Google opens Alphabet era with stock-lifting report – Salt Lake Tribune

The third-quarter gains also reflected the financial discipline that has been imposed by Porat, who made it clear she intended to curb spending shortly after joining Google in May. Google’s operating expenses in the third quarter rose at slightly slower pace than net revenue, helping…

GamesBeat 2015 snares Magic Leap’s Graeme Devine as a new speaker – VentureBeat

Our latest speaker, Graeme Devine looks like a character from Game of Thrones. The chief creative officer and vice president of games at Magic Leap is one more among the cast of characters from gaming who will talk at our GamesBeat 2015 conference at the Grand Hyatt…

‘Star Wars’ BB-8 droid to be sold as working robot – Toronto Sun

GLENDALE, Calif. — If it weren’t for someone willing to entertain a new idea, the new Star Wars droid, BB-8, wouldn’t be rolling into living rooms this holiday season. The robot — which looks like a mechanical head on a spinning ball — was the…

Vancouver’s high-tech hurdle: Attracting top-level talent – The Globe and Mail

From left: Version One Ventures CEO and founder Boris Wertz, BuildDirect president and CEO Jeff Booth, Vision Critical founder and president of corporate innovation Andrew Reid, Hootsuite CEO and founder Ryan Holmes, Shoes.com chairman and co-founder Roger Hardy, Plentyoffish CEO and founder Markus Frind, and…

Beyond the action cam: GoPro CEO says VR and drones are the future – Mashable

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When you think of GoPro, you think of one thing: Tiny, waterproof cameras that can be mounted almost anywhere. You think of skiers, skateboarders and adrenaline junkies leaping out of air balloons in wingsuits to capture the most extreme video you’ve ever seen. It can’t…

Romancing the drone: Demand takes off in South Florida – Miami Herald

Step inside Animusoft’s Kendall offices, and you’ll see drones everywhere — large ones, little ones, drones that inspect, drones that pick fruit, and a few just for fun. Some are half-built; 3D printers are working 24/7 to create new parts. You might think this is…

A Look At PepsiCo’s Recent Open Innovation Efforts: #CSReport2015 – Innovation Excellence (blog)

PepsiCo products, including 22 brands that generate more than $1 billion each in annual sales, are enjoyed by consumers one billion times a day in more than 200 countries around the world. In this post, let me present some “PepsiCo” branded open innovation initiatives. I…