Google's New Plan for Startups

Google has good news for new startups! If you are an early stage startup, Google wants to give you $100,00 in Cloud Platform credits for one year so you can host your applications on its servers. The offer is part of Google’s Cloud Platform for Startups initiative, a new program the company’s senior vice president for its technical infrastructure.

Check out more on that here

Facebook Updates for Developers

Facebook has announced new updates that make it easier for developers to find the products they need based on the industry, see updates about developer services and API’s, and make Parse apps remotely configurable. For starters, there’s a new industry-focused section on the Facebook Developer site.

To look more into the Facebook updates, click here

Which Mobile Carrier is the Best?

Now that Apple has unveiled its newest version of the iPhone- iPhone 6, mobile carriers are practically falling over one another in a fight for consumer business. Spring, T-mobile, Verizon, AT&T and Walmart are all working on different deals to attract the most demand. It looks like the days of paying $200 up front for a phone are over for many customers.

Check out what the leading services have to offer here

Yahoo's legal Struggles

In 2008, the U.S. government threatened to find Yahoo $250,000 a day if it didn’t hand over user data as part of the NSA’s controversial PRISM program. The document outlines Yahoo’s legal struggle to challenge the U.S. surveillance laws. Yahoo lost it’s legal battle and had to provide the re quested email metadata.

Read more on the repercussions here

Happy Friday everyone!