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More than a few international payments services recently said China had become one of their biggest markets, as an increasing number of Chinese Internet/mobile companies are actively expanding overseas.

Each week, our friends at Backerjack bring us updates on some of the most successful gadget crowdfunding campaigns. Pi-Top The mission behind Pi-Top is simple: Focus on teaching people how to create and code great hardwa...

While Spotify and Taylor Swift continue to duke it out, Google Play Music is surprised and delighted its users by releasing a new music visualizer today. The new “Particles” visualizers makes a beautiful colored smok...

At Amazon Web Services’ big annual user conference in Las Vegas this week, executives from the market-leading public cloud made all the moves that spectators were expecting: a few new products, a new generation of serv...

Let’s face it. Most adults spend the vast majority of their non-sleeping time at work. Not with their loved ones. Not with their hobbies. Not at the beach building sand castles. At work. So doesn’t it make sense to f...

The astonishing Philae mission may be over. After a dramatic descent, and a landing that saw it bounce twice before finally coming to rest on the surface, Philae found itself parked under a cliff that is preventing its s...

Coinbase, one of a few high-profile startups dealing in the Bitcoin virtual currency, is raising a new round at a valuation as high as $400 million, according to a new report. Coinbase lets people buy and sell Bitcoins. ...

Guest Post: There is no greater motivation for founders than to be in a glass house, accountable not only in front of investors and teammates, but in front of the whole world.

The 2014 edition of the Legatum Prosperity Index was released in early November. A key difference in how the Index is calculated compared to other indices of global economies is that it "is the only global measurement of...

The Austin, Texas-based startup has designed a fitness wristband that closely monitors the wearer's form when doing things like pushups, curls, and squats.

There’s something refreshing, yet unsurprising, about a Bitcoin startup embracing open source. As a currently trendy phenomenon, Bitcoin (and other cryptocurrencies) is not short on companies looking for ways to commer...

  Paul Delgado graduated with a degree in electrical engineering. But after years of balancing a career as an electrical designer with his career as a professional boxer, Delgado decided to trade his corporate desk job ...

Paul Delgado graduated with a degree in electrical engineering and took a job as as an electrical designer. Yet a passion for boxing led Delgado to trade his desk job for boxing gloves, a sweaty gym and a succesful small...

Targeted Victory cofounder Michael Beach talks about placing political ads effectively. Plus: how deep learning could improve music recommendations, President Obama on net neutrality, and Microsoft's decision to open-sou...

Facebook is messing with its News Feed again, but this time for the better: It will start reducing “overly promotional page posts” from your News Feeds next year, the company says. Facebook has been surveying its use...