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Electric Imp has raised $15 million to bring the Internet of Things to reality

Electric Imp, a startup that builds Wi-Fi modules and cloud for connecting devices has raised $15 million in Series B financing from a slew of investors, including Chinese contract manufacturer,...

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Google has opened its new learning management tool to educators

After announcing a preview of “Google Classroom” back in May, today Google has opened up the tool for educators to all Google Apps for Education users. Classroom offers teachers a...

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Yahoo has acquired a location-based recommendation app called Zofari

Yahoo has picked up a dizzying number of startups since its Tumblr acquisition in May 2013, and today it added one more with Zofari. The startup currently offers an Android...

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Microsoft has made high-speed videos actually watchable with Hyperlapse

Good news for extreme sports fans: Microsoft has figured out how to make high-speed video watchable, without making the watcher woozy. If you've ever watched a 15-minute recording of someone...

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Disney is delving into the world of 3D printing

3D printing can make an action figure copy of your body and face, but the hair usually ends up looking like a Lego minifig wig. The mad scientists at Disney...

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Quettra has raised $2.9 million to compile information on mobile users

And you think apps that track your location are bad! Quettra, a mobile intelligence startup that compiles massive amounts of information about mobile users, just closed a seed round in...

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Facebook has acquired a security startup called PrivateCore

Facebook has acquired PrivateCore, a security startup focused on encryption and malware prevention, according to a blogpost by PrivateCore chief Oded Horovitz. According to Horovitz, Facebook will “deploy” PrivateCore’s “technology...

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Timex and Qualcomm are teaming up to create a new smartwatch

Timex just added a new entry to its Ironman line of GPS watches, 'cept it's not just any ole timepiece this time -- it's a 3G-connected smartwatch that doesn't even...

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This app brings pizza to your door with the press of a button

Since the dawn of time, humans have been building ever more elaborate tools to simplify their lives. Today that long journey comes to an end with Push for Pizza, the...

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Over 11,000 Europeans are suing Facebook at once

Grab a map, because we’re going around the world on this one. A Viennese privacy activist is suing Facebook’s Irish subsidiary, in Vienna, under California law, over the US company’s...

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