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Facebook in India: 100 million users and counting

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Twitter gets an updated, but very familiar, new look

It's not uncommon for companies to redesign their pages. Thinks get stale, new features get added, whatever. People groan and Read More

USAID denies ZunZuneo was created to foment dissent

Last week, the AP published a report on one of the most bizarre covert U.S. plots to undermine a communist Read More

Internet of Things company Neura raises $2 million

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Twitter acquires smart Android lockscreen Cover

(Updated to reflect comment from Twitter) Facebook Home, the company's attempt to create a quasi-"Facebook phone" by taking over the Android Read More

GTCR takes Vocus private for $446.5M in cash

Honestly, not every company should be public (I'm looking at you, King!). Being private has its advantages and every so Read More

How does Basis make money?

The Basis health tracker is considered one of the most accurate bands on the market today. Reviews of all of Read More

Kevin Rose becomes a target of anti-tech protesters

We've all seen and heard the reports of protestor ambushing the Google bus, which is meant to ferry Google employees Read More

Cisco In Cloud Computing

Cisco Systems Inc. has quite recently pledged to invest a whopping one billion U.S. dollars over a period of 2 Read More

TrueCar files for IPO, plans to raise $125 million

Online automotive information and communications platform TrueCar is joining the resurgence, as it has become the latest tech company to file for Read More

Vine co-founder Colin Kroll is moving on

Pour one out: it looks like Vine has lost another one of its co-founders. It was only a few months Read More

Why you should start a wearables company

The future of wearables seems pretty certain at this point: they’re officially a thing now. Like, five years ago, if Read More

A better Oakland, not a different Oakland

Over the next several months, I’m going to put forward my economic strategy for Oakland. There are several components to Read More

Funding roundup – week ending 4/4/14

Seed stage Online payments company PayStand raised $1 million in seed funding from Cervin Ventures, Serra Ventures, Central Coast Angels, and Read More

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