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Battery Ventures said to be raising $950M for two new funds

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Google acquisitions demonstrate why unicorns are doomed

Most people in the technology industry now know a unicorn as something far from mythological.Today there are nearly 150 of Read More

Rovio CEO Rantala steps down after a year on the job

Angry Birds studio Rovio has been having a rough time as of late, with its game not doing as well Read More

Daily funding roundup – December 9, 2015

eCurrency Mint (eCM), a Dublin, Ireland-based provider of technology that enables central banks to issue digital fiat currency, called eCurrency, Read More

Airbnb is the best place to work, according to Glassdoor

Airbnb is having a pretty good year. It has raised two record-breaking $1.5 billion funding rounds, with another $100 million in Read More

Twitter is taking the real-time aspect out of its timeline

If there is one thing you can say about Jack Dorsey pretty brief tenure as CEO of Twitter (he's only Read More

Pinterest makes two acquisitions, buys The Hunt and Pext

Of all the social networks, Pinterest is the one that is both the most visual, and the one that counts Read More

Amazon lets users bundle their streaming services with Prime

Come and look into my crystal ball. I see a future where every single channel has its own separate streaming Read More

Biggest city in Southeast Asia opens up to Uber, GrabTaxi

Tally up another victory for ride-hailing startups.Jakarta, the most populous city in Southeast Asia, has granted permission to Uber and Read More

Daily funding roundup – December 8, 2015

Everwise, a company that helps aspiring professionals define development goals and connect with the right mentors, peer groups and individually curated Read More

Talent development company Everwise raises $8M

If the top problem for companies is hiring the right people, the second biggest problem is keeping them, and making Read More

SEC filing confirms Airbnb’s monster $1.5B round

A new SEC filing just confirmed the Wall Street Journal’s report from last June, which had reported home sharing site Read More

Facebook shuts down Creative Labs, along with three apps

Facebook has spent the last few years on a mission to take over your phone with a series of stand Read More

Dick Costolo is back, will launch a new company next year

2015 was not the kindest year to Dick Costolo. After struggling mightily to get Twitter back on its feet, and to get its Read More

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