Here's What The $3.2 Billion Nest Thermostat Actually Does (GOOG)
Google just paid $3.2 billion for Nest, a company that makes an Internet connected thermostat and smoke/carbon monoxide detector.Nest was founded by Tony Fadell, the man who led Apple's iPod division...
View ArticleFIRST TAKE: Google's Bid For Nest Cements The Importance Of The Internet Of...
Google has entered into a formal agreement to acquire Nest Labs, Inc., the Palo Alto, Calif.-based maker of home automation devices, for $3.2 billion in cash. Google says Nest will continue to operate...
View ArticleThe Story Of How One VC Invested In Nest, The Startup Google Just Bought For...
Google just bought a startup called Nest for $3.2 billion. Nest makes Internet-connected thermostats and smoke detectors.The company is only three years old.One of it's first investors was a venture...
View ArticleNow You Can Play The Nerdiest Fantasy Sport Ever — Fantasy Economics
Dale Mortensen, who won the Nobel Prize for his research on supply and demand in the labor market, died last week at the age of 74, leaving economic academia without one of its foremost labor market...
View ArticleWe're About To Find Out If Paying $20 Billion In Legal Settlements Even...
JP Morgan will announce its Q4 2013 earnings Tuesday morning at 7:00 am EST, with a conference call to follow at 8:30 am EST, and analysts are split on whether or not the bank's legal troubles will...
View ArticleCheck Out All The Things Google Has Bought Lately
Google just made a big, bold acquisition, scarfing up red-hot home-automation gadget company Nest for $3.2 billion.Nest was founded by the guy who designed Apple's iPod. Nest products look like Apple...
View ArticleASPIRING JOURNALISTS: Now Is The Time To Apply To Business Insider's Paid...
Business Insider is looking for paid interns to join our editorial team this spring!As an intern at Business Insider, there's no getting coffee, filing, or making copies.Our interns are an integral...
View ArticleOur 23-Minute Interview With Tony Fadell, The Man That Built The $3.2 Billion...
Please enable Javascript to watch this video Google just acquired Nest Labs for $3.2 billion.We interviewed Tony Fadell just in November at our Ignition conference where he talked about the Nest...
View ArticleSTOCKS RALLY, TESLA GOES BONKERS: Here's What You Need To Know (SPY, DIA,...
What a day for Tesla.First, the scoreboard:Dow: 16,373.8 (+115.9, +0.7%)S&P 500: 1,838.8 (+19.6, +1.0%)Nasdaq: 4,183.0 (+69.7, +1.7%)And now the top stories:JP Morgan beat earnings estimates when...
View ArticleLIVE: Jeff Gundlach Is Unveiling His 2014 Outlook For The Markets And The...
Jeffrey Gundlach of DoubleLine Funds be holding a public webcast right now.The bond god is unveiling his outlook for the markets and economy in 2014.In recent months, Gundlach has reiterated his call...
View ArticleChris Christie Just Gave One Of The Most Anticipated State Of The State...
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie on Tuesday delivered the annual "State of the State" address, one of the most highly anticipated of these addresses in recent memory. At the top of his speech, Christie...
View ArticleEXCLUSIVE: One-Man Juggernaut Viral Nova Is Up For Sale
Social news site Viral Nova is trying to sell.In an email obtained by Business Insider, Viral Nova is essentially cold-pitching itself to online media companies. Viral Nova is run by one editor, Scott...
View ArticleWatch Members Of Congress Read Nasty Tweets About Themselves
Ever wonder what how members of Congress react when they see mean messages tweeted at them? Now you can see their reactions.NowThisNews had several members of Congress - including Rep. Paul Ryan...
View ArticleFacebook Is Launching A News App That Could Kill Flipboard
Facebook could launch a brand new app called "Paper" next week according to Re/code's Mike Isaac.The feature would aggregate news stories from major media outlets and look similar to the popular app...
View ArticleThere Are Things You Do On Twitter That Should Only Be Done At 3 AM
Thanks to Tweetdeck's activity column, there are some things you do on Twitter that you should really save for the witching hour when no one's around to see it.The activity column shows you what...
View ArticleTiny Windmills Could Power Smartphones One Day
Researchers in the University of Texas Arlington have developed a micro-windmill that could help recharge phone batteries.The device is about 1.8 mm at its widest point and the windmills are so small,...
View ArticleGM Announces First Dividend In Nearly Six Years (GM)
GM has announced a dividend of $0.30 a share.It's the automaker's first dividend since May 2008.Over the weekend, GM execs hinted the dividend was coming but did not specify a timetable.In 2009, the...
View ArticlePeople Freak Out Over Marketing Campaign That Unleashes Remote-Controlled...
This Friday, Fox is releasing horror movie "Devil's Due." If you haven't heard of it, the movie follows a newly married couple Samantha (Allison Miller) and Zach (Zach Gilford) who are expecting a...
View ArticleSeveral Retailers Have Reported Horrible Numbers (LULU, JCP, SHLD, SSI, EXPR,...
Retail sales climbed 0.2% in December, and core retail sales ex-autos were up 0.6% on the month beating expectations.But everything retailers have said suggests otherwise. In fact, most of them seem to...
View ArticleThe Senate Just Blocked The Unemployment Insurance Extension
Republicans just blocked the three month unemployment insurance (UI) extension bill leaving little hope that benefits will be extended.Democrats and Republicans were unable to reach an agreement on a...
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