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P2P lending company Prosper Marketplace raises $70 million in funding

May 5, 2014

Prosper Marketplace, the fastest growing peer-to-peer lending company in the US, announced that it has raised $70 million in additional...

Facebook promotes its VP of Product to Chief Product Officer

May 4, 2014

Facebook named its next Chief Product Officer this weekend as Chris Cox in a promotion from within the company. Cox, who...

Taco Bell Disrupt ensures maximum calorie intake per dollar at Taco Bell

May 4, 2014

It's late at night, you've got a pocketful of crumpled bills and coins, and your hunger exceeds your self-esteem. Thanks...

This crowdfunded pen is also a guitar, charger, and music player

May 4, 2014

As fans of old delta blues will already know, even two or three strings on a guitar can be too...

PayPal’s Rakesh Agrawal gets fired following offensive tweets

May 4, 2014

It’s no fun to do the Internet equivalent of the walk of shame. Rakesh Agrawal, the recently hired director of strategy...

SupportPay raises $1.1 million to assist with child support payments

May 2, 2014

SupportPay, the first and only platform to automate child support payments and related expenses, announced that it has closed a...

Google expands its e-commerce business with Rangespan acquisition

May 2, 2014

Google has bought London startup Rangespan, which developed technology that can help retailers identify which products and services will be most...

Samsung’s newest app is literally nothing but LeBron James

May 2, 2014

No matter how big a LeBron James fan you might be, chances are you still won’t need to clutter your already bloatware-filled Galaxy...

Vine’s website receives major usability upgrade

May 2, 2014

Remember when you could only browse YouTube after you made an account? Or how about that time you could only see a...

Online fashion marketplace Farfetch raises $66 million in funding

Apr 30, 2014

Farfetch, a fashion startup based in London, has raised a large new round of funding, according to sources familiar with the...

Delivery.com begins expanding overseas, first to Hong Kong

Apr 29, 2014

The “Uber of something” startups are popping up and spreading everywhere, and Delivery.com is heading overseas in the hopes of putting some roots...

Anonymous sharing app Secret is expanding to more countries

Apr 28, 2014

Secret, the iOS app for anonymously sharing secrets, will expand soon. The app, which is currently only available in the U.S., will be...