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Man builds cheap cannon that can launch anything into space from his backyard

Feb 8, 2014

Have you ever wanted to launch something into space, but it's always been too expensive or just too complicated? We've...

NoWait app lets you join restaurant wait lists from your smartphone

Feb 7, 2014

Mobile wait listing service for restaurants, NoWait, is now expanding the rollout of its consumer-facing mobile app to reach diners nationwide, the company says....

Human computing interfaces developer raises $50 million in funding

Feb 5, 2014

Magic Leap, a developer of novel human computing interfaces and software, announced today the recent closing of its A round...

Netflix plans to raise $400 million in new debt for European expansion

Feb 4, 2014

Netflix formally announced today that it will raise $400 million in new debt to fuel international expansions, specifically in Europe, as well...

Mobile financial provider Monitise plans to expand into the Middle East

Feb 4, 2014

Monitise has acquired Turkish mobile money outfit Pozitron Yazilim in an all share deal which could be worth up to...

Chinese mobile payment services grew over 700% last year

Feb 2, 2014

Shanghai residents spent an average of 31,018 yuan (US$5,085) last year through Alipay, a third-party payment service. Their expenditure accounted for...

California sent the cease-and-desists to numerous coding bootcamps

Feb 1, 2014

Coding bootcamps are scrambling to figure out how they can save their programs, after a California regulator slapped them with...

Mint integrates with Coinbase to let users keep track of their Bitcoins

Jan 30, 2014

Popular US financial planning company Mint has given Bitcoin a little more legitimacy after it partnered with Coinbase to add support for the virtual...

Last.fm tests free Internet radio service powered by YouTube

Jan 25, 2014

Last.fm may have been a pioneer of personal radio, but since its $280m acquisition by CBS in 2007, it’s receded...

Earlybird VC raises $130 million for investments in Eastern European startups

Jan 23, 2014

Earlybird, the Berlin-based VC that has focused on backing startups in Europe and other ecosystems outside of Silicon Valley, is...

Docker raises $15 million in funding

Jan 22, 2014

Developers really love Docker, the container technology that lets them develop an application once and run it anywhere, well on any Linux...

Sony’s next flagship smartphone rumored to have 4K video recording

Jan 21, 2014

Sony's next flagship smartphone, believed to be codenamed "Sirius," will come with 4K video recording, according to a new report. Xperia...