Bill Gross
35 Stories
eSolar bets on software to make solar cheaper
Insight newsmaker Bill Gross, the head of start-up incubator Idealab and CEO of eSolar, uses a background in Internet entrepreneurship and software to bring down the cost of utility-scale solar.
Tags: Green IT, Growth strategies and tools, Bill Gross, Renewable Energy, Idealab, CEO, Internet, U.S., California, solar energy
Idealab draws $1 billion in investments
News
Beta testers question readiness of next Microsoft OS
News
eSolar, NRG Energy to build solar power plants
News In the second big solar power plant deal in a month, start-up eSolar signs deal to supply equipment to NRG Energy for up to 500 megawatts' worth of solar power.
Tags: Green IT, Photovoltaics, mW, Bill Gross, Renewable Energy, Southern California Edison, natural gas, Idealab, chief development officer, eSolar
Idealab draws US$1 billion in investments
News Idealab, a widely regarded Internet incubator, said it has raised US$1 billion in new investments.
CarsDirect wins hefty $280 million in financing
News
.xxx may mark new Net address
News New.net, an Net start-up trying to speed up the domain-name registration process, inks a deal to allow Web addresses ending in unconventional suffixes.
Internet names seller strikes deal
News An Internet start-up that sells unsanctioned domain names has reached deals with five software companies to promote the use of such suffixes as .kids and .travel.
Emachines, Free-PC to merge
News It's a marriage made in cheapskate heaven.
Stocks retreat as investors take a breather
News Stocks gave back some of their gains from the past few days by market close on Wednesday, as investors digested mixed messages from tech companies and analysts.
Stocks retreat as investors take a breather
News Stocks gave back some of their gains from the past few days by market close on Wednesday, as investors digested mixed messages from tech companies and analysts.
Licensing deal validates Ask Jeeves' marketing, low-tech approach
News
Companies woo open-source developers
News
Sony, AT&T, IBM give Palm a boost
News
GoTo gains amid Web pains
News The search engine's performance in the first quarter, beating expectations, raises the company's profile as search providers examine their businesses in an attempt to survive.
