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Silicon Valley gender bias suit puts spotlight on industry

A sex discrimination trial against one of Silicon Valley's most prestigious venture capital firms is providing a rare peek into the elite investment companies vying to fund the next Google and Amazon.

Former HP chairman admits mistake in sexism trial

Onetime highflying tech executive Ray Lane testified during a sex discrimination trial involving his former employer, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, that he made a mistake in judgement involving the harassment of a female venture capitalist at the firm, and that he feared for the woman's safety.

Truecaller gets $60 million in new funding

India's greatest tech entrepreneurs

Tech is one of the most important topics that are being talked about, with some of the best entrepreneurs being of Indian origin...

App developer Shazam gets $40 million backing from Carlos Slim

Smartphone app developer Shazam has found an unlikely ally in the form of Carlos Slim, one of the world's richest men, who is investing $40 million to back the development of the start-up best known for helping music fans identify catchy songs.

Google finalising $1.3 billion deal for mapping company Waze

Google is finalising a deal to acquire online mapping company Waze for $1.3 billion, according to a source familiar with the matter....

Wearable technology emerging as major technology cycle: Meeker

Wearable computing is emerging as the type of significant technology shift that will drive innovation in the way personal computing did in the 1980s or mobile computing and tablets are doing currently...

Big venture firms eye opportunity in Google Glass

Venture firms Andreessen Horowitz, Google Ventures, and Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers will provide funding for startups working with Glass