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Ahead of earnings, Pandora brings your music listening activity to Facebook’s Timeline
Pandora's new Facebook integration adds a helpful social layer to the streaming music service that may help assure investors that Pandora is moving forward, despite a grim business outlook ahead of tomorrow's Q1 FY2014 earnings report.
How to join the virtual march on Washington for immigration reform
There are two key problems that require immediate remediation in Congress, according to the coalition of companies, politicians, and nonprofits: jobs, and fairness.
Neurotrack nabs $90K for its tech that predicts the onset of Alzheimer’s (exclusive)
The $90,000 boost from angel investors is the first outside capital for the company with a diagnostic test for Alzheimer's disease.
Funding Daily: Stairway to funding
If there's a bustle in your hedgerow, don't be alarmed now. It's just Ron Conway.
No!! Father of Graphics Interchange Format says it’s pronounced JIF, not GIF
Worlds are shaking as the father of the Graphics Interchange Format, ye trusty old bitmap image standby for animated images on Cheezburger and Reddit and every where geeks wanna have fun, says it's pronounced JIF, not GIF.
Remote Medical gets $8M to bring health care to the remote corners of the world
Seattle-based Remote Medical just scored $8 million to bring health care to virtually anyone in need, anywhere in the world. It's a popular option for military personnel and law enforcement groups.
Meg Whitman says ‘You can feel the turnaround taking place at HP’ (but not at Dell)
Whitman takes a swing at Dell for "completely cratering" its earnings.
Startups, it’s OK to be promiscuous when it comes to accelerators
Guest Post There are drawbacks to participating in more than one accelerator. But it made sense for my startup. Here's why...
Why Apple believes keeping billions in cash overseas is fair, and why Congress largely disagrees
"I am not an unfair person," Apple CEO Tim Cook told lawmakers yesterday. "Apple is not an unfair company."
HP misses revenue targets, hits earnings goal as it adapts to weak PC sales
HP hasn't been participating in the explosive growth of mobile devices.
Best Little MacBook in Texas (here’s where Apple is going for its U.S. manufacturing)
In statements made to the Senate, Cook said the $100 million setup will use machinery made in Kentucky and Michigan and components from Illinois and Florida.
Adobe acquires Behance iOS app maker Thumb Labs
Behance (and Thumb Labs) represent Adobe's best attempt to be social and give designers and developers more and better tools for showcasing their work.
Ex-Facebook/Dropbox product guy gets $1.2M for stealth startup (exclusive)
Mystery funding of the day? That'd be YesGraph, a stealthy startup in the recruiting space founded by Ivan Kirigin, a former product manager at Facebook and Dropbox.
Beyond sexting: We should celebrate Snapchat and encourage ephemeral communication
Guest Post The media can continue to ridicule the “sexting app” that so many young people are using, but they are entirely missing the point. The same generation being blamed for the supposed “death of privacy” has become wiser than those who are criticizing them.
Xbox One: Microsoft’s boldest attempt to unify its services is a game console
Editor's Pick It's more a powerful home theater PC than it is a game console, making it a great tool for bringing Microsoft's services into your living room.
Microsoft draws a mixed reaction for the Xbox One
Consumer rights issues are overshadowing an otherwise impressive technological announcement.
Zite’s new iOS app update welcomes (but doesn’t cater to) mournful Google Reader users
Zite was one of the first companies to answer cries from loyal Google Reader users when the service was shuttered back in March, building a "replacement" in about six hours. Yet in the news reader's latest iOS app update, Zite's management team makes one thing very clear: it's time to let Google Reader die.
Fashion & beauty startup Zalora scores $100M investment to grow in Southeast Asia
It is indeed an honor when a year-old startup with two or three million dollars in annualized revenue scores a $100 million investment. An unusual honor, as well. But there's method behind the madness.
OpenStack-powered cloud startup Cloudscaling scores $10M from Trinity, Juniper, & Seagate
Elastic cloud infrastructure startup Cloudscaling has raised $10 million in its second round of funding so it can keep growing at a quick clip and innovating its cloud technology.
Lighthouse’s new Android location service could give you indoor navigation for Las Vegas’ casinos
This app is a kindness for those who are doomed to wander aimlessly through some of the world's biggest and most confusing buildings.
