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Funding roundup – week ending 7/25/14

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Google’s latest moonshot: a full map of the human body

I was talking to a big-time CEO a few years ago who told me that, as his company got bigger, Read More

Yammer founder David Sacks leaves Microsoft

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Facebook shares hit record high of $76 after stellar Q2

It seems so long ago now that analysts were fretting and worrying over Facebook's long-term monetization, and wondering if, and Read More

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