Sunday, August 18, 2013

Top Stories of the Day // August 18, 2013

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Disrupt SF returns in just a few weeks with an all new slate of outstanding startups and influential speakers including: Salesforce's Marc Benioff, Dropbox's Drew Houston, and Evan Spiegel, CEO of Snapchat.
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Today's Top Stories // Aug 18, 2013

Barnes & Noble Undercuts Amazon, Kobo By Dropping NOOK Simple Touch GlowLight To $99

The Nook Simple Touch GlowLight is one of the best e-readers on the market. It has a very nice form and a great screen. And now it's also the cheapest of its... read more

As Court Releases Files In Case Alleging Google Tracked UK Safari Users, Search Giant Wants To Move Case To U.S.

Some new developments this weekend in the case of 12 people in the UK who want to sue Google for secretly tracking their online activity by working around... read more

CrunchBase Analysis Of Investment Activity By Season

Many people in tech believe that VCs slow the pace of their investing during the summer, especially in August. We wanted to verify this using the CrunchBase... read more

Cloud Service Architecture Will Power New Era Of Intelligent, Automated Applications

The new way of the world for most web software development is the assembly of applications from cloud based APIs. Developers are saving loads of time by pulling... read more

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Saturday, August 17, 2013

Top Stories of the Day // August 17, 2013

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Disrupt SF returns in just a few weeks with an all new slate of outstanding startups and influential speakers including: Salesforce's Marc Benioff, Dropbox's Drew Houston, and Evan Spiegel, CEO of Snapchat.
Early Bird ticket sales close in 2 days: register now and save $1,000!
Today's Top Stories // Aug 17, 2013

FundersClub Ditches Dumb Money By Going Invite-Only

"Democratizing venture capital" sounds great until equity crowdfunding fills startup financing rounds with amateur angels who don't add value. So while other... read more

The Problem With The Lean In-tern

I am a college student in a field that traditionally offers unpaid internships. If you were to ask me two years ago to work for a big-name publication with no... read more

Lessons From Monks About Designing The Technologies Of The Future

"The purpose of technology is not to confuse the brain but to serve the body," William S. Burroughs once said in a Nike commercial, of all places. But things... read more

Despite Flaws, Ashton As Jobs Is Worth Seeing

When Ashton Kutcher was first tapped to play Steve Jobs in the movie Jobs, which opened in theaters today, I was nervous. Mostly for Ashton.... read more

Beddit, The Sleep Sensor You Tape To Your Bed, Looks To Build Cloud App With Indiegogo Stretch Goal

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Waywire CEO Nathan Richardson Departs As Company Shifts Focus From Content Creation To Curation

The CEO of Waywire -- the startup co-founded by Newark mayor and Senate candidate Cory Booker -- is stepping down, TechCrunch has learned. The resignation comes... read more

Fox Invests In Vice, A Media Company That Makes Money Being Terrible And Brilliant

21st Century Fox has invested $70 million in youth-focused media company Vice, giving Fox a 5 percent stake in the company and valuing Vice at $1.4 billion,... read more

Why Venture Will Abandon Seed Investing

Five years ago, I noticed a growing gap between angel and venture investing. Venture was getting bigger and writing bigger checks, while angel checks were... read more

Rep. Himes Points Out That The Intelligence Community And The President Lied To Him

Irked that the government lied to you about the privacy abuses of the National Security Agency (NSA)? You're not alone.... read more

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