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Uber Says It Won’t Look At User Data Except For “Legitimate Business Purposes”
5:02 pm PST • November 18, 2014
While much of the fallout from BuzzFeed’s recent Uber expose has focused on vice president Emil Michael’s suggestion that the company could dig up dirt on critical journalists, the story…
NSA Reform Dies In The Senate
4:59 pm PST • November 18, 2014
Well shit. A vote to proceed with the USA FREEDOM Act failed in the Senate after it did not collect the 60 votes that it needed. It failed 58 to…
A Gift Guide For The Novice 3D Printer
4:44 pm PST • November 18, 2014
This is the year you and yours should take up 3D printing. Why? Because it’s cool, because 3D printing is the future, and machines have fallen in price and risen…
Customer relationship management company Merkle announced today that it has acquired startup 500friends. The startup’s LoyaltyPlus platform allows businesses to run customer loyalty programs in stores, online, and on mobile.…
Yet Another Reminder To Mind Your Words
4:03 pm PST • November 18, 2014
“You can’t post that photo,” said the founder and CEO of a prominent, exited startup. He was talking to his PR agent in a W hotel suite in Times Square.…
U.K. Government Funds Free Online Courses Teaching Startup Skills
4:01 pm PST • November 18, 2014
A tech industry-backed, U.K. government-funded initiative offering free online courses to those wanting to learn commercial digital business skills goes live today, aiming to upskill Brits to work for tech…
As BranchOut Team Goes To Hearst, 1-Page Buys BranchOut’s Assets For $5.4 M In Cash And Shares
3:50 pm PST • November 18, 2014
Another chapter closed in the life of BranchOut, the failed startup that attempted to create a “LinkedIn within Facebook” with tens of millions of dollars in venture backing. The company’s assets…
Boost Media announced earlier today that it has raised $19 million in Series C funding. The company allows advertisers to find the best version of their search ad — it…
TC Cribs: Famo.us, The Startup Office That Feels Like Home (Because It Used To Be One)
3:33 pm PST • November 18, 2014
In this episode of Cribs, we headed over to Famo.us, the startup that’s built a web platform for developers and designers. A lot of tech companies try to make their…
Bipsync Has A Research Management Tool For Hedge Funders
3:19 pm PST • November 18, 2014
Danny Donado spent years working for a hedge fund bemoaning the lack of a good document and research management tool that he could use to organize and share the copious…
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Media & Entertainment
Netflix Will Expand To Australia And New Zealand In March 2015
2:26 pm PST • November 18, 2014
In its last quarterly earnings video streaming service Netflix teased that it would be soon launching in more countries and today comes confirmation of that: the company will be expanding…
Media & Entertainment
Far Cry 4 Review: A Quirky Open-World Shooter You’ll Want To Explore
1:58 pm PST • November 18, 2014
Launching today, Far Cry 4 is the latest in Ubisoft’s franchise of first-person shooters set in exotic locales. It takes place in a big, beautiful open world roughly based the…
Senate’s NSA Reform Bill Heads For Uncertain Vote
1:55 pm PST • November 18, 2014
So much for bipartisanship. Earlier today, Senator Mitch McConnell attacked the USA FREEDOM Act, intimating that supporting it would harm the nation in its current struggle with terror-state ISIS. Also today,…
Startups
Uber CEO Says Exec’s Threats To Journalists “Showed A Lack Of Humanity” But Doesn’t Fire Him
11:35 am PST • November 18, 2014
Uber CEO Travis Kalanick has responded to the controversy caused by Uber Exec Emil Michael suggesting the company should dig up dirt on journalists who criticize it, including PandoDaily’s editor…
Media & Entertainment
BuzzFeed Jumps Aboard The Messaging App Train, Starting With WeChat
11:34 am PST • November 18, 2014
BuzzFeed’s next step is messaging apps, and it’s teamed up with Tencent to become a media partner on the Chinese firm’s WeChat app, which counts 468 million monthly active users…
Nearly Half Of The Operation Onymous Takedowns Were Scam Or Clone Sites
11:27 am PST • November 18, 2014
While the FBI was able to take down a number of popular Dark Web sites including the Silk Road 2, it seems the wide-ranging attacks targeted mostly fake sites. Friend…
Media & Entertainment
App Suey Is Buying Up Mobile Small Businesses With Goal Of Owning 1% Of Apps On iTunes
11:08 am PST • November 18, 2014
You know those signs on the side of the road that read “We Buy Ugly Houses?” Well, here comes the digital equivalent of that: a startup called App Suey is…
Mozilla, EFF And Others Band Together To Provide Free SSL Certificates
10:47 am PST • November 18, 2014
Ideally, every time you visit a website, that connection should happen over a secure HTTPS connection so nobody can snoop on your surfing habits when you are using a public…
Media & Entertainment
Messaging App Viber Takes A Step Into Social Networking With New Public Chats Feature
10:44 am PST • November 18, 2014
A lot of messaging apps have been highlighting how their services are a great way for people to directly communicate with their friends directly, in opposition to the bare-all nature…
Media & Entertainment
Apple Launches WatchKit, Letting Developers Begin Building For Its Wearable
10:43 am PST • November 18, 2014
Apple has launched WatchKit, the development platform for its debut smartwatch, which will be available to consumers sometime early next year. The Apple Watch at launch supports apps that include…
