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Alchemy is secretly fixing blockchain’s node nightmare

The top cryptocurrency companies have quietly begun to outsource their infrastructure problems to a tiny stealth startup. It’s called Alchemy. Today it’s making the big public reveal of it

Facebook Messenger’s ‘Your Emoji’ status tells friends what’s up

Want to let friends know you're trying to party, hit the gym, focus on work or grab a drink? That's the idea behind a powerful new feature Facebook Messenger is testing called Your Emoji. Akin to offl

The quest to cure loneliness

Foursquare, Google Latitude and Facebook Nearby Friends failed to change the way we all meet up. That’s because intent, not location, is the most important thing when connecting people offline.

Down to Lunch has met with investors about raising funding

We’re hearing from multiple sources that Down to Lunch has met with investors about a potential financing round. Down to Lunch became a bit of a darling during its rise thanks to its dead-simpl

A Look At Who’s Down From Google

No longer content to just being the ubiquitous source of information of all kinds for the typical college student, Google is now trying to be the platform that friends use to plan their next hangout.

This One-Afternoon Project Could Change How You Meet Friends

Frustrated by how difficult it was to have spur of the moment get-togethers with friends, Stanford classmates Joseph Lau and Nikil Viswanathan spent a Friday afternoon in San Francisco’s SoMa di