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Home Depot has launched the Wink smart home collection

Get ready to start building the smart home of your dreams. Home Depot and Wink announced today a series of Wink-enabled connected appliances, such as light bulbs, window shades and...

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Mayday.us has raised $5 million to reform political campaign finance

This is the last day for the second Mayday.US fundraiser, where you can help Larry Lessig raise $5 million to elect Congressmen who will fight for campaign finance reform and...

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On-demand music streaming has gone up over 42% in the last year

Digital music consumption is rapidly shifting from downloads to the streaming model popularized by the likes of Spotify and Pandora. According to Nielsen’s U.S. music report on the first half...

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Yahoo is purging underperforming services from its line-up

Yahoo went on a tear last spring, closing down more than a dozen underperforming services as part of a broader streamlining effort to focus on core products. Over the past...

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TeleSign has raised $49 million to expand its identity verification service

TeleSign has today announced that Australia's Telstra has made a strategic investment in the company. TeleSign has pioneered Mobile Identity by creating mobile phone-based verification tools for online accounts. Many...

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Video ad tech startup, LiveRail, has been acquired by Facebook

Facebook on Wednesday announced that it has acquired a company called LiveRail, a firm that, as described by Facebook, helps content creators publish “better ads in the videos that appear...

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Kudoso rewards your children with internet time for doing chores

It's easy to spend an inordinate amount of time on the internet, and understandably parents would rather their children didn't grow up permanently glued to a screen. Stripping their hands...

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Mobile music streaming service, Songza, has been acquired by Google

Google has acquired Songza, a music app for Android and iOS which provides curated mood-based playlists. Though purchased for an unknown amount, speculated to be upwards of $15 million, the...

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TV guidance startup, TweetTV, has been acquired by ConnecTV

ConnecTV said it will amp up its social TV capabilities with the acquisition of TweetTV, an analytics and TV guidance startup that helps viewers discover what’s trending on TV in...

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Mobile-only bank Osper has raised $10 million in funding

Keeping control of your finances can be a challenge at the best of times. Keeping control of your finances as a child is something that probably doesn’t even enter your...

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