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Funding Roundup – week ending 8/9/2013

Seed Stage Sentinel Labs, which detects cyber-security threats in real time, raised $2.5 million in seed funding from Data Collective, Read More

Lyft zooms past one million total rides!

Look out Uber: there's a new sheriff in town, and its name is Lyft.  The ride-sharing company hit a major Read More

BlackBerry to go private as it attempts to restructure?

BlackBerry has seen better days. It could’ve been somebody. It coulda been a contender! (Technically, it was, so that movie Read More

Google introduces local ads for Maps app

Well, that was fun while it lasted. I've been a strong supporter of the Google Maps app for iOS, ever Read More

Max Levchin launches fertility tracker/insurance, Glow

And now for more Stuff-You-Totally-Didn’t-Expect news: Max Levchin of PayPal and Slide fame has co-founded a fertility app. But that’s Read More

Groupon shares shoot up 27% after strong second quarter

Groupon shares ballooned 27% to $11.11 Thursday morning after the company announced its second quarter earnings, which missed estimates but Read More

Web and mobile testing company SOASTA raises $30M

It happens all the time: some new product comes out, or a very exclusive ticket goes on sale, so everyone Read More

Adap.tv was bought by AOL: who could be next?

(Updated to reflect an updated description of TubeMogul) Earlier today it was announced that AOL had purchased Web video company Adap.tv for $405 million. It Read More

Yelp and ReachLocal partner for direct booking

Last month, Yelp unveiled its latest effort to connect with businesses: Yelp Platform. Now, businesses on Yelp will be able Read More

Android at 80% of smartphone market share; Apple sinks

Tim Cook! What is going on with Apple in the smartphone wars? Android shipped 187.4 million units, for 79.3% of Read More

AOL spends $405M to buy Web video company Adap.tv

AOL has purchased Web video company Adap.tv for $405 million, it was announced Wednesday. The price included $322 million in cash and approximately $83 million in Read More

ZOZI picks up SaaS reservation system TripFlavor

Active lifestyle platform ZOZI has announced its first acquisition: Software as a Service reservation system, TripFlavor. No financial terms of the Read More

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