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Mashfeed Lets You Discover Better Content On Social Networks
Mashfeed isn't just about finding new content. It also lets you organize posts in a better way than most social networks currently allow. On Mashfeed, you create public or private channels (called mashfeeds) that let you add specific users, pages, or hashtags on Instagram, YouTube, and Facebook. You can also subscribe to channels made by existing users or Mashfeed and trending topics (which… Read More
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Online Invitations Startup Paperless Post Raises $25M From August Capital
Online (and offline) invitations startup Paperless Post has become a modern-day greeting card company, enabling users to create custom cards to their events and send them to friends. Our sources tell us that it's raised another big round of funding to get more of its invitations out to more users. Read More
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Ellen Tries Out Google “Glasses”
Today is Google Glass day. For the first time, the company is letting anybody and everybody order a pair with no application process needed. Because before, if you wanted to give Google $1,500 for a face computer, you had to qualify. Now that Google Glass is fair game, we're probably going to see it a lot more. Take, for example, this episode of The Ellen Show, where Ellen Degeneres tries on… Read More
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Telefonica, Blackstone Launch Axonix, A Mobile Ad Exchange Built On Defunct MobClix Tech
Telefonica, the Spanish carrier with operations in 24 countries and 323 million customers, is making its latest bid to expand its business beyond basic mobile and telephone services, by moving into ad tech. It's teaming up with Blackstone to launch Axonix, a real-time bidding mobile ad exchange that has been built on technology from MobClix, whose assets were acquired by the private equity giant… Read More
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HP Finds Mobile Tax Apps Lacking On Security, Privacy
As the clock ticks toward midnight, putting an end to tax day 2014, Hewlett-Packard is warning consumers of mobile tax and finance apps that they may want to audit their own usage. According to the HP Audit, more than 90 percent of the applications the company tested, including TurboTax, TaxACT and TaxSlayer, contained at least one potential privacy violation. Read More
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Investors Send Twitter Up 11.4% Following Gnip News, Adding $2.7B To Its Market Cap
Twitter had a massive day in the markets, soaring more than 11 percent following news this morning that it has acquired Gnip, a company that TechCrunch described as a longtime partner and customer. The acquisition could see it funnel its current customer base towards Gnip's popular tools, and also accrete to Twitter's top line Gnip's incomes. Twitter needs revenue growth, and more monetization… Read More
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Pinterest Plans “Choose Your Own Adventure” Product Announcement For April 24
A more personalized way to pin may be on the way as Pinterest has announced a big press event in San Francisco on April 24th with the teaser image above. We've confirmed with the company that this will be a product announcement and CEO Ben Silbermann will speak. So what will Pinterest unveil? Read More
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Google Actually Sells Out Of A Google Glass Model
Apparently some people still want Google Glass. The white model sold out several hours after Google allowed anyone to purchase the product. Models of the other colors are still available -- at least until Google stops selling the product tonight. For today only, Google made Glass available to anyone. This is the first time since the product's announcement that Google has allowed the general… Read More
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Inside DODOcase, Where Modern Tech Accessories Are Made The Old Fashioned Way
Welcome to a new episode of TechCrunch Cribs, the video series that takes you inside where the offices where all the tech industry magic happens to see what it's really like for the people who work there. This time around, we headed to the Dogpatch neighborhood of San Francisco to visit DODOcase, the startup that makes iPhone, iPad, Kindle, and Android mobile accessories using traditional book… Read More
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Yahoo’s Shopping Spree Is Slowing Down, It Used A Net $22M For Acquisitions In Q1
Yahoo's spending spree on acquisitions looks like it may finally have slowed down, at least in terms of value if not numbers. Yahoo noted in its Q1 2014 earnings today that it used a net $22 million for acquisitions in the three months that ended March 31, covering eight companies. Sequentially, that $22 million is just over a third of the net amount it said it spent on acquisitions in the… Read More
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Brickstream
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DesignMedix
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StarWind Software
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BeatSwitch
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AAVLife
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Act-On Software
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Avvo
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The Nature Conservancy
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Netology
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ezCater
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BuzzSumo
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BiGxGh.Com
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Betterment
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ZEVAN LIMITED
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LearnVest
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- Round D
- Investors Northwestern Mutual, Accel Partners, American Express Ventures
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Beepi
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UniSmart
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Bigbasket.com
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Smartisan
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Quintel Technology
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Julep
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Bathurst Resources Limited
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BTIG
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DOMAIN Therapeutics
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- Round Grant
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Lifesum
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- Round A
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Storefront
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- Round A
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TravelAI
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NatureBox
- Size $18M
- Round B
- Investors Canaan Partners, General Catalyst Partners, SoftBank Capital
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SeedInvest
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- Round A
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Chubbies Shorts
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Google Releases Helpouts App For iOS
Google introduced Helpouts last year to HELP PEOPLE OUT (yeah that's where they got the name). The system works through Hangouts, letting people connect with experts for paid or free video chats that are about solving a specific problem, rather than just shooting the breeze with pals as we all do on Hangouts all the time. Now Helpouts is available on iOS thanks to a new app. Read More
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Hands On With The Xperia Z2 Smartphone And Z2 Tablet, Sony’s Waterproof Wonders
Both Samsung and HTC have new flagship Android phones out in the U.S., but Sony isn’t just sitting back and doing nothing. The company has its new 5.2-inch Z2 smartphone launching soon in select markets, including in Canada in May. The waterproof glass-encased handset has a lot in common with last year’s Z1, but goes the extra mile with new imaging options, noise cancellation features… Read More
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Intel Meets In Q1 With Revenue Of $12.8B, EPS Of $0.38 On Back Of Recovering PC Market
Following the closing bell today, Intel reported its first quarter results, including revenue of $12.764 billion, and earnings per share of $0.38. The results roughly match analyst expectations that the company would earn $0.37 per share on top line of $12.81 billion. It’s worth noting that that $0.37 per share earnings expectation was the lower than at least the company’s last five… Read More
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Yahoo Beats Street For Q1 On Sales Of $1.09B, EPS Of $0.38 But Flat Display Sales Of $438M
Yahoo has just reported its Q1 earnings, with ex-TAC revenues of $1.087 billion and earnings per share of $0.38, and net income of $314 million. That just about beat analysts’ expectations on revenue: they were expecting ex-TAC sales of $1.08 billion (First Call estimates were $1,076.9 million). Yahoo had provided adjusted earnings guidance earlier this year of between $290 million and $330… Read More
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Seeking Growth, The Payments Industry Embraces New Technologies
Now a victim of its own omnipresent success, the global electronic payments industry is increasingly turning to new technologies as it looks to expand its footprint and find new ways to make money by getting consumers to spend theirs. The pace of technological advancement in the payments market has even caused regulators to take notice, with innovations like cryptocurrencies continuing to grab… Read More
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Respondly Launches To Simplify Your Support Team’s Workflow For Emails And Tweets
The founder of Favstar, a tool that surfaces popular Twitter favourites, has launched a new startup with a Twitter focus -- bringing a customer support tool called Respondly out of private beta today. Its tagline best sums up what this b2b startup is aiming for: 'Team inbox for email & Twitter'. Read More
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Samsung’s Galaxy S5 Can Be Tricked By The Same Lifted Fingerprint Hack As The iPhone 5S
Remember back in September when a couple of researchers figured out how to bypass the iPhone 5S' fingerprint lock with a fancy fake rubber finger? Turns out, the fingerprint sensor on Samsung's new Galaxy S5 falls victim to the very same trick. They didn't even have to make a new mold. Read More
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Microsoft Announces New Tools Bringing The Cloud To The Internet Of Things, Uniting Hadoop And SQL
This morning in San Francisco, Microsoft announced several new data-focused tools in front of a cadre of customers and partners, not to mention a decent-sized grouping of press. The two new tools worth noting are Azure Intelligent Systems Service and Analytics Platform System. Read More
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Apply For Disrupt Startup Alley Now, For The Deadline Is Nigh
Though we do inevitably put a price tag on it, the value of a table in Startup Alley at Disrupt can not be measured. Or can it? Turns out, 2013 saw 393 startups coming through our Disrupt Startup Alley, and have since raised a total of $94 million. That comes out to around $239k per company, with the folks appearing in Hardware Alley doing even better than that — 82 companies… Read More
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