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Wish, a social shopping site and mobile application, raised $50 million in new funding in a round led by Founders Fund, with participation from existing investors Formation 8, GGV Capital,…
Watch The Live Stream Of 500 Startups’ Premoney Conference Here
8:50 am PDT • June 27, 2014
Today, 500 Startups has assembled a full day of talks about investor-type things, with speakers that include Y Combinator boss Sam Altman, Andreessen Horowitz’ Scott Kupor, Upfront Ventures’ Mark Suster,…
The Co-Creator Of Dogecoin Talks About Building One Of The Funniest (And Most Popular) Cryptocurrencies In The World
8:32 am PDT • June 27, 2014
Cryptocurrencies are much interesting. While bitcoin churns along like some sort of cyber juggernaut, there are a number of smaller currencies created, mostly off-the-cuff, by programmers and hackers. Dogecoin -…
Companies face an inherent tension between being open or proprietary, but we’ve seen, again and again, that open systems can act as catalysts for entirely new businesses built on top…
As I’m based in Paris and work in the tech ecosystem, there is a lot of chatter about luxury brands and their future. Paris is still the city of outrageously…
Media & Entertainment
A New App Called Moment Shows You How Addicted You Are To Your iPhone
7:22 am PDT • June 27, 2014
Some of us jokingly say that we’re addicted to our iPhones. A newly released app called Moment will show us just how true that statement may be. Designed to promote…
A few days after Google’s wearable goggles went on sale in the UK, the national data protection watchdog has warned Glass users they need to be careful to comply with…
If there’s a single problem with mechanical watches its that they’re often considered inaccurate. A collection of gears and springs, no matter how carefully put together, will always lose a…
Modern Meadow Raises $10 Million To Make Bioprinted Leather
1:51 am PDT • June 27, 2014
In the future your sexy black biker jacket may be bioprinted. The New York-based Modern Meadow was originally known for its work in producing bioprinted meat – meat that is…
Media & Entertainment
Fotolia Now Lets Android Smartphone Photographers Sell Their Snaps
1:27 am PDT • June 27, 2014
Stock photo merchant Fotalia has launched a new app called Fotalia Instant. The app, which is available on iOS and Android, allows entrepreneurial snappers to take and sell pictures through…
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Time Is Running Out! Join The Disrupt Europe Battlefield Today
12:31 am PDT • June 27, 2014
In consideration of the teams who will be joining us in Prague next week, have extended the deadline to submit applications for the Startup Battlefield at Disrupt Europe until Sunday,…
Facebook Search Warrant Disclosure Reveals Scope of Government Requests
11:02 pm PDT • June 26, 2014
Facebook announced Thursday it’s been pushing back against a bulk set of search warrants requesting private data from its user accounts since last summer. In a blog post, the social…
Startups
Globby Helps Small Shops Take Advantage Of Southeast Asia’s Booming E-Commerce Market
10:44 pm PDT • June 26, 2014
Mobile penetration is especially high in Southeast Asia, and still growing, and the increase in mobile devices also fuels a promising e-commerce market. The problem for many vendors, however, is…
Android TV is one of the myriad new things that Google announced this year at I/O, and the platform is very different from Google’s previous effort with Google TV, a…
The Gear Live is Samsung’s first kick at the Android Wear can, and like the other hardware in this category, it offers Android Wear basically as Google intended it. Software…
Transportation
Android Auto First Look Video With Google Automotive Chief Andrew Brenner
6:31 pm PDT • June 26, 2014
Google is about to make your smartphone the powerhouse behind your in-car infotainment system, with Android Auto, a new feature it’s introducing to Android devices that replaces your built-in car…
Media & Entertainment
YouTube’s New Creator Tools Include Donations, Fan-Submitted Subtitles, And A Mobile Creator Studio App
5:30 pm PDT • June 26, 2014
YouTube is by far the largest platform for online video viewership in the world. But frankly, it wouldn’t be anything without its creators. That’s why in a keynote today at…
Two US Government Agencies Are Working Together To Lower The Cost Of Installing Wi-Fi In Schools
5:19 pm PDT • June 26, 2014
The FCC is working with another U.S. Government agency to purchase WiFi equipment in a pooled fashion, allowing them to save money on new tools. This could help lower the…
Venture
VCs Ben Horowitz And Lars Dalgaard Want To Bridge SF’s Growing Digital Divide
5:13 pm PDT • June 26, 2014
Pews were packed at San Francisco’s Glide church in the city’s Tenderloin district last night with people who wanted to hear the gospel thoughts of two of Silicon Valley’s most…
Bringing clarity to the $300 billion prescription drug payment system in the U.S., Truveris has raised $12.75 million in a new round of funding led by Canaan Partners.
