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Tax season is here. Tax season is the worst. But don't just abandon your family for the next three months with no explanation; make them aware of the series of mistakes that were set into motion long ago that led you to ...

Three weeks after Sidecar announced plans to shutter its on-demand delivery service, cofounder and CEO Sunil Paul has come forward with an explanation. In a post on Sidecar’s site, Paul blamed his company’s failure o...

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It is no secret that the number of private companies with valuations in excess of one billion dollars has skyrocketed since the start of 2014. As shown in CBInsight’s chart below, the number of such “unicorns” crea...

Facebook has released several updates to its Mentions iOS app designed to make celebrities and public figures more comfortable using it. The company has added support for landscape videos, better filtering, and the abili...

I get them all the time, those pesky emails from salespeople asking me for 30 minutes of my time to pitch me on their super cool, next generation, game-changing product. I feel sorry for them because I know it's their j...

GUEST: Between last Thursday and Saturday, Bitcoin lost over 13% of its value to settle at below $365 for the first time since early December last year. That’s a long fall from the net gain of 35% last year that made i...

Cumulus Networks, a startup selling a version of Linux for data center networking hardware, has closed a $35 million round of funding. The valuation of Cumulus has fallen below what it was two years ago for an earlier ro...

Saudi Arabia has many fears about Iran. But there is one fear that is the worst of them all: an open Iran that mends relations with Saudi Arabia’s closest western ally, the US. And that scenario seems very likely, foll...

It’s easier than ever to start making a game, and one of the companies responsible for this democratization of development is getting an influx of cash. Marmalade Technologies has secured $5 million in funding. Investm...

Since 2006, those age 70 ½ and older have had the opportunity to direct up to $100,000 of distributions annually from their IRAs to the charity of their choice. This is not a particularly well known rule for several rea...

It’s no stretch that Steve Blank’s students and mentees refer to him as one of “the Godfathers of Silicon Valley.” Blank’s methodology of Customer Development is the building block on which Eric Ries’ Lean St...

Landlords operating illegal hotels are raking in big bucks on Airbnb, according to a new study funded by the hotel-lodging industry.

Here’s a list of today’s tech funding stories, updated as the day unfolds. Tip us here if you have a deal to share. Norwest Venture Partners raises $1.2 billion for its 13th fund Norwest Venture Partners announced th...

Cisco and Verizon Ventures led a $25 million investment for Kumu Networks, the wireless design startup announced today. Deutsche Telekom and Swisscom also participated in the series C round. Kumu Networks said it develop...

With double the protein and four times the fiber of traditional pasta, Under 30 Brian Rudolph's Banza chickpea pasta is out to turn your next Italian meal on its head.

In an effort to show developers that their work matters to Twitter, the company has announced it will be traveling to nine cities around the world starting in February. This event is part of chief executive Jack Dorsey�...

Is there an optimal density that guarantees you'll rank better for a given keyword? Should we even be calculating keyword density at this point? And if not, how do keywords fit into web-based content? This article will e...

How can a market leader stay on top? Innovation, engagement, self-disruption, entrepreneurship and thought leadership are all solid business drivers. But how can a company employ such theories in practical, timely and ef...

Being the technology at the heart of more than 200,000 small to medium sized ecommerce and retail businesses means that Shopify has a unique view into changes in both how consumers are looking to buy, and how the ecommer...

SPONSORED: No matter how data-and-tech-driven marketing and advertising has become, they will always remain conceived by a human and aimed at a human.

You Android gamers no longer need an iPhone to win money from Apple-device owners in mobile esports tournaments. One of the bigger mobile-esports startups is working to bring everyone together. Skillz, a company that spe...