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Head-To-Head Mobile Fantasy App Draft Raises $3.5 Million Led By Upfront Ventures - http://techcrunch.com/2015...
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We all know that fantasy sports is a huge and growing business. But when it comes to fantasy sports on mobile, most apps are just companion experiences used by fantasy sports players to track how their teams are doing. A new fantasy sports app called Draft hopes to change that, and has raised $3.5 million in Series A funding to do so. Draft was founded by Jeremy Levine and Nicolo Giorgi, the… Read More - TechCrunch24
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Jeff Clavier’s SoftTechVC Hires Huddle Co-Founder Andy McLoughlin As Its Newest Venture Partner - http://techcrunch.com/2015...
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Early-stage venture firm SoftTechVC is bringing on a new venture partner today. With an eye on SaaS and enterprise investments, it’s hired Huddle co-founder Andy McLoughlin to join the team and work with companies in that area. Read More - TechCrunch24
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YC-Backed Moltin Wants To Simplify ECommerce Development - http://techcrunch.com/2015...
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The three founders of Moltin, a member of the 2015 Y Combinator winter class, like many fellow members birthed their company idea out of necessity, coming up with a way to solve an entrenched problem they were facing. In this case, they were working for a design agency in England, and they found adding ecommerce functionality like a shopping cart to a website was too hard and often… Read More - TechCrunch24
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At SXSW, Meerkat Beats McDonald’s At Cutting Through The Noise - http://techcrunch.com/2015...
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If there’s any one thing that stands out at SXSW this year, it’s that it’s getting harder for even mainstream corporations to rise above the marketing din. What was once called “spring break for geeks” has slowly been taken over in the last couple of years by mainstream corporate sponsors. But are those corporate sponsors getting what they’re paying for? Read More - TechCrunch24
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With $1 Million In New Funding, Dattch Lesbian Dating App Rebrands To Her - http://techcrunch.com/2015...
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Dattch, the Pinterest-inspired dating app for queer women, has today re-launched with a new name (Her) as well as $1 million in new funding from investors such as Reddit’s Alexis Ohanian, YC’s Garry Tan and Michael Birch. Founder Robyn Exton said that people too often thought Dattch stood for some combination of ‘dyke’ or ‘butch’ or ‘snatch’,… Read More - TechCrunch24
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Health Insurer Premera Blue Breached, 11M Customers’ Information Exposed, Including Medical Records - http://techcrunch.com/2015...
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Another U.S. health insurer has experienced a significant data breach. On Tuesday, Premera Blue Cross confirmed that it had been the victim of a cyberattack which may have exposed the private information belonging to its 11 million customers, including their bank account numbers, Social Security numbers, birth dates, emails, addresses, phone numbers, and even their claims and clinical… Read More - TechCrunch24
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Humans: The Next Platform - http://techcrunch.com/2015...
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Biohacking and transhumanist advances (including nootropics, extended longevity, cybernetic implants, better behavioral and genetic self-understanding) will materially advance our quality of life and productivity in the coming decade, but we need to be thoughtful about the potential social and ethical pitfalls as we transform. Google Trends shows a marked uptick in searches for… Read More - TechCrunch24
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Shuddle Raises $9.6M For An Uber-Style Service For Kids And Seniors - http://techcrunch.com/2015...
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As Uber continues to extend is well-funded tentacles into ever-more categories of transportation, a startup focusing on children and elderly people has raised some money of its own to compete. Shuddle, a car service and app from one of the co-founders of Sidecar, is today announcing a Series A round of $9.6 million led by RRE Ventures. Existing investors Comcast Ventures, Forerunner… Read More - TechCrunch24
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U.K. Gov’t Aims Cash At Driverless Cars, Internet Of Things And Digital Currencies - http://techcrunch.com/2015...
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Giving his final budget before the U.K. general election this May, and inevitable sales pitch to the U.K. electorate, Chancellor George Osborne has announced several tranches of cash for nascent technologies — including £100 million for driverless car technology; £40 million for research into the Internet of Things; and £10 million to go towards investigating the “future… Read More - TechCrunch24
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Meerkat Now Lets You Easily Follow Users Via The Web - http://techcrunch.com/2015...
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Live video broadcast app Meerkat is edging away from being so reliant on Twitter’s network to power its own: The company announced a new “light follow” feature that works via the web, making it easy for anyone to follow users quickly without following them on Twitter, and to then receive notifications via Meerkat on iOS whenever they go live with a stream. Introducing… Read More - TechCrunch24
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Four Japanese Startups Visit Me At The Bates Motel During SXSW 2015 - http://techcrunch.com/2015...
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Operating out of Room #4 at the Bates Motel at SXSW 2015 (this is another story), I got the opportunity to interview a few fascinating startups that traveled from Tokyo to Austin, TX over the weekend to show their hardware-based concepts. During a rapid-fire demo session, I was able to see eight different startups and four really struck me as doing some novel work. Read More - TechCrunch24
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Dealyze Brings A Starbucks-Like Loyalty Program To Any Business - http://techcrunch.com/2015...
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When it comes to encouraging consumer loyalty, Starbucks’ program involving its mobile app and accompanying rewards card set a high bar for the rest of the industry to follow. Today, a new company called Dealyze is launching a service that aims to offer a similar app experience to any business, but at a lower price point than its competitors in the mobile loyalty space. While there… Read More - TechCrunch24
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The Detroit Water Project Connect Donors To Unpaid Water Bills - http://techcrunch.com/2015...
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Help can come from anywhere. And people in Detroit need help. In 2014 the City of Detroit was in the middle of the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history and the city aggressively started turning off water to delinquent accounts in a desperate attempt to right the city’s finances. More than 33,000 consumers had their water shut off in 2014 alone. The city is still pursuing past… Read More - TechCrunch24
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A Chat With Project Mosul About Rebuilding A Ruined History - http://techcrunch.com/2015...
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Matthew Vincent is one of the members of Project Mosul, an effort to recreate the lost artifacts at the Mosul Museum that were recently destroyed by ISIS fighters. By taking pictures and images of the broken artifacts, the group hopes to recreate them with 3D printers, storing at least the shape and quality of the originals to keep them safe, at least in a digital form. He spoke with me about… Read More - TechCrunch24
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Tutanota, An Open Source Encrypted Gmail Alternative, Heads Out Of Beta - http://techcrunch.com/2015...
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Germany based encrypted email startup, Tutanota, is taking its service out a beta next week — after a year of testing and almost 100,000 users signed up to send and receive secure email. Additional domains will also be offered in the new release, coming on Tuesday, including .com and .io options (in addition to the current .de option). Read More - TechCrunch24
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This App Turns Your Philips Hue System Into Dynamic, Atmospheric Home Theater Lighting - http://techcrunch.com/2015...
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The Philips Hue connected lighting system offers a lot of useful features out of the box, using the stock Philips Hue app for mobile devices, but they also offer an API that lets developers take things even further. The new Hue Camera app from developer Erwin Zwart is a great example, as it brings live atmospheric lighting to your home theater setup using just your iOS device’s… Read More - TechCrunch24
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UK Chancellor Says “Google Tax” On Diverted Profits To Come Into Effect Next Month - http://techcrunch.com/2015...
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UK Chancellor George Osborne today confirmed that a new tax dubbed the “Google tax” — because of its aim at tech companies that divert profits made in the UK — will come into effect next month, from April 1. He also pledged £600 million ($880 million) to improving broadband in the country. The 25% Google tax is part of a wider aim of raising some £3.1 billion… Read More - TechCrunch24
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LinkedIn Extends Self-Service Profile Widget To College And University Sites, No LinkedIn Visit Required - http://techcrunch.com/2015...
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LinkedIn — a social network for the working world — has been taking several steps to build up its profile with educational institutions and specifically students that are making their way from the classroom into the workplace. Today comes the latest chapter in that strategy: LinkedIn’s self-service widget — where people can add qualifications to their LinkedIn… Read More - TechCrunch24
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Motion Tennis For Chromecast Turns Phones Into Wii Remotes, Smartwatch Support Coming Soon - http://techcrunch.com/2015...
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The potential for turning mobile gaming into something that works well on the TV still exists, and a new app from India’s Rolocule games might help turn that potential into something people actually want to play. The Motion Tennis Cast title from Rolocule is available now, letting you use the game on a big screen via Chromecast, while also employing your Android smartphone as a motion… Read More - TechCrunch24
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Pitch At The Palace? — Now, Even England’s Duke Of York Is Getting Into Startups - http://techcrunch.com/2015...
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It’s not often that a genuine, card-carrying Royal family gets involved in technology startups. But over the last few years, the Duke Of York, (yes, of England fame) has dedicated himself to shining a spotlight both on technology entrepreneurs and initiatives to promote STEM skills among young people. His ‘Pitch @ Palace’ events — where startup get to literally pitch… Read More - TechCrunch24
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Predictive Analytics Firm InsideSales.com Gets $60M With Salesforce, Microsoft As Strategic Backers - http://techcrunch.com/2015...
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While people believe that the bubble that is the tech world is bound to pop soon, the investment climate for enterprise startups with good traction continues to stay hot. In the latest development, InsideSales.com, a provider of predictive analytics services for salespeople to help them source and close deals, has raised another $60 million of funding. This latest round, which brings the… Read More - TechCrunch24
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Ginkgo Bioworks Lands $9 Million In Series A Funding To Build Out New Lab Facilities - http://techcrunch.com/2015...
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Ginkgo Bioworks, the Boston-based startup working with DARPA and others on wild science projects involving bio-organisms, has just raised $9 Million in Series A Financing from Felicis Ventures, OS Fund, Data Collective, iGlobe Partners and Vast Ventures. Ginkgo Bioworks specializes in engineering microbes to produce cultured ingredients, such as flavors, fragrances, cosmetics, and… Read More - TechCrunch24
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Joyable Launches Online Tools To Help You Overcome Social Anxiety - http://techcrunch.com/2015...
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There are lots of startups promising to improve your physical health — and with the imminent release of the Apple Watch, not to mention the flood of other wearable devices, it’s a safe bet that they’re going to keep coming. Today, however, a startup called Joyable is launching to tackle the mental health side of things, starting with social anxiety. The company is also… Read More - TechCrunch24
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Microsoft Is Developing Software That Converts Android Phones To Windows 10 - http://techcrunch.com/2015...
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Microsoft dropped an interesting piece of information today when it revealed that it is testing Windows 10 with users of Xiaomi’s Mi 3 Android smartphone. The initiative, which Xiaomi stressed is not a partnership but merely assistance with the trial, is an interesting one because it shows Microsoft has concrete Android plans. Read More - TechCrunch24
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Taipei-Based Accelerator AppWorks Launches $50M Startup Fund - http://techcrunch.com/2015...
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Tech startups in Taiwan have the benefits of plentiful engineering talent and great hardware manufacturers. What they often lack, however, is money to fuel post-seed stage growth and guidance on what markets to tackle next. AppWorks, an accelerator program based in Taipei, wants to solve both problems with a new $50 million multistage venture fund. Read More - TechCrunch24
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The Back Office Developers - http://techcrunch.com/2015...
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What are the 5 biggest tech employers in the world? I conducted a survey amongst some tech entrepreneurs and interestingly, almost everyone guessed wrong. Take a second and write down your top 5. If you guessed Apple, Google or Amazon, you’re wrong – and by a huge margin! These companies have approximately 5k-35k developers, almost ten times less than the real behemoths: TCS,… Read More - TechCrunch24
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Microsoft Confirms Windows 10 Will Arrive This Summer, Reveals Xiaomi Partnership - http://techcrunch.com/2015...
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Microsoft confirmed today that Windows 10 will launch this summer in 190 countries and 111 languages. Frustratingly, though, the company isn’t dishing an actual launch date for its hotly-anticipated new platform, but an interesting new nugget of information was let out today. Read More - TechCrunch24
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The President’s Immigration Orders Are A Welcome First Step, But Much More Is Needed - http://techcrunch.com/2015...
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In the weeks following President Obama’s State of the Union address, there’s been a flurry of discussion about what current immigration reform discussions mean for families. That’s undeniably an important discussion to have, but another facet of the discussion should look at what these types of reform mean for technology jobs, particularly within Silicon Valley. Read More - TechCrunch24
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Product TV Is A Video-Centric Mobile App For Finding Cool New Products - http://techcrunch.com/2015...
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One of the main things we try to do at TechCrunch is highlight new gadgets, apps, and other products that you might want to check out. We’re hardly the only site with that aim, but the success of Product Hunt (which recently won our Crunchie Award for Best New Startup) suggests that there’s an appetite for services that are all product discovery, all the time. Startup Tube Centrex… Read More - TechCrunch24
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The Net Neutrality Drama Train Heads To Congress - http://techcrunch.com/2015...
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Let’s presume for the moment that you did not awake early this morning, straining to tune into C-SPAN, excited to watch a nearly three-hour congressional hearing in the House concerning a recent vote held by the FCC on how to best undergird new regulations of Internet service providers, along with certain questions relating to procedure, and edge provider interconnection. Read More - TechCrunch24
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Darktrace, The Cyber Security Startup Backed By Mike Lynch, Raises Further $18M - http://techcrunch.com/2015...
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Cyber security startup Darktrace, which is already backed by Autonomy founder Mike Lynch’s Invoke Capital, has picked up $18 million in new funding, at a valuation of $80 million. Read More - TechCrunch24
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Ustream’s New Live-Broadcasting SDK Lets You Build Your Own Meerkat - http://techcrunch.com/2015...
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Call it a sign of the times: hot off the heels of Meerkat’s sudden boom in popularity among techies and Twitter’s kneecapping of the service as SXSW began, live-streaming startup Ustream is opening its internal API to the public so that anyone can build their own Meerkat-like broadcasting app. Read More - TechCrunch24
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