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Catching Up On Readings: Imagine Cup 2017
This feature from TechCrunch covers the highlights of Microsoft’s Imagine Cup, a global competition of high-tech student projects. The winner of the $100,000 grand prize was X.GLU, a Czech team that created a custom smart glucose meter for children with diabetes. For this week’s posts, click on the paragraph links. >>>
Catching Up On Readings: Venture Capital Funding Q2 2017
This feature from TechCrunch analyzes the global venture capital ecosystem including the dollar and deal volumes, round sizes and exits. According to the report, the global venture capital landscape is on a firmer footing. For this week’s posts, click on the paragraph links. >>>
Catching Up On Readings: IT Spending 2017
This report from Gartner says worldwide IT spending is projected to total $3.5 trillion in 2017, up 2.4% driven by disruptive technologies such as the Internet of Things (IoT) in manufacturing, blockchain in financial services, and smart machines in retail. For this week’s posts, click on the paragraph links. >>>
Catching Up On Readings: IPO Recap Q2 2017
This report from Ipreo provides a recap of the IPO market in the second quarter of 2017. Q2 2017 brought in 48 IPOs for $10.9B in total proceeds. 2017 continues to outpace 2016. For this week’s posts, click on the paragraph links. >>>
Catching Up On Readings: Silicon Valley Blacklist
This feature from TechCrunch looks at the various sexual harassment cases that women in the startup world are facing this year and comes up with a Silicon Valley Blacklist. For this week’s posts, click on the paragraph links. >>>
Catching Up On Readings: Mobile Population
This feature from VentureBeat covers the highlights of GSMA report, according to which 5 billion people or two-thirds of the world population now has a mobile connection. For this week’s posts, click on the paragraph links. >>>
Catching Up On Readings: E3 2017
This feature from CBC covers the highlights of the 23rd Electronic Entertainment Expo held at the Los Angeles Convention Center last week. For this week’s posts, click on the paragraph links. >>>
Catching Up On Readings: WWDC 2017
This feature from Fortune looks at the highlights of Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) held last week. The highlight of the event was its first shot into the smart home market. For this week’s posts, click on the paragraph links. >>>
