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How do West Coast entrepreneurs think differently?

For the past six years, an early-stage startup accelerator known as The Founder Institute has been conducting research on the differences between entrepreneurs from different cities on the West Coast. The research...

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Tinder’s founder explains why the app is so popular

In less than three years, Tinder has managed to claw its way to the top of the already crowded dating app market with more than 6 billion user matches to...

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Spaceflight Industries raises $19.2 million to bring ride-sharing to space

With how ridiculously popular ride-sharing services like Uber, companies in several other fields have been looking to achieve a similar level of success, but Spaceflight Industries may be of the most...

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Priceline CEO dismisses Expedia’s recent acquisition spree

Expedia has been on an acquisition spree recently and has consolidated the OTA market to the point where there's now only two real players: Expedia and Priceline. When asked about...

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Amazon Web Services alone could be worth $40 to $50 billion

This year will be the first time that Amazon breaks down its earnings by division but one analyst doesn't feel like waiting. he's throwing out his own guess, albeit an...

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Google has confirmed that it’s going to become a wireless carrier

There were rumors circulating a few weeks ago that Google was planning to expand its telecommunications expansion past Google Fiber and into the realm of wireless service, and now the...

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Xiaomi has some of the best gadgets that you’ll never be able to have

A few major tech websites have managed to get their hands on a Xiaomi Mi Note and have started to release their reviews of the ridiculously popular Chinese smartphone and they've all...

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Lenovo promises not to shovel as much crap onto your computer

Lenovo has been trying to clean up the massive mess that was left behind when the Superfish adware scandal hit, and it's not doing very well. In order to rebuild...

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Rhapsody keeps losing money despite gaining revenue

The digital music business is brutal and competitive, just ask Rhapsody International. The parent company of Rhapsody and Napster has posted a $21.3 million loss despite the fact that its revenue saw a 23%...

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Softcard is shutting down its Android and Windows Phone apps

While Google didn't fully acquire Softcard as rumors were suggesting, it did acquire much of the company's assets and technology. However, the mobile payments service's customers weren't one of those...

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Facebook and the University of Washington want to help prevent suicide

One of the ways you can determine whether a person is potentially suicidal is by looking at the comments they make, whether in real life or on the Internet. That's...

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Valve is delving into the world of virtual reality

The biggest name in PC gaming is delving into the world of virtual reality. Valve has announced that it will be bringing some homemade hardware to the Game Developers Conference in...

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