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The venture-backed financial services industry continues to evolve and grow at a rapid pace as investors continue to fuel industry change. There are several recent VC investment trends in financial services, including trying to capitalize on the social media phenomenon, …
Russia is now the largest internet market in Europe, with more than 55 million online users. So who are the trailblazers to watch in this new web frontier? Here are ten.
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) is introducing a new generation of chips that combine graphics and processors on a single integrated circuit. Code-named Trinity, the new chips are supposed to stop Intel from dominating the consumer Ultrabook laptop and all-in-one desktop …
Plastic Logic demo-ed its flexible, color e-reader today — another screen to support the notion that e-readers may one day act like paper.
Plastic Logic received a funding round of $700 million from Rusnano to create the new screen. The …
Facebook is likely preparing to increase its starting price for shares of Facebook stock. The previously announced price range was $28 to $35; new reports are pegging the starting price range between $35 and $40.
UPDATE 6:45pm Pacific: The Wall …
It’s not a good week to be the head of a publicly-traded company — if you like playing fast and loose with the rules, that is.
The same weekend that Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson resigned after a false claim on …
Good news, Windows Phone owners. Professional social network LinkedIn, in its quest to master mobile, has released another stunning mobile application — but this one is just for you.
The application, the company’s first official release for the platform, is …
Although Scott Thompson joins the jobless after recently resigning from his CEO position at Yahoo, don’t look for him on any unemployment lines. Yahoo stated in a filing today Thompson would be receiving nearly $7 million in make-good cash from …
Happy Monday, funding news enthusiasts. We’ve got a few stories for you today, from question and answer site Quora to data intelligence startup InsightSquared.
If you’re hankering more funding news throughout the day, you can subscribe to our Deals Channel …
Apple will soon unveil an update to its iCloud storage service that will add photo sharing and social features, the Wall Street Journal reports.
While Dropbox, Box, Microsoft, and Google have dominated the cloud storage conversation in recent months, Apple …
Popular streaming-music site Rdio has launched a new redesign that clearly takes a ton of cues from iTunes, the company announced today on its blog.
“Change is good,” the company wrote on its blog. “Which is why we’re pleased to …
Current Facebook employees aren’t the only ones making deals this week. Two former Facebook execs raised $50 million at a $400 million valuation for question-and-answer site Quora, the Wall Street Journal reports.
Adam D’Angelo and Charlie Cheever founded Quora after …
When we first learned LG would be launching its crop of Google TV sets this month, I asked “will anyone care?” — now after seeing LG’s G2 series in action, I’m surprised to report that plenty of consumers just may.…
If you buy a Windows 7 PC this year, you’ll get an offer to upgrade to Windows 8 Pro OS for just $15 when it comes out, according to Windows blogger Paul Thurrott.
On its face, this is a great …
Still reeling from a disastrous fourth quarter, Groupon beat Wall Street’s expectations and reported $559.3 million in revenue and $39.6 million in operating income for the first quarter of 2012. Monday’s earnings report is Groupon’s second since opening on the …
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American Express is releasing a new version of its iPhone app today that lets users find offers at nearby businesses. The new feature, dubbed “My Offers,” represents a threat to Groupon, which has tried to entice merchants to market through …
Troubled wireless-startup LightSquared filed for bankruptcy Monday, according to documents filed with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Manhattan.
LightSquared listed debt and assets of over $1 billion in the documents. The company filed under Chapter 11 bankruptcy, which allows it …
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When everything’s a priority, how do you maximize your productivity and continue getting things done? We asked eleven entrepreneurs about their strategies for staying on top of mounting piles of work, focusing on what’s important, and otherwise holding on to …
Twitter wants to bring the best of your timeline directly to your email inbox.
The new email service takes a digest approach. In a post on the company blog, growth and international director Othman Laraki writes that the email summary …
“Can you hear me now? Oh, sorry about all that noise, I’m at 32,000-feet.”
Prepare to have your mid-air nap, reading time, and drink service interrupted by conversations like this, as Virgin Atlantic will soon offer in-air cell phone service …
