Economic Times |
Sequoia gets huge payback for WhatsApp
BDlive The investment firm, based in the California city of Menlo Park, was also a backer of smartphone photo-sharing service Instagram. Facebook founder Mr Zuckerberg snapped up Instagram in 2012 for $ 1bn. The WhatsApp deal was … Mr Valentine studied … WhatsApp gets payback for venture capital star Sequoia |
Huge wildfire near Yosemite National Park threatens sequoia trees – Toronto Star
Toronto Star |
Huge wildfire near Yosemite National Park threatens sequoia trees
Toronto Star The fire near one of the country's most popular national parks edged closer to a the source of San Francisco's drinking water and to some of the giant sequoia trees that are among the largest and oldest living things on earth. They can resist fire but … |
Rim Fire: Huge California wildfire threatens Yosemite sequoias, park sets up … – 89.3 KPCC
89.3 KPCC |
Rim Fire: Huge California wildfire threatens Yosemite sequoias, park sets up …
89.3 KPCC "All of the plants and trees in Yosemite are important, but the giant sequoias are incredibly important both for what they are and as symbols of the National Park System," said spokesman Scott Gediman. As seen from the #ISS today: MT @AstroKarenN … |
Huge Northern California wildfire gains strength, creeps into Yosemite … – The Republic
The Republic |
Huge Northern California wildfire gains strength, creeps into Yosemite …
The Republic GROVELAND, California — As a wildfire rages along the remote northwest edge of Yosemite National Park, officials are clearing brush and setting sprinklers to save two groves of giant sequoias. The iconic trees can resist fire, but park spokesman Tom … |