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Facebook is dead, long live Facebook Messenger

Okay, so Facebook isn't actually dead, not even close, but if there's one thing we learned from the recent end-of-the-year app statistics, it's that messaging services are growing much faster than social...

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BlackBerry is chastising Apple for respecting the privacy of its users

Whatever brownie points BlackBerry earned for choosing to exit the Pakistani handset market rather than put backdoors in its encryption for the government were lost this morning when CEO John Chen actually chastised Apple...

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Here’s what we know about that mysterious new Tesla competitor

Faraday Future, for those of you who aren't familiar, is a mysterious automotive company that seemingly popped up out of nowhere, but has piqued pretty much everyone's interest. Aside from the...

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Germany has fired up a potentially revolutionary fusion reactor

Mankind's obsession with energy has led to its demise in countless fictional stories, and whether it be the irreversible destruction of our environment, or wars fought over limited resources, an energy-related...

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Airbnb confirmed that it raised another $1.5 billion in funding

Airbnb may not be pulling in as much funding as Uber, but it's raising more than pretty much every other startup out there. First reported by the Wall Street Journal...

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Australia wants to become a breeding ground for science startups

Australia is home to some of the world's most-brilliant scientists and most-innovative startups, but it's still only meeting a fraction of its potential. The country has been on the verge of...

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Netflix was one step away from launching its own set-top box

Back in 2007, before Netflix was the streaming powerhouse that it is today, the company was working on its own set-top box that would be competing with the likes of...

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The Apple Watch is surprisingly popular with holiday shoppers

Every year, holiday shoppers practically (or literally) trip over each other to get their hands on the latest Apple products, and it looks like the Apple Watch is no exception....

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Airbnb has raised $100 million in funding, still valued at $25.5 billion

Last night, Airbnb announced that it has raised another $100 million in funding, which brings the startup's total funding to $2.34 billion, and brings its value to $25.5 billion. As...

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Snapchat now sells additional photo lenses for $0.99

Snapchat's never-ending quest to find a way to monetize its massive userbase has led it to do some pretty interesting stuff, but it's most-recent idea is probably the most standard, unoriginal...

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This startup will pay you back for your surge-priced Uber ride

With billions of dollars in funding and the single most extensive ride-sharing network on the planet, Uber is an absolute behemoth, and there's no way a ride-sharing startup like Gett...

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Android is becoming a major security concern for Facebook

Android's openness is both its biggest strength and its biggest weakness. While this openness makes it easily accessible to companies that're developing their own mobile devices, it also makes it so that...

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