Ellen Pao Asked to Pay Legal Cost $1m Legal Bill in Sexism Case

Ellen Pao, the woman who took a Silicon Valley firm, faces $1m legal bill in sexism case. According to Digital Marketing Agency, “Ms Pao was sacked from Kleiner Perkins - which has invested in a variety of successful technology firms, including Snapchat, Spotify, Uber, Twitter and Google - in 2012.”

Kleiner Perkins, Venture capital firm, stated, “the cost will be considered as an optional condition if former employee Ms Pao does not appeal against the jury's decision. Regarding this issue, Ms Pao's legal team is presently reviewing and considering the proposal.

After failing to convince jurors at the San Francisco Superior Court that her firing was due to discrimination, Ellen Pao currently faces a legal bill of around $973,000.

Facebook Testing Its Latest App "Hello"

Digital Marketing Agency, Facebook is testing its latest app "Hello" for the world of local search. With Hello mobile users will be able to search for people on Facebook, as well as businesses using either their specific company name or category.
As soon as those people are found, users can call with one tap - presumably similar to Google's tap-to-call feature - as well as get directions to the location.
Facebook explains in a blog post: "So if a friend tells you about a new restaurant in your neighborhood, you can use Hello to find their hours, make a reservation, and get directions, all without leaving the app."
Hello, including a privacy feature that gives an option for blocking commonly blocked numbers and specific numbers, will also be able to use Facebook profiles to provide relevant information about callers that will pop up with incoming calls, including a Facebook picture, name and number of contacts in common.

Google to Run Project Fi Network in US

Google launches to run a mobile Project Fi network in the US. According to Digital Marketing Agency, “the company will rent voice and data capacity from two existing operators - Sprint and T-Mobile - and use existing wi-fi hotspots, rather than build new infrastructure from scratch.”

Google is trying to improve the wireless phone industry with an acceptable service for the purpose of pressuring major carriers into making it more affordable for people to get online and use Google’s services. “Google is promising Project Fi will automatically switch over to an available Wi-Fi network if that is running at a higher speed than the cellular alternatives,” according to BRG report. 

Markley Group Receives $240m to Expand Data Center

Digital Marketing Agency, New England based telecoms and data center firm Markley Group has got $240 million for business expansion. The Group aims to use the money to expand its flagship data center and develop its Markley Coud on demand computing and storage service as well as developing other sites.

According to the operator, its 900,000 sq ft (84,000 sq m) facility is one of the largest and longest-operating colocation data centers in New England. The operator describes the facility as the only ‘carrier hotel’ in the region due to its volume and variety of connectivity options, which includes housing the Boston Internet Exchange (BIX) IP peering network.

Jeffrey D. Markley, CEO of the group, said: “This new and robust financing package allows us to accelerate our growth and explore new projects in new markets.”

Technology Giant Amazon Reported a Loss in The First Quarter Of 2015

Technology giant Amazon has reported a $57m (£38m) loss in the first quarter of 2015. The reporters also gave further details regarding the performance of its web services business.

According to Digital Marketing Agency, “the company revenue from sales of Amazon web services (AWS) for the first three months of 2015 was $1.57bn.” Additionally, Founder Jeff Bezos said in a statement "Amazon web services is a $5 billion business and still increasing quick and fast."

Increased sales in North America, the company's biggest market, could lead to the increase in revenue, counted by 15% to $22.7bn. It is the better expected.

Additionally, web services providing increased by 49% from a year earlier, getting from its sales. “But with Microsoft, Google and IBM among rivals seeking to eat into its market share, the question is whether those margins will hold up over the long term,” said reporters.