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Product Hunt raises $6.1 million to expand past tech products

Product Hunt, the popular new website that showcases the latest tech products has raised $6.1 million. The Series A funding, led by Andreesen Horowitz with participation from Reddit Founder Alexis...

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Google now considers Reddit and blogs to be news sources

Seen a few new sources showing up in the "news" section of a Google search lately? It isn't just you. Mountain View is pulling more websites into its news listings...

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NASA is adding Twitter and Instagram posts to its new time capsule

When it comes to time capsules, they can prove to be worth exploring, especially when you take into consideration how time passes us by so quickly, it is nice to...

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Here are 232 reasons why you should be grateful for internet ads

Online advertising is annoying but the Internet wouldn’t be nearly as great without it. Fast Company directs our attention to a study from UK video ad platform Ebuzzing that claims...

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Kuddle is a new Instagram-like app for children

A new mobile application called Kuddle is introducing a safer way for kids to get introduced to social media, while still under a parent’s watchful eye. The photo-sharing app, which...

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Spring is a new mobile marketplace that wants to make shopping fun

It may be simple for brands to create their own web storefronts today, but doing the same for mobile is a far more difficult task. With that challenge in mind,...

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Toy maker creates the awesome AeroPress coffee maker

The AeroPress is a deceptively simple device -- it's basically a coffee syringe. The quick brewing coffee maker sits somewhere between an espresso machine and a French press. You pour hot water over your...

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University of Cambridge app turns your phone into a health monitor

Researchers have developed a mobile phone application recently that could make monitoring conditions such as diabetes, kidney disease, and urinary tract infections much clearer and easier for both patients and...

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IBM puts its AI supercomputer Watson in charge of its food truck

We know Watson has some Jeopardy skills, but putting IBM's supercomputer in the kitchen? That's a little different. Here at SXSW, the company's set up a "Cognitive Cooking" food truck in partnership with...

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Google is building one of the largest single-client corporate air facilities in the world

Google is reportedly spending around $82 million to build one of the world's largest, single-client, corporate air facilities for its executives. The groundbreaking for the 29-acre facility is expected to...

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