers many online videos and games, and which also makes popular design software Photoshop, announced today that it’s cutting 680 full-time jobs, totaling around 9 percent of its workforce.
The news follows several other unpleasant announcements from Adobe over the past year. The company already announced plans to cut 600 [...]

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Wikipedia seeks to raise $7.5M in ‘Wikipedia Forever’ campaign

Nov 10th

Posted by gizmodose in Hi Tech News

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The Wikimedia Foundation, the nonprofit organization that manages Wikipedia, is passing the hat around in its annual fundraising campaign. The foundation blasted through its $6 million goal last year (and eventually raised $6.9 million), so it’s settings its sights higher this time, with a target of $7.5 million.
Wikimedia’s head of communications Jay Walsh said the [...]