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Good citizens of "Palo Alto, Mountain View or Menlo Park," you still have a...
Good citizens of "Palo Alto, Mountain View or Menlo Park," you still have a few hours to hail an Uber for the chance to pitch Google Ventures in the back of a moving vehicle. If paper money is...
View ArticleThe Devil Is Real, and He Made a Song About Social Media Marketing
Attendees at the 2014 Social Media Marketing World convention—that's a real thing!—were treated to a rousing song called "Let's Get Social," about getting social. Tickets to the event cost $1,300, and...
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Wiretapping Advocate Joins Dropbox Boardroom
Condoleezza Rice, known for her cameo on 30 Rock and that time she helped sell the case for the Iraq War and torture, has a new line on her resume: the boardroom of Dropbox . She'll help the cloud...
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Quora: How Long Does "Forever" Last In Venture Capital Years?
Forever is a mighty long time. Just ask Prince. But that's the lifespan that Quora thinks it scored by accepting $140 million in venture capital. According to Re/code, the Series C round values the...
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Facebook IMing While Driving Is Not a Good Look for Uber
Uber drivers are already distracted by design , so when a Valleywag reader saw the person behind the wheel in the middle of a Facebook chat, he was worried. But come on, once you're already staring at...
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Facebook Would Like to Influence India's Elections
Why is Facebook so interested in India's election, asks Buzzfeed. More like why not! The event will mark the largest democratic election ever conducted around the globe. For a social network in a...
View ArticlePaleofuture That Beeping Sound You Hear Is The Future | Defamer Report: Woody...
Paleofuture That Beeping Sound You Hear Is The Future | Defamer Report: Woody Allen Doesn't Want Black Actors in His New Play | Regressing 11 Million Brackets Vs. ESPN, CBS, And Fox Experts: Who Was...
View ArticleIn the first quarter of 2014, venture capital funding for U.S. startups hit...
In the first quarter of 2014, venture capital funding for U.S. startups hit its highest mark since 2001. Remember 2001? Well, nobody else does. VCs invested $9.9 billion in 880 deals, valuing 11...
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In Five Days, Everyone in America Can Be a Glasshole
Until now, the privilege of strapping cellphone components and a camera to one's face has been reserved for a vanguard of privacy-eschewing, society-flouting Google devotees—the "Glass Explorers." But...
View ArticleThe Founder of LimeWire Has a Bananas Theory About Who Killed JFK
Mark Gorton has made a very respectable name for himself since he founded LimeWire in 2000. Some even consider him "the new face of Wall Street." In other words, Gorton is not the type of businessman...
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Airbnb Hides Warning That Users Are Breaking the Law In the Fine Print [Update]
I made five fake Airbnb listings this week in order to test whether Airbnb adequately warns hosts that they might be breaking the law. All five times, the only heads up I got that I might be doing...
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Respected Twitter Engineer Dana McCallum Charged With Rape
Senior Twitter engineer Dana McCallum, a well-regarded advocate for transgender and women's rights in the tech industry, was arrested in January and charged with raping her wife, according to The San...
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Protesters Target Home of Google Exec Accused of Evicting Families
Anti-Google activists are at someone's front door again today: Jack Halprin, a top member of the company's legal squadron, is allegedly forcing parents, children, and teachers out of a San Francisco...
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New York's Prostitutes Are Saving Money with Airbnb
It didn't take long for civilization's oldest profession to collide with the economy's latest fad: the New York Post says Airbnb is the new coolest way to run a brothel.Read more...
View ArticleLog Cabin Sold Separately
Checking out the new floors at @twoffice. Wow pic.twitter.com/T57GlSxlel — Paul Stamatiou (@Stammy) April 14, 2014 Read more...
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Business Insider Writer Says He Was Assaulted for Wearing Google Glass
This past Friday, Business Insider's Kyle Russell (above) covered an anti-eviction protest that targeted a high-ranking Google exec. While walking home, Russell put on his Google Glass , at which...
View ArticleGoogle Bought a Drone Company, Which Isn't At All Creepy, Nope
The Wall Street Journal has just confirmed that Google will be purchasing Titan Aerospace, the same high-altitude drone startup that Facebook had been in talks with earlier this year . Read more...
View ArticleDefamer Peter Dinklage Loves Hummus and Doesn't Own a Hairbrush | Paleofuture...
Defamer Peter Dinklage Loves Hummus and Doesn't Own a Hairbrush | Paleofuture It's Utopia Week at Gizmodo | Regressing How Phil Ivey Beat (Or Maybe Cheated) A Casino For Millions | Truck Yeah! Land...
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Head of Uber NY Attacked a Woman On Twitter For Making "Trouble"
Even for a company that takes a certain measure of glee in being abrasive outlaws, this has to be the most unnecessary customer relations shit show on Twitter not involving unsolicited porn.Read more...
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Manhattan Is Turning Into Silicon Valley East
Owning an 18-story building in Chelsea that spans the length of a city block will not satisfy Google's appetite for New York real estate. The Wall Street Journal says the $350 billion company is...
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