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YouTube now lets you add slow motion effect to your videos
Venture Beat - 28 May 2013 23:59
If you've ever been annoyed by the speed of your user generated videos on YouTube, then fear not avid creator.
Kickstarter hits 100K funding campaigns with $631M raised so far
Venture Beat - 28 May 2013 23:41
Kickstarter hit over 100,000 projects launched today, though less than half of those projects actually survive.
Now a majority of doctors use electronic health records -- what does this mean for you?
Venture Beat - 28 May 2013 22:27
Over half of doctors in the U.S. have now ditched paper-based systems in favor of electronic health records (EHRs). Will this drive down health care costs?
DoYouRemember recieves $1M to glorify all things retro (exclusive)
Venture Beat - 28 May 2013 22:00
DoYouRemember is a social media site and suite of mobile apps designed to bring together communities of people "passionate about nostalgia." This "nostalgia" platform has announced raising $1 million in initial funding t...
Adobe acquihires design agency Ideacodes to boost talent in Creative Cloud
Venture Beat - 28 May 2013 21:52
Design tech company Adobe has acquired San Francisco-based creative consulting firm Ideacodes, the company announced today.
Stratfor hacker pleads guilty, twin brother petitions judge for reduced sentence
Venture Beat - 28 May 2013 21:51
Jeremy Hammond, a hacker who was arrested soon after security intelligence firm Stratfor was breached, announced that he has entered a guilty plea today.
Image recognition startup Cortica nabs $1.5M from Russian tech leader Mail.Ru
Venture Beat - 28 May 2013 21:39
Image recognition startup Cortica has raised another $1.5 million in funding -- this time from Russian technology powerhouse Mail.Ru Group.
Conversocial raises $4.4M to lower risk of angry customer rants
Venture Beat - 28 May 2013 21:08
Conversocial has raised $4.4 million (£2.95) for its social customer service solutions that keep businesses connected to their customers and their needs.
News reader startup Circa nabs Reuter's Anthony De Rosa as its new editor in chief
Venture Beat - 28 May 2013 21:01
News reader app Circa is stacking the deck when it comes to editorial talent. Today the startup announced that it had lured away Reuters social Media editor Anthony De Rosa to become Circa's editor in chief.
Latins Looking for Place in Asia's Sun
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Forbes - 28 May 2013 18:30U.S. Authorities Close Another Digital Currency Exchange
Forbes - 28 May 2013 18:28FOCUS: Large Speculators' Gold Net-Long Position Falls To New Low -- CFTC
Forbes - 28 May 2013 18:23
(Kitco News) - Large speculators' net-long position in U.S. gold futures and options fell to a new low, according U.S. government data that tracks their activity, as trading sentiment towards gold continues to sour.
Taking on SlideShark, presentation sharing app Electric Slide adds Keynote support and more
Venture Beat - 28 May 2013 18:14
With apps like Electric Slide, you may actually want to sit through presentation decks.
What Do 77% of Philanthropists Have in Common?
Forbes - 28 May 2013 18:11
What 77% of philanthropists have in common is that they would rather not publicize their giving, according to a recent report by Forbes Insights, "BNP Paribas Individual Philanthropy Index: Measuring Commitment in Europe...
U.S. feds shut down Liberty Reserve, DoJ calls it 'bank of choice for the criminal underworld'
Venture Beat - 28 May 2013 18:00
Digital currency business Liberty Reserve has been shut down, the U.S. Attorney's Office confirmed today in a wide-ranging indictment that charges the site's operators with various criminal activities. This past weekend,...
Tesla now worth 25% of General Motors as CEO Elon Musk teases $30K electric vehicle
Venture Beat - 28 May 2013 17:54
Tesla stock has had an amazing three months, blasting above $100 from the low $30s just in March.
Why the 'New Flickr' still falls short
Venture Beat - 28 May 2013 17:46
Guest Post Etsy's lead designer explains where the Flickr team went wrong.
Twitter expanding #Music team in L.A., looking for a 'head of music partnerships'
Venture Beat - 28 May 2013 17:25
If you'd like to work for Twitter, live in L.A., and don't know a join from a conditional but have good connections in the U.S. music industry, you're in luck.
Treehouse's newest courses: SQL & Adobe Illustrator
Venture Beat - 28 May 2013 17:19
Hey there, you big ol' nerd. We know you're in the mood for growing your knowledge base this summer, and we've got a couple more resources to share with you. Learn-to-code company Treehouse has two new items on the menu:...
To do this summer: Hacker-design guru David Kadavy's email course on design
Venture Beat - 28 May 2013 16:58
Going beyond tricks and trends, the email-based course delves into design theory, color science, and typographic etiquette. The curriculum is Kadavy's master work, Design for Hackers.