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Atlantis Computing raises $20M Series D

by Steven Loeb, May 15, 2013 | Comments

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Virtual desktop storage provider has now raised $35 million in funding

Virtual desktop storage provider Atlantis Computing has completed a $20 million Series D round of financing, it was announced Wednesday. The round was led by new investor Adams Street Partners, with previous investors Cisco Systems, El Dorado Ventures and Partech International also participating in the new financing. With this round, the company has now raised a total of $35 million in funding. ...

Skift raises additional $1.1M seed round

by Steven Loeb, May 15, 2013 | Comments

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Travel news startup was founded by paidContent CEO Rafat Ali

Travel news startup Skift has raised an additional $1.1 million, it was announced in a blog post Wednesday. The new funding was led by Lerer Ventures and included Ironfire Angel, MESA+, Advancit Capital, Growlab/LX Ventures, who invested together. New angels investing in this round include Jason Calacanis, Michael Cunniff, Duncan Jennings, Sean Keener, Shakil Khan, Martin Nisenholtz, Paul Noglows, and Michael Yavonditte. The new funding brings the company's total seed round to $1.5 million. Some of Skift's previous ...

DocuSign acquires real estate services provider Cartavi

by Faith Merino, May 15, 2013 | Comments

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The eSigning company plans to make a one-stop-shop for real estate professionals

For serious, I don’t know how people bought houses before the Internet. When I bought my house, I filled out so much paperwork that I really wouldn’t have been the least bit surprised if the lender also asked for a pap smear. The process of signing my soul over to Bank of America in exchange for a house took up ...

Google set to enter the music streaming business

by Steven Loeb, May 15, 2013 | Comments

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New service said to resemble Spotify, but will not offer free ad-supported version

The online music space is about to get even more crowded, if you can believe it. Google is set to launch a new subcription music-streaming service at its I/O developers conference, which starts Wednesday, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal Tuesday. The company has already signed licensing deals with several big studios, including Universal Music Group, Sony ...

Car-sharing service RelayRides rolls up Wheelz

by Steven Loeb, May 14, 2013 | Comments

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Combined forces will help compete against the likes of Uber, ZimRide, SideCar, Lyft and Hailo

Ride-sharing is a hot space right now, with companies like Uber, ZimRide, BlablaCar, Lyft, Hailo and SideCar vying for the same market. Now it just became a even more competitive with two ride-sharing companies having decided to join forces. Car-sharing company RelayRides has purchased one of its competitors, Wheelz, it was revealed in a blog post Tuesday. The Wheelz team, along with its ...

Larry Page reveals full extent of his health problems

by Steven Loeb, May 14, 2013 | Comments

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Google CEO has rare condition of two paralyzed vocal cords, affecting his breathing and speaking

Last summer, Google CEO Larry Page came down with a mystery illness, and was forced to cancel his speaking appearances. It was said that Page had lost his voice but what his actual illness was never revealed. Almost a year later, Page has finally decided to come forward and reveal the exact nature of his illness, revealing in a lengthy blog post ...

Consumers are ready for driverless cars

by Steven Loeb, May 14, 2013 | Comments

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While 57% would use on themselves, only 46% would let their kids get in one

A few months ago I wrote about some of the most interesting gadgets to come out of the Internet of Things, a network of devices that are connected via sensors to maximize the potential of each object. One new invention that caught my eye was the driverless car. For those who can't afford a limo driver, the idea of being able ...

Groupon releases, pulls, then rereleases Breadcrumb POS

by Faith Merino, May 14, 2013 | Comments

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The app is a simpler version of Breadcrumb Pro

After accidentally releasing and then pulling its new Breadcrumb POS app, Groupon has rereleased the app—a new, simplified version of Breadcrumb Pro, Groupon’s point-of-sale system for restaurants. Where Breadcrumb Pro is more all-encompassing and comprehensive, Breadcrumb POS is more generalized to cover a wider range of commerce categories, such as retail, salons and spas, eateries, and more. The app deals ...

Why millennials are the entrepreneur generation

by Bambi Francisco Roizen, May 14, 2013 | Comments

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This generation embraces freedom over job security; More than half quit jobs to work for themselves

The millenial generation, also known as Generation Y, consists, at least by some, of those born between 1982 and 1993. These are adults from 21 years old to 33. The older Gen Y population didn't grow up with cell phones or the Internet, but by the time they were in their mid-teens, cell phones were small enough to carry ...

LinkedIn says so long to the world's oldest profession

by Steven Loeb, May 14, 2013 | Comments

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Social network bans profiles of prostitutes and escorts, even in countries where it is legal

Back when I was in college, when my friends and I were bored we would sometimes check out the "adult services" ads on Craigslist and send each other the raunchiest/funniest ones we could find. I freely admit that it was pretty immature, but it was still incredibly funny, partially because the idea of trying to find someone to hook up ...

France considering new tax on smartphones and tablets

by Steven Loeb, May 13, 2013 | Comments

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Move could cause relations between France and the tech world to become strained even further

Relations between the tech world and France do not have the best relationship, to say the least, with technology companies often accusing the French government of being intrusive and unfriendly. A perception that was reinforced when Yahoo's acquisition of DailyMotion fell apart because of meddling by the government. And now France is thinking of going ahead and pulling a move ...

Larry Yu leaves Facebook for the Pramana Collective

by Steven Loeb, May 13, 2013 | Comments

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Yu will become a partner at the communications consultancy

Facebook is losing its long-time communications director, Larry Yu. Yu, who is leaving the company to join the Pramana Collective, a communications consultancy, as a partner, made the announcement via a message on his Facebook wall on Monday. "Nearly five years ago, I joined some friends at a privately-held company called Facebook to help a small team scale and expand upon the ...

BEHOLD: Arrested Development season 4 trailer is here

by Faith Merino, May 13, 2013 | Comments

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Want to know what the gang was up to for the last 7 years? Here's a sneak peak.

Oh my God, guys. Oh my God. OMG. ZOMG. It's the trailer for Arrested Development. BEHOLD: Netflix announced last month that all 15 episodes of Arrested Development—the short-lived comedy series that has since garnered a cult following—will be available to watch as of 12:01 am PST on Sunday, May 26 (aw, just like how it used to air Sunday nights on ...

Groupon releases, then pulls new simplified POS app

by Faith Merino, May 13, 2013 | Comments

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The POS app is a simpler, more generalized version of Breadcrumb

So it looks like Groupon is really taking sharper aim at some of its mobile payments competitors with a new point-of-sale app that appears to be a super simplified version of Breadcrumb for the masses. But the app was suddenly pulled from the App Store Monday morning as it was apparently a beta version that wasn’t meant to be released ...

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