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‘Man fighting in the middle of town’ is not Grand Theft Auto for iOS
“Man fighting in the middle of town” may not be the Grand Theft Auto VI we’ve been waiting for, but it’s the one 2017 deserves. The iOS game, which launched its 1.0 version yesterday initially piqued my attention through its perhaps-not-quite fair use of Grand Theft Auto V screenshots as the app icon and description photos. My hopes that someone had snuck a free port of… Read More
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Venture-backed Ravel Law sells to LexisNexis
Ravel Law, a legal search, analytics, and visualization platform that aims to turn lawyers into data analysts, has sold itself five years after its 2012 founding. The buyer: the New York-based legal research giant LexisNexis, which is paying an undisclosed sum for the company and whose tech it plans to incorporate into its own products. Ravel, based in San Francisco, will continue to operate… Read More
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Gillmor Gang: Emotional Healing
The Gillmor Gang — Keith Teare, Doc Searls, Denis Pombriant, and Steve Gillmor. Recorded live Friday, June 9, 2017. Denis Pombriant joins the Keith Gang for a vigorous rubdown of fake views and Comey smackdown of the Obstructor in Chief. +Doc’s biting tracking indictment and Apple’s Safari fix for adtech fatigue. Google ? @stevegillmor, @dsearls, @DenisPombriant… Read More
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Here’s what the top accelerators in North America are funding
The top startup accelerators have a history of seeing the future in ideas that sounded silly at the time. After all, who would have foreseen billion-dollar businesses based on renting your air mattress to strangers, or shopping for their groceries? So when prestigious accelerators invest around common themes, it’s worth taking note of what’s resonating. Read More
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Watch Electronic Arts kick off E3 live right here
Today, Electronic Arts will kick off E3 2017 with a live press conference, which you can watch right here. EA makes some of the most popular games in the world, like The Sims, Battlefield, Madden, FIFA, Titan Fall, and the studio is sure to deliver even more goodness today. We expect to see at least one Star Wars title, and potentially a new FIFA. But the bigger question remains: Will EA… Read More
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Postmates acqhires Secret CEO David Byttow’s startup Bold
The founder of one of Silicon Valley’s most famous flameouts, anonymous social app Secret, is the new product lead for Postmates’ app. After Secret shut down and gave investors back their money, David Byttow went on to raise a $1 million seed round from Index to launch a blog publishing tool for enterprises called Bold. Today Bold was acqhired by Postmates, Byttow confirmed to… Read More
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How augmented reality could save tech from itself
Indeed, as technology marches relentlessly forward, it feels like many of today’s positions could soon be displaced. But just as with past technological inflection points — whether the steam engine, the telegraph, the computer or even industrial robots — technology will always give as much as it takes, as it always has. That matters little to people who have lost their… Read More
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The most hilariously awful volume controls ever
Fed up with those sensitive volume sliders? It could be A LOT worse. Redditors dreamed up the most absurd possible interfaces for controlling the sound on a video. Click through (desktop) or scroll down (mobile) to see these witty, frustrating, and hysterical designs. Read More
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Uber’s head of finance is heading to Opendoor
Uber’s soon-to-be former head of finance, Gautam Gupta, is set to join real estate startup Opendoor as its first-ever chief operating officer. Read More
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Doug travels light with flat-packing sneakers
Gadget reviewer Doug Aamoth has the ultimate physique - a perfect blend of a world-class body builder mixed with an elite triathlete mixed with an undefeated karate champion. So how does he stay so fit, yet travel so light?
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Amazon launches ‘My Mix,’ a personalized shop filled with your favorite things
Amazon has quietly launched a new feature offering shoppers personalized suggestions of products they might like to buy. Called “My Mix,” the addition is tied to Amazon’s “Interesting Finds” — the curated gift shop introduced last year that provides a Pinterest-like experience for discovering products across Amazon’s vast website. Read More
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Apple unveils Business Chat, which brings customer service and shopping into iMessage
Apple just unveiled Business Chat, its bid to turn iMessage into a communication platform that can compete with Facebook Messenger – and perhaps, make iMessage one of the main ways you interact with businesses. The company quietly announced the service earlier this week with an update to its developer site, but few details were available at the time. Today was the real introduction, with… Read More
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AR startup Meta sues former head of optics over trade secrets theft
A top augmented reality startup is suing its former head of optics for breach of contract and misappropriation of trade secrets in the creation of his own AR company. Meta, which builds augmented reality hardware and software, filed suit earlier this week in a Northern California court against former employee Zhangyi Zhong, his company Dreamworld USA and 20 unnamed defendants. Read More
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HyperX’s Revolver S is the right example for Dolby 7.1 gaming headsets
If you’re into the booming eSports scene, you’ve heard of HyperX. Their prevalence at professional gaming tournaments as the de facto gaming headphones for pros is difficult to deny, especially if you actually watch eSports. My interest grew, but I was still surprised that the Revolver S, a Dolby 7.1 surround sound gaming headset, made such a positive impression on me. As soon as… Read More
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Europe eyeing direct access to cloud services for police data requests
In the wake of a spate of terror attacks across Europe, regional interior ministers have been talking tough on tech. Encryption is one technology that’s been under fire from certain quarters. There has also been renewed discussion about ways to speed up how law enforcement agencies request data from tech companies — so called e-evidence. Read More
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Apple legalizes and taxes in-app tipping for content creators
Apple’s newly published update to its App Store policies officially designates voluntary tipping via virtual currency as in-app purchases that Apple taxes 30 percent. By taking tipping out of the grey area, more app developers might institute digital tip jars as an alternative way to get creators paid without having to offer ad revenue sharing. Read More
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GoFundMe, now with $4B in donations from 40M donors, plots Euro expansion
If you’ve ever contributed to a charitable fundraising campaign online in the last seven years, chances are that one of those campaigns have been through GoFundMe, a web platform where people can set up and donate to campaigns for charitable causes. The site and the company that created it have been on a long-term growth tear — and now it’s gearing up for the next step. Read More
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Cortana can now do price comparisons when you’re shopping online
Microsoft’s digital assistant Cortana will now be able to save you money when you’re shopping online. The company announced today that it will begin a pilot test of a new Cortana feature that will pop up the best price and availability of similar products, when you’re shopping the websites of over a dozen top retailers in the U.S., including Amazon, Walmart, eBay, Best Buy… Read More
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Chill out — Russia’s Skolkovo project attempts a re-boot with a new venture fund
“Everyone should take a chill pill” raged Russian President Vladimir Putin during his session at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum last week. He was of course referring to the storm of controversy surrounding the alleged ties between Russia and the Trump Whitehouse. But Putin’s outburst reflects a wider Russian frustration. The narrative about Russia’s… Read More
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MOVILEST
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- HQ: Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi
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FSports
- 20M SEK Venture
- HQ: Helsingborg, Skane Lan
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Mevia
- 4.0M SEK Venture
- HQ: Gothenburg, Vastra Gotaland
- Categories: Medical, Health Care
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Pandora
- $480M Round
- HQ: Oakland, California
- Categories: Video Streaming, Technical Support, Music, Navigation, Broadcasting
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Houzz
- $400M Series E
- HQ: Palo Alto, California
- Categories: Home Renovation, Interior Design, Home Improvement, Architecture
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The Audience Awards
- $1.0M Seed
- HQ: Missoula, Montana
- Categories: Video, Digital Media, Content, Brand Marketing, Communities, Film
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The Plum Guide
- Not available Seed
- HQ: London, England
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SpaceIQ
- Not available Series A
- HQ: Mountain View, California
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MyHealthTeams
- $7.3M Series C
- HQ: San Francisco, California
- Categories: Health Care, Social Network, Medical
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Ayenda
- $65K Seed
- HQ: Not available
- Categories: Reservations, Management Information Systems, Hotel
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Minka
- Not available Seed
- HQ: Bogotá, Distrito Especial
- Categories: FinTech, Venture Capital
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Scale
- $4.5M Series A
- HQ: San Francisco, California
- Categories: Task Management, Developer APIs
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Fortanix
- $8.0M Series A
- HQ: Menlo Park, California
- Categories: Security, Computer, Cyber Security
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elmenus
- $1.5M Series A
- HQ: Cairo, Al Qahirah
- Categories: Ediscovery, Hospitality, Mobile, Restaurants
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Someonew
- $50K Convertible Note
- HQ: Not available
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AgentCASH
- 255K GBP Seed
- HQ: Not available
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Eloxx
- $24M Series C
- HQ: Herzliya, Tel Aviv
- Categories: Biotechnology, Genetics
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Happy Plugs
- 6.0M EUR Venture
- HQ: Stockholm, Stockholms Lan
- Categories: Hardware, Software
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