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peHUB First ReadFirst Read helps close out another snowy week with news Apple Pay has been stung by low-tech fraudsters, Formation8 has been dropped from U.S. sexual assault lawsuit and Glenn Beck's top execs quit to form digital media startup.
Kleiner ex-partner Pao to testify in own Silicon Valley bias case -- ReutersFormer venture capitalist Ellen Pao could take the stand as early as Thursday in her gender discrimination lawsuit against her previous employer Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, giving testimony that will likely make or break the case, Reuters News reported.
Doerr seeks to fend off Kleiner Perkins sexism charges: ReutersJohn Doerr took the stand Tuesday in Ellen Pao's discrimination suit against Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, as the trial continues.
Former HP chairman admits 'mistake' in venture firm sexism trial: ReutersOnetime highflying tech executive Ray Lane testified on Monday during a sex discrimination trial involving his former employer, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, that he made a mistake in judgment involving the harassment of a female venture capitalist at the firm.
peHUB Second OpinionIn Second Opinion, the NASDAQ hits 5000 for the first time in 15 years, Google confirms plans on becoming a wireless carrier and Kleiner Perkins General Partner John Doerr is expected to testify in the Pao gender discrimination trial.
peHUB First ReadFirst Read helps usher in the weekend with news Google reversed a porn ban on Blogger after backlash, Kleiner Perkins says it didn't distribute gender discrimination policy until 2012 and Wired helps us understand the great dress debate of 2015.
California venture firm sexism trial hears of late night hotel visit -- ReutersTrae Vassallo, a former GP at Kleiner Perkins, took the stand this week in Ellen Pao's discrimination lawsuit against the firm, to testify how she also received advances from Ajit Nazre.
Venture-backed Farmers Edge acquires GranDuke GeomaticsFarmers Edge Inc has bought GranDuke Geomatics Ltd, a geospatial solutions and software development company based in Lethbridge, Alberta. The deal's financial terms were not published. Farmers Edge, which has its headquarters in Winnipeg, is a provider of precision agriculture and independent data management solutions. It said the acquisition will in part provide agricultural technology intellectual property to be incorporated in its decision support tools. Farmers Edge is a portfolio company of Canadian venture capital firm Avrio Capital and U.S. firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers. Last November, Kleiner Perkins made an undisclosed investment /canada/2014/11/10/kpcb-backs-farmers-edge/ in the business.
Silicon Valley gender discrimination case heads to trial -- ReutersKleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, the investment firm that has backed tech companies from Google to Amazon, will defend itself in court on Tuesday in a closely watched gender discrimination case that could lay open the inner workings of venture capital, Reuters News reported.
peHUB First ReadFirst Read kicks off the week with news of Valeant Pharmaceuticals to acquire Salix for about $10 billion, Apple plans on investing $2 billion in building green data centers in Ireland and Denmark and "Birdman" wins big at the Oscars while "Boyhood" is mostly snubbed.