Rebecca Kaden joins Union Square Ventures as general partner
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Rebecca Kaden has announced that she’s leaving Maveron to join Union Square Ventures as a general partner on...
Rebecca Kaden has announced that she’s leaving Maveron to join Union Square Ventures as a general partner on the investment team. She’ll be the first female partner at USV. “While their investments in many category-defining businesses speak for themselves, I...
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Sharp made a mini version of the Essential Phone, just uglier
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Sharp's newest Aquos-branded phone, the Aquos R Compact, looks a lot like the Essential...
Sharp's newest Aquos-branded phone, the Aquos R Compact, looks a lot like the Essential Phone, except with worse design. It features the same top notch as Essential, but has larger bottom bezels and a real home button. I'm usually super...
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Feather raises $3.5M to rent furniture to millennials
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The furniture rental industry is stuck in the last. Current options involve old-school companies like CORT where most of the...
The furniture rental industry is stuck in the last. Current options involve old-school companies like CORT where most of the inventory will make your apartment look like a dorm room, or a place like Rent-A-Center where you’ll almost certainly pay...
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Safaricom launches innovation center to move beyond M-Pesa
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Safaricom, Kenya’s largest telecom company and provider of the nation’s mobile money service, M-Pesa, has launched a new innovation center...
Safaricom, Kenya’s largest telecom company and provider of the nation’s mobile money service, M-Pesa, has launched a new innovation center in Nairobi. Named Safaricom Alpha, a priority of the incubator is to identify spending patterns on mPesa and turn those...
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Apple and GE announce partnership to make ‘industrial’ apps for iPhone and iPad
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Apple and GE (General Electric) today announced a new partnership...
Apple and GE (General Electric) today announced a new partnership to build enterprise ‘industrial’ apps for the iOS platform. This includes a new development SDK focused on the Internet of Things. Tim Cook said GE is an “ideal partner with...
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Commerce specialist Lightspeed POS raises $166M as it preps for an IPO in 2019
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E-commerce and digitally-based financial transactions have consistently been...
E-commerce and digitally-based financial transactions have consistently been one of the biggest and most lucrative areas of the tech world, and today a commerce startup out of Canada is laying down its claim to be among the significant players in...
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Google and Levi's are working on their next smart jacket - CNET
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The tech giant and denim company launched the Commuter smart jacket only a few weeks ago, but they're already looking to innovate.
The tech giant and denim company launched the Commuter smart jacket only a few weeks ago, but they're already looking to innovate.
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Alphabet’s Sidewalk Labs to turn Toronto area into a model smart city
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Alphabet-owned Sidewalk Labs, the Google parent’s company focused on smart city technologies, will build a “mix-use, complete community in Toronto on its eastern waterfront,...
Alphabet-owned Sidewalk Labs, the Google parent’s company focused on smart city technologies, will build a “mix-use, complete community in Toronto on its eastern waterfront, with the aim of building a livable space from the ground up using innovations in construction...
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Google Pixel 2 will be available at Verizon stores on Thursday
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It’s officially launch week for the Pixel 2. Some customers are set to receive...
It’s officially launch week for the Pixel 2. Some customers are set to receive their preorders as early as tomorrow, and Verizon — the exclusive carrier of Google’s new smartphones — will have them for sale in stores on Thursday....
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App Store Search Ads go live today in Canada, Mexico, and Switzerland
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App Store Search Ads will start showing up on more iPhones and iPads from today as the inventory expands to Canada, Mexico, and New...
App Store Search Ads will start showing up on more iPhones and iPads from today as the inventory expands to Canada, Mexico, and New Zealand. more…
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Coca-Cola’s Alan Boehme is taking the CTO reins at Procter & Gamble
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The former global chief technology officer of Coca-Cola, Alan Boehme, is trading the effervescent world of soda pop for the day-to-day necessities of detergents,...
The former global chief technology officer of Coca-Cola, Alan Boehme, is trading the effervescent world of soda pop for the day-to-day necessities of detergents, deodorants, daily cleansers, diapers, and dental hygiene at Procter & Gamble, TechCrunch has learned. Boehme will...
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Microsoft Surface Book 2 is a well-rounded portable powerhouse
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It’s well past time to put to rest any doubt surrounding Microsoft’s hardware ambitions. Over the past few...
It’s well past time to put to rest any doubt surrounding Microsoft’s hardware ambitions. Over the past few years, the company has transformed the Surface line from boutique proof of concept to one of the more innovative and forward-looking PC...
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Make your Surface Pro fashionable with these iconic patterns from Marimekko
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Combing legendary design with innovate tech like the Surface Pro can only lead to good things. Here are the Marimekko accessories made in partnership with Microsoft....
Combing legendary design with innovate tech like the Surface Pro can only lead to good things. Here are the Marimekko accessories made in partnership with Microsoft. Microsoft recently announced a collaboration with Finnish-based Marimekko for the Surface Pro. The accessories...
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E-reader innovation has stalled
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Next month marks 10 years since the first Kindle debuted. It’s a virtual lifetime in consumer electronics terms, but compared to its mobile brethren, e-readers’ pace of innovation...
Next month marks 10 years since the first Kindle debuted. It’s a virtual lifetime in consumer electronics terms, but compared to its mobile brethren, e-readers’ pace of innovation has been glacial. Why has the e-reader stagnated? Read More
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You can now shop for Target stuff on your Google Home - CNET
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Target and Google deepened their partnership to bring Target's inventory nationwide on Google Express and Google Home.
Target and Google deepened their partnership to bring Target's inventory nationwide on Google Express and Google Home.
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Apple CEO Tim Cook Talks to Students at Oxford University
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Apple CEO Tim Cook today headed over to Oxford University for the opening of The Oxford...
Apple CEO Tim Cook today headed over to Oxford University for the opening of The Oxford Foundry, a new "innovation space" that's open to all University of Oxford students. Cook was on hand to cut the ribbon at the new...
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How Elon Musk goes down in history with the Wright Brothers - CNET
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Commentary: Will we remember the CEO as a top innovator centuries from now? "Star Trek" says yes. CNET's Eric Mack says it's...
Commentary: Will we remember the CEO as a top innovator centuries from now? "Star Trek" says yes. CNET's Eric Mack says it's too soon to know.
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This California mansion can eliminate your utility bill
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Welcome to Home of the Future, a four-part video series co-produced by Curbed and The Verge. Each month, we'll take...
Welcome to Home of the Future, a four-part video series co-produced by Curbed and The Verge. Each month, we'll take you inside one innovative home and explore how the technology of today informs the way people will live in the...
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Are employers the latest financial services disruptors?
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Much like healthcare years ago, financial wellness is evolving into an essential employee benefit. Valuable to both employers and employees, this trend...
Much like healthcare years ago, financial wellness is evolving into an essential employee benefit. Valuable to both employers and employees, this trend offers ripe opportunity for innovation. Read More
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Tim Cook to Open Oxford University's 'The Foundry' Innovation Space Tomorrow
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Apple CEO Tim Cook will cut the ribbon at a new Oxford University startup...
Apple CEO Tim Cook will cut the ribbon at a new Oxford University startup hub and co-working space called "The Oxford Foundry" tomorrow, reports The Financial Times. The Oxford Foundry is described as an "innovation space" and "entrepreneurial hub" open...
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Microsoft Ventures, Madrona and others launch $3.5M AI startup competition
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Microsoft Ventures today announced a new AI startup competition with a total prize purse of $3.5...
Microsoft Ventures today announced a new AI startup competition with a total prize purse of $3.5 million in investments into the winners. The firm is partnering with Madrona Venture Partners, Notion Capital and Vertex Ventures to host this competition, which...
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Elon Musk gets a nod as a space pioneer from ‘Star Trek: Discovery’
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Elon Musk ranks alongside the Wright Brothers and the scientist...
Elon Musk ranks alongside the Wright Brothers and the scientist who brought warp speed light to humanity, according to Star Trek: Discovery. On last night’s episode of the new CBS All-Access show, Captain Gabriel Lorca (portrayed by Jason Isaacs) listed...
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Google Home Mini sounds great but lacks vision - CNET
CNET
The Google Home Mini sounds better and looks better than the Echo Dot -- but Google needs to innovate if it wants to catch Alexa.
The Google Home Mini sounds better and looks better than the Echo Dot -- but Google needs to innovate if it wants to catch Alexa.
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