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Sensiya wants to help advertisers figure out if you’re sitting, walking or...
Sensiya is taking a big data approach with its mobile software development kit. Sensiya chief executive Noam Fine told VentureBeat that his Tel Aviv-based startup’s new mobile-centric SDK allows...
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Obama taps computer pioneer Mary Shaw for National Medal of Technology and...
A legendary computer scientist who broke more than a few glass ceilings for female programmers was tapped by President Obama for the National Medal of Technology and Innovation Friday. Mary Shaw is an...
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Digital ad giant Rocket Fuel helps brands track user behavior across multiple...
Rocket Fuel’s Mark Alan Prior said cross-device optimization is the next frontier his massive digital ad-buying agency is targeting to help its nearly 1,500 clients advertise more effectively. “A...
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Beepi pulls in $60M for its peer-to-peer auto marketplace
Beepi, a peer-to-peer marketplace that touts itself as a hassle-free way to buy and sell cars online, raised $60 million in venture funding Tuesday. New investors Foundation Capital and SherpaVentures...
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The cookie is dead. Here’s how Facebook, Google, and Apple are tracking you now
FEATURE: The lifespan of the tracking cookie is about to expire. With the rapid emergence of mobile devices, the big three — Facebook, Google, and Apple — have turned to new and more potent methods for...
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Chicago-based Morsel lands $800,000 seed round, with GrubHub founder Matt...
Morsel chief executive and co-founder Kris Petersen wants to bring the conversation about good food by talented chefs and foodies to an app, and the public eye. To do so, Petersen’s Chicago-based...
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Peter Thiel: Mobile computing, big data, and edu software nothing but buzzwords
HALF MOON BAY, Calif. — PayPal co-founder and billionaire investor Peter Thiel had a lot on his mind Tuesday. Thiel was at the Ritz-Carlton ostensibly to plug his new book, Zero to One: Notes on...
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Billionaire Peter Thiel embarks on anti-aging crusade
Does Peter Thiel want to live forever? At the Venture Alpha West 2014 conference, attended by technology executives, venture capitalists, and institutional investors at the Ritz-Carlton in Half Moon...
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Security startup Zenedge exits stealth mode with $3.5 million
Zenedge, a San Jose, Calif.-based security startup, took in $3.5 million in a first round of funding Thursday and promptly emerged from stealth mode. “We’ve created a solution to a problem no one else...
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YL Ventures helps Israeli startups make it big where it matters: Silicon Valley
Keep it small, move to the Valley, and reap big returns. That’s the philosophy of venture capitalist Yoav Leitersdorf and his three-member team at YL Ventures. The Israeli-born Leitersdorf talent spots...
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Gimbal says beacons and smartphones will alter the consumer landscape. Here's...
Gimbal wants to change the consumer experience for Americans one beacon at a time. Gimbal produces smart beacons — small, often circular-shaped objects that are typically installed on walls or near...
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Now mobile analytics startups are hiring data scientists. Here's why
Data scientists are coming to a mobile analytics company near you. Kochava, a mobile analytics and attribution outfit based in Idaho, hired a three-member data scientist team in a bid to help mobile...
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Robot bartender maker Monsieur takes in $2 million
The robo-bartender is now $2 million richer! Atlanta-based startup Monsieur, which makes robotic bartenders, announced a $2 million seed round of venture funding yesterday. BIP Capital led the round,...
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Aerserv emerges from stealth, looks to capitalize on the growing power of...
Aerserv, a mobile video mediation platform, emerged from stealth Monday after a year in the garage with big plans to empower publishers looking to optimize their reach in the nascent video mobile ad...
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Peter Thiel: Snapchat’s photo hack is ‘especially problematic’
Snapchat’s photo hack was a really big deal to billionaire investor Peter Thiel. “It’s especially problematic for a company like Snapchat, where the brand is privacy,” Thiel said during a televised...
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Facebook will beat Google in a year in mobile ads, says Opera Mediaworks chief
Opera Mediaworks chief executive Mahi de Silva is on a roll. Silva heads up one of the biggest mobile ad platforms in the country. Opera Mediaworks bought AdColony in June for a sum that hasn’t been...
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German iPad software provider Orderbird secures $10M
Orderbird, a Berlin-based iPad point-of-sale (PoS) provider focusing on the food industry, took in $10 million in funding today. The second round was led by investor ConCardis. Private investors in the...
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Geofeedia geolocates your social media postings, reaps $3.5M
Geofeedia, a social media intelligence platform, raised $3.5 million in venture funding today. Without question, Geofeedia has the potential as a game changer. That’s because its software filters,...
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All your social media posts now sorted by location and up for sale
Everything you post on social media can and will be used against you. That could very well be the premise of Chicago-based startup Geofeedia, a social media intelligence platform. It enables customers...
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Think they're tracking you now? Wait till InMobi's unveiling next month
Mobile ad giant InMobi is going from macro to micro when it comes to tracking consumer use across the thriving mobile spectrum. Next month, InMobi will launch “appographic targeting,” a tool that will...
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Al Gore, Neil Young sing same tune — the Internet will free us
SAN FRANCISCO — Technology and social media are saviors that will expose corrupt politicians and help save the environment from the forces of evil. That’s the view of former Vice President Al Gore and...
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Neil Young officially unveils new high-tech music player and streaming service
SAN FRANCISCO — Rocker Neil Young officially unveiled a new music download service and a high-tech music player today at Saleforce’s Dreamforce conference. To the obvious delight of his host,...
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Post facto, Obama acts to protect U.S. financial sector after devastating...
Maybe he’s tired of dealing with the headaches. After the biggest and most prolonged period of hacking breaches against America’s biggest banks, retail giants, and food chains starting over the summer...
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Despite bumps, Facebook still working to accomodate drag queens on 'real...
Facebook is still working to resolve the issue of deactivating or suspending accounts where users deploy aliases to protect their identities against the backdrop of the company’s “real-name” policy....
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Suspected Chinese government hackers behind new iCloud account attack
Here we go again. Suspected hackers working for the Chinese government are believed to be behind a new series of attacks aimed at the accounts of iCloud users in that country. The attacks on the iCloud...
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Sense6 Design plans 'smart jewelry' that can save your life
“Smart jewelry that helps keep you alive.” That very well could be the motto of San Francisco-based Sense6 Design, a producer of smart jewelry like necklaces and pendants whose built-in technology...
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Ampush's future of mobile ads: whopping growth of 233 percent year-over-year
To Ampush chief Jesse Pujji, the future of mobile advertising comes down to native ads running on Facebook and Twitter. Pujji’s company runs ad campaigns for big brands like MasterCard with his two...
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Former SpaceX CIO leaves the space world to protect your company from...
Spikes Security founder and chief executive Branden Spikes left his position as the CIO of SpaceX to save your company from ruination. Spikes is one of Elon Musk’s most trusted lieutenants. And today,...
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Twitter unveils Fabric, an SDK for Twitter Feeds and crash tracking, at its...
SAN FRANCISCO — Twitter chief executive Dick Costolo kicked off the company’s developer conference, Twitter Flight, from the stage of the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium Wednesday, unveiling a...
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At Flight, Twitter's Dick Costolo extends an app-infused olive branch to...
San Francisco — Twitter’s developer conference in the city by the Bay, called Twitter Flight, was really about extending an olive branch to app developers. At Flight, the microblogging site’s CEO Dick...
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