Ever since Microsoft launched Windows 10, they have primarily been focused on getting people to upgrade their existing machines from Windows 7 or 8 to Windows 10, in addition to promoting their own Surface line. The upgrade program allowed users of both operating systems to upgrade their systems to Windows 10 for free for a year. That all ended on July 29th, just a few days ago. In that year, Microsoft managed to get the Windows platform from zero Windows 10 users to 350 million monthly active users in a single year. That is a pretty astonishing number, but still not good enough for Microsoft to hit their 1 billion device monthly active user goal which has since been revised.

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Brave, a blockchain enabled browser with advanced security, enhanced speed and micropayment capabilities, has just received $4.5m in new funding from Founders Fund’s FF Angel, Propel Venture Partners, Pantera Capital, Foundation Capital, and Digital Currency Group. This nearly doubles the prior round of $2.5m in funding received in November of 2015, while the company was still in stealth mode.

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Combining solar power and energy storage makes sense, argues Elon Musk, but shareholders must decide whether merging two money-losing companies is good for either one.

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You don’t need to write code to run a tech company — but you do need to invest in understanding your team.

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Technology companies don?t define the marketplace, clients do. Organizations not only need to support the shift to hybrid, but also look for ways to exploit it in order to succeed, grow, and beat their competition.

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The Sense by Hello is a ball of wonderful sleep insights, designed to inform you about your night.

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Popular games such as Valve’s Counter-Strike: Global Offensive could be defined as gambling sites if Australian politician Nick Xenophon gets his way.

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