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SCOTUS protects cell phones from warrantless searches

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Barnes & Noble splits in two; Nook becomes stand-alone

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Supreme Court deals likely deathblow to Aereo

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Frost Data Capital and GE launch new incubator

These days, there’s an accelerator or incubator for just about everything. Today, a new incubator is hitting the streets: Frost I3. Read More

HomeAway tops vacation rental sites with 1M listings

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Peer-to-peer car rental service RelayRides raises $25M

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eBay-owned social shopping network Svpply to shut down

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One of the rising star entrepreneurs in the East Bay is James Freeman, Founder and CEO of Blue Bottle Coffee, Read More

Epoxy raises $6.5M to help YouTubers distribute content

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