The Vermont Tech and Taps Tour—Final Edition

( Machine Design) By far, the greatest growth has been in solar—with net metering at homes, farms, businesses, and throughout communities accounting for nearly 90 MW alone.

Trivago Surpasses Billion-Euro Mark as Tech Investment and Advertising Pay Off

( Finance News) In 2017, Trivago brought in more than a billion euros, as the hotel search engine invested in the advertising and the development of its technology. The company released its full-year results today. The company stated that it had observed revenue increase by 37 percent to €1.04bn (£920m).

UHY Advisors acquires Bright Point Consulting

( Compliance Week) UHY Advisors, a tax and business consulting firm, has expanded the size and capabilities of its accounting automation team and service offerings with the acquisition of the practice of Bright Point Consulting, a finance and accounting software implementation firm.

LinkedIn updates Sales Navigator with redesigned account pages, improved search

( MarTech Today) LinkedIn’s latest update to its sales management tool centers around making it quicker to access information about existing and prospective clients. … four partners to its Sales Navigator Application Platform (SNAP), which was unveiled last year and enables some of the tool’s features to be plugged into third-party software.

Senmiao Technologies Proposes Terms For $14 Million US IPO

( Seeking Alpha) Senmiao Technology (AIHS) intends to raise $14 million in a U.S. IPO by selling 3.25 million shares at between $4.00 to $4.50 per share. … Direct selling has different connotations, but generally, it refers to a sales organization that sells either online or in person through one-on-one demonstration at a customer’s home or ..

KashFlow extends SME options with Global Payments integration

( Finextra) And with £26 billion owed to UK small businesses, as many as 50,000 are forced out of business as a result.

Snap stock prices bolstered on back of adtech investments and rejuvenated user growth

( The Drum) The results represent a “major step forward for Snap” according to its leadership, with an increase in the number of daily active users (DAUs), plus the number of ads delivered using programmatic technology now accounting for over 90% of ads on the platform.

Airbnb executives were said to clash over when to go public

( The Star Online) While tensions between Chesky and Tosi have been widely reported by technology website the Information and elsewhere, the company’s financial results, clashes over Airbnb’s IPO timeline and Tosi’s differences with other executives including Johnson haven’t been previously reported. People with knowledge of the .