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Crunch Report | SpaceX Successfully Re-launches a Rocket
Oculus co-founder Palmer Luckey leaves Facebook, SpaceX successfully re-launches a rocket, Cloudera files for IPO and Snapchat now allows you to search Stories. All this on Crunch Report. Read More
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Here are the frontier startups that presented at Singularity University’s third demo day
The nine startups participating in Singularity University’s accelerator program presented this afternoon at Moffett Federal Airfield just outside Mountain View, CA. Singularity University, founded in 2008 by Peter Diamandis and Ray Kurzweil, aims to make it more feasible for people to address hard science problems and those that require a global reach. Startups backed by… Read More
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Moodelizer helps add epic soundtracks to your video efforts
When it comes to video, the audio is pretty damn important. Hell, they even give out some sort of award for them on occasion. Moodelizer wants to put the power of suitable soundtracks in the hands of amateur filmmakers, by letting you add a delightfully over-the-top soundtrack to the most mundane of tasks at the touch of a button. Read More
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Scientists use magnetic fields to remotely control biologically inspired soft robots
The field of soft robotics has been the subject of increasing interest in recent years for the alternatives it presents to the rigid machines we tend to associate with the space. A team of scientists at North Carolina State University is offering an interesting take on the space, utilizing magnetic fields to move around the biologically inspired robots. Read More
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Robinhood stock trading app valued at $1.3 billion with big raise from DST
Zero-fee stock trading app Robinhood has added to its coffers, raising another big round of funding. According to sources, the round was led by Yuri Milner investment vehicle DST Global and values the company at $1.3 billion dollars. Read More
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April Fools’ 2017: Here’s the best and worst of this year’s pranks (so far)
April Fools’ Day falls on a Saturday this year. Seemingly worried that the internet goes away on weekends, a bunch of companies rolled out their April Fools’ jokes a few days early. Some of them are really, really good. Some of them… are not. Here’s our round-up of the ones worth a laugh, chuckle or, at the very least, a mildly amused puff of air through your… Read More
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Crunch Network
If it talks like a government and acts like a government, it must be a tech giant
The ACLU reported last year that law enforcement teamed up with Geofeedia, a software company that uses social media data to track and monitor protesters. Many were outraged. Facebook and Twitter cut off Geofeedia’s access to their data. These new rules have far-reaching implications for companies whose business models revolve around utilizing social media data for close observations. Read More
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On-demand dog walking startup Wag quietly raised funding from General Catalyst and Sherpa Ventures
Earlier this week we wrote about how two big players in the pet-care business, Rover and DogVacay, decided to merge. Well, sources tell us that over the past two years Wag, another player in the dog-walking space, raised two rounds of funding to support expansion into new markets. Read More
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Doug Cuts the Cord and Saves $100 a Month on Cable
Gadget reviewer Doug Aamoth is a 73-year-old trapped in a 38-year-old's body who pays far too much for cable and internet service. In this video, he swaps his Comcast TV package for various streaming services, stops paying unnecessary fees, and shows you how to save at least -- at least! -- $100 a month yourself.
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SpaceX’s first Falcon Heavy launch could attempt upper-stage recovery
Elon Musk suggested Friday that when SpaceX does its first demo flight of the Falcon Heavy large payload rocket later this year, it might also include an attempt to return the upper stage back to Earth. The goal is to make sure the upper stage on the Falcon Heavy is reusable, which is part of SpaceX’s plan to make Mars a viable target for repeat, return commercial spaceflight. Read More
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Job satisfaction survey says tech, while bad, is better than other industries for women
Tech may grab headlines for its misogyny and racial biases, but when it comes to job satisfaction, professional women still rank it as the best industry to work in, according to a survey by the company InHerSight. Read More
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Cloudera posts long-awaited IPO filing
Cloudera, the enterprise big data company that’s received significant backing from Intel, has unveiled its much-anticipated IPO filing. Read More
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NASA tests robotic tools to crack the surface of icy moons
While the Mars rovers are searching the red planet for water over the next decade, there are whole moons full of the stuff just waiting for us to come visit. At least, that’s the theory. But missions to Europa and Titan are still hypothetical, so in the meantime NASA is toying with ideas about how a lander would get through the miles of ice that lie on top of these extraterrestrial oceans. Read More
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How Stories Search makes Snapchat a real-time YouTube
Snapchat is shifting from a social network limited to content shared by people you follow to an ephemeral, real-time database of what’s going on now everywhere. Today Snapchat launched Search for Stories submitted to its public Our Stories. It makes Snapchat as deep as whatever the world is sharing, creating near-infinite rabbit holes to go down. Read More
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Weekly Roundup: A big win for SpaceX, Congress votes to let ISPs sell your browsing history
SpaceX gets a big win after successfully relaunching a Falcon 9 rocket, the Samsung Galaxy S8 is officially unveiled and more details surface on Elon Musk’s new company. These are the top stories of the week, plus some long-form weekend reads. Read More
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Amazon quietly launches its own social media influencer program into beta
Social media influencers – like Instagram stars or YouTube celebs – often promote products they like, either as part of a brand relationship or as means of generating income through affiliate sales. Now, Amazon is looking to get in on this action as well. The company has quietly launched the “Amazon Influencer Program,” which is currently in beta testing as of a couple… Read More
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Twitter is getting rid of the egg avatar (because that will totally fix the abuse problem)
Everyone knows that Twitter has a harassment problem. And while the service has tried things like banning abusive users (both on a temporary and permanent basis) it hasn’t really fixed the problem. Today, they’re announcing another sweeping change that fails to address the real problem: they’re cracking the egg. Read More
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Stealthy gaming company Wonder is ready to tease its new mystery hardware
Wonder, the incredibly stealthy new gaming company, has quietly created a signup page for information and perks related to its plans for global domination of the gaming market from its Los Angeles headquarters. The company is calling its new campaign the “Alpha Program”, and folks that are interested can get updates on Wonder’s product, provide feedback, and get perks and… Read More
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Crunch Network
Women in tech are still an undervalued pipeline for innovation
Women tech founders face an uphill battle getting in front of VCs and raising money. That’s true in Silicon Valley, which still has the look of a college fraternity, and it’s true in tech hubs like London, Berlin and Amsterdam. It’s bad for women; and it’s equally bad for the tech industry, because the exclusion of female talent and leadership inhibits innovation… Read More
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Snapchat now lets you search across over 1 million Stories
Snapchat has opened up search across over 1 million curated public Stories, with a new feature release that could be a very helpful tool not only for users, but for advertisers, too. The search feature allows users to find Stories relevant to their interest by keyword, from a large number shared publicly by users and brands. The Stories search is built on new tech behind the scenes that… Read More
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Shazam
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- HQ: New York, New York
- Categories: Music, Ediscovery, iOS, Android
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LeEco
- $2.2B Round
- HQ: Beijing, Beijing
- Categories: Video, Internet, Consumer Electronics
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Oryzon Genomics
- 18M EUR Post IPO Equity
- HQ: Barcelona, Catalonia
- Categories: Biotechnology, Genetics, Medical, Therapeutics
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Plexus
- 100K EUR Angel
- HQ: Wicklow, Wicklow
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Machool Technologies Ltd.
- 100K CAD Debt Financing
- HQ: Vancouver, British Columbia
- Categories: Payments, Cloud Computing, Apps, Analytics, Enterprise Software, Big Data ... See More
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Canadian Solar
- $35M Post IPO Debt
- HQ: Ontario, California
- Categories: Energy, Solar, Manufacturing
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Livo Mobile
- $400K Seed
- HQ: Walnut Creek, California
- Categories: Developer Tools, Mobile
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BigBasket
- $45M Series E
- HQ: Bangalore, Karnataka
- Categories: Delivery Service, Retail, Shopping, E-Commerce
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OVI
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- HQ: Venice, California
- Categories: Virtual Reality
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Duniaku Network
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- HQ: Jakarta, Jakarta Raya
- Categories: Gaming
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Preferhired
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Noho
- 260K EUR Seed
- HQ: Brussels, Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest
- Categories: mHealth, Internet of Things
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Varmora Plastech
- 300M INR Venture
- HQ: Ahmedabad, Gujarat
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Contraline
- $2.2M Seed
- HQ: Charlottesville, Virginia
- Categories: Medical, Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology
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WNNA
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TrophyHunts.com
- $50K Seed
- HQ: Dallas, Texas
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DriverMiles
- $590K Convertible Note
- HQ: San Jose, California
- Categories: Travel, Artificial Intelligence, Consumer, Machine Learning, ... See More
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SweepBright
- 1.5M EUR Series A
- HQ: New York, New York
- Categories: Real Estate Investment, SaaS, Property Management, Real Estate
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Officeprise.com
- $1.7M Seed
- HQ: Dallas, Texas
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DART Technologies, Inc.
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StreetGreen, LLC
- $75K Seed
- HQ: Dallas, Texas
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Officeprise.com
- $100K Seed
- HQ: Dallas, Texas
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Travauxlib
- $1.9M Seed
- HQ: Paris, Ile-de-France
- Categories: Marketplace, Construction, SaaS
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BARO VEHICLES LTD
- Not available Angel
- HQ: Nuneaton, Warwickshire
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Pulsemaker
- Not available Seed
- HQ: London, England
- Categories: Information Technology
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The Perspective
- $500K Seed
- HQ: New York, New York
- Categories: Media and Entertainment, News, Content Delivery Network
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Tradeplus24
- $100M Debt Financing
- HQ: Zürich, Zurich
- Categories: Financial Services
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Parkifast
- 50K EUR Seed
- HQ: Madrid, Madrid
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VROADWAY
- Not available Angel
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Xiaolu Clinic
- 100M CNY Series B
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