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Venture Beat - 14 May 2013 23:50
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Dropbox competitor SugarSync gets a further $3M
Venture Beat - 14 May 2013 23:53
Cloud startup SugarSync just closed an additional $3 million in funding, according to an SEC filing.
UGallery hits growth milestones as art sales move online (exclusive)
Venture Beat - 14 May 2013 23:30
Online art gallery UGallery announced today that it now has over 500 artists in its community and 6,000 original pieces of art in its marketplace- "the biggest numbers today for an all-original art focused startup."
MindSumo works to improve the job hunt process
Venture Beat - 14 May 2013 22:51
This ed-tech startup hosts what it calls MindSumo Challenges to test specific skill sets and help companies recruit talent.
Investors, pay attention to these three health trends
Venture Beat - 14 May 2013 22:42
Guest Post Digital health may be garnering all the glory for its promise to transform health care, but take a closer look and you'll find a promising next wave of health care investments.
Hey trekkies, Bing now lets you translate to Klingon (majQa'!)
Venture Beat - 14 May 2013 22:17
While Star Trek Into Darkness is still a few days away from premiering in theaters, Microsoft's Bing team is teaming up with Paramount to celebrate a little early with a brand-new feature.
New online course encourages students to cheat... for science
Venture Beat - 14 May 2013 21:51
One unintended use for massive open online courses, dubbed "MOOCs," is to help professors better understand the mechanics of cheating in online learning.
Aereo makes Atlanta the third city to get its TV anywhere service
Venture Beat - 14 May 2013 21:32
Aereo has announced that Atlanta, Ga. will be the next market to receive its streaming TV service, with a roll out scheduled for next month.
Expensify takes on Freshbooks with invoicing & billing features
Venture Beat - 14 May 2013 20:54
Popular expense report startup Expensify has added the ability to invoice and bill clients from inside its cloud-based dashboard.
Collegefeed rolls out career marketplace nationwide to help students find jobs
Venture Beat - 14 May 2013 20:37
Founded by Google's former Head of Products, Collegefeed is a social network that brings together students and employers to improve the hiring process.
Why BlackBerry had no choice but to bring BBM to Android & iOS
Venture Beat - 14 May 2013 20:36
Of course BBM is going cross-platform -- it had to.
Loop's iOS app collects customer feedback, before you rant on Yelp
Venture Beat - 14 May 2013 19:52
Loop launched today to help businesses get customer feedback in the moment using quick, five-question surveys.
PayPal kills the cash register -- and offers completely free payment processing for 2013
Venture Beat - 14 May 2013 19:19
In other words, PayPal is all in.
Facebook's coming video ads run the risk of 'MySpacing' the world's most popular social network
Venture Beat - 14 May 2013 18:48
Facebook's coming video ads will be disruptive, interrupt people, and run the risk of Facebook becoming the very social network it supplanted, according to at least one online advertising executive.
RelayRides acquires Wheelz to zoom ahead in car-sharing race
Venture Beat - 14 May 2013 18:45
Today, car sharing startup RelayRides announced that it has acquired competitor Wheelz to accelerate its growth.
Three Ways Marie Curie Would Fix The Plight Of Women In STEM Fields
Forbes - 14 May 2013 18:34
by Melissa Llarena
Reinventing The Corporation
Forbes - 14 May 2013 18:17Square shows off $300 'Stand' to help retailers ditch old-school cash registers
Venture Beat - 14 May 2013 18:16
Mobile payments business Square has debuted a new piece of hardware called the Square Stand that makes using an iPad as a cash register a more elegant solution.
Foreclosures And Net Worth
Forbes - 14 May 2013 18:12
The New York Fed's household debt and credit report is out and the headlines will focus on the continued deleveraging of US households. That is, total credit market debt owed by American families is shrinking. Its import...
500 Startups' sixth batch of companies is chock-full of international flavor
Venture Beat - 14 May 2013 18:02
Incubator program 500 Startups is debuting its sixth batch of companies today, which feature quite a few that come from not just outside silicon valley, but also the country.
What happens when you combine 3D printing and augmented reality? Magic
Venture Beat - 14 May 2013 17:28
3D printing and augmented reality are very different technologies, but, combined, they can pull off some very interesting things.
BlackBerry Messenger goes cross-platform on iPhone, Android this summer
Venture Beat - 14 May 2013 17:03
BlackBerry managed to squeeze in one surprise announcement during its huge conference keynote this morning.