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New Notification Feature Alerts Google Whenever Facebook Feels Spendy
In tech, as in love, things always appear more attractive when they're in high demand. According to The Information, Google devised an awkward and costly way to find out if a startup has any corporate...
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Did Sean Parker Mess Up 10th St. Just to Get Fios in His $20 M. Home?
Former Facebook president Sean Parker may be almost as disruptive to his New York City neighbors as he was to the California redwoods. A tipster told Valleywag that the outspoken billionaire turned...
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Ousted Startup CEO Jon Mills Facing 20 Years in Prison for Fraud
After months of building a reputation for decadent parties, wasted money, and scammed friends, Jon Mills was arrested by the FBI, and could go to prison for 20 years if convicted of wire fraud charges....
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China-Exploiting Daughter-Abandoner and Mean Boss Honored with Stamp
Engadget: "The U.S. Postal Service has approved a commemorative stamp honoring the Apple co-founder to be printed as part of a collectible series next year. Read more...
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Facebook Will Keep Your Profile Public When You Die
The ever-looming specter of death is bad enough—but imagine Facebook not being able to monetize your data after you've kicked the bucket? That's a real tragedy—so now, Facebook is going to make sure...
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Sean Parker: "I Don't Check My Facebook Messages That Often"
In an email this afternoon, Sean Parker, who became a billionaire solely because of his shares in Facebook, said he hadn't received questions about the unnatural disaster brewing outside his West...
View ArticleThe Full "Silicon Valley" HBO Trailer Is Here (And It's Awesome)
"You remind me of my son. He's got Asperger's too." It looks like Mike Judge has another fine piece of bleak capitalist dramedy prepared for the show's premiere on April 6th. What could be better than...
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Sean Parker: My Critics Are Nazis
Since Friday, I have received four emails from Facebook billionaire Sean Parker. His tone was cordial and calm. He asked me to relay his email address and, later, a private message to his neighbors and...
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Carl Icahn: Marc Andreessen Uses eBay Board Seat for Personal Riches
Cantankerous billionaire Carl Icahn never shies away from a fight. This time, the activist investor is swinging at longtime eBay board members: venture capitalist and PayPal veteran Marc Andreessen and...
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If You Have Bitcoin in Mt.Gox, You Are Probably Fucked
Imagine if your bank wouldn't let you withdraw money, ignored your complaints, and then moved offices when you showed up at their door? If you put real dollars into Mt.Gox, the erstwhile top dog in...
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Paul Graham Steps Down From Y Combinator, Installs a Younger Model
On stage at the Launch festival this afternoon, Y Combinator cofounder Paul Graham explained his decision to step down from Silicon Valley's ur-accelerator. He wanted to "get his brain back."Read more...
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Mt.Gox Died and the Money Is Gone
Shoulda invested in art, dudes: the world's most prominent online Bitcoin exchange shut itself down last night. This would be the final punchline to a long-running business farce, but there are a lot...
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As Mt. Gox erupts, SecondMarket, best known as a place to unload Facebook stock pre-IPO, emerges from the molten lava with plans for the first ever U.S.-based Bitcoin exchange. It will mimic "the early...
View ArticleIf You Can't Get Women On Your Panels, Throw Them a Separate Party?
Clearly @jason doesn't care about gender diversity @launch. #launchwomen pic.twitter.com/d3DWF3SKOz— jason (@Jason) February 25, 2014Read more...
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The Behind-the-Scenes Bidding War That Got WhatsApp $19 Billion
Ever since acquisition rumors started building in late 2012, WhatsApp—the fast-growing messaging service with serious outer-bubble appeal—seemed destined for a multi-billion exit. But how, pray tell,...
View ArticlePaleofuture 6 Incredibly Accurate Predictions About TV From 1989 | Defamer...
Paleofuture 6 Incredibly Accurate Predictions About TV From 1989 | Defamer Watch a Terrified Bryan Cranston in the Glorious New Godzilla Trailer | Regressing When Should Managers Pull Their Starting...
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Homeless Hater Greg Gopman Sued for Abusing Funds And Terrorizing CEO
Former AngelHack CEO Greg Gopman was just as toxic towards his own startup as he was towards homeless people. In a lawsuit filed this month in California State Superior Court, his cofounder Sabeen Ali...
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Uber Forced Driver Shortage to Boost Surge Pricing
The free market in action: after months of Uber CEO Travis Kalanick saying price gouging helps increase supply, The Verge reports exactly the opposite. This past Valentine's Day, the company blocked...
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Woman Robbed at Punk Bar by "Wanker Google Glass Haters"
A Google Glass Explorer walked into a San Francisco punk bar, and everything went exactly how you'd expect. Read more...
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Hello and happy Weigh In On the Future of Journalism Day, brought to you by venture capital. Watch the manufacturing and monetization of content get thunkfluenced right before your very eyes!Read more...
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