The second quarter brought some good news for U.S. venture capital and companies: investment was up for the quarter by 15% over the first quarter with the dollar investment level up 15% ($3.7 billion versus $3.2 billion), and the actual number of deals completed ...
NEW DELHI, India — In a far-ranging speech on Friday, Bill Gates criticized the American government’s policy on immigration and data privacy, predicted giant leaps in technology in the near future and explained why he had to shut down his Facebook page. ...
Chinese scientists have bred mice from cells that might offer an alternative to human embryonic stem cells, producing the most definitive evidence yet that the technique could help sidestep many of the explosive ethical issues engulfing the controversial field but raising alarm that the advance...
As if outsourcing, virtualization, utility computing, automation, hosted applications, and a recession weren't enough to stress out the average IT professional, there's the emerging threat of cloud computing to take away even more IT jobs. IDC predicts that worldwide IT spending on cloud services...
In 1997, an episode of the popular Pokémon cartoon gained worldwide attention when more than 800 Japanese children with photosensitive seizure conditions were admitted to the hospital after viewing the cartoon or the subsequent news coverage of it. Researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison Trace Center...
Epix, a struggling biotechnology firm working with the British drug maker GlaxoSmithKline to develop an Alzheimer’s disease drug, says it is winding down its operations and selling off assets to pay off creditors. Read full article>>...
Constructive debate is an important component in healthy organizational dynamics. However, once a decision is made, the whole group needs to get on board and forge ahead. The CIO must clarify priorities and move the group toward that goal. Benny Sisko shares with you one...
MADISON - Cellular Dynamics International (CDI) announced today the appointment of Junying Yu, Ph.D., as senior research fellow. Her significant body of published research has shown her to be one of the leading stem cell researchers in the world. Dr. Yu's scientific leadership will help...
Entrepreneur magazine lists Madison, Wisconsin as one of the Top Ten best places to be an entrepreneur in its' August issue. The writer, Jason Daley referred to Madison as "The Diversifer" for moving beyond the cities traditional base of state government, UW-Madison, and agriculture....
All companies like to tout their J.D. Powers Quality Awards on customer service and quality of products as well as any other recognition for quality and best practices. It is a big thing to focus on how the organization is “recognized for their excellence...