Thursday, May 29, 2014

Top Stories of the Day // May 29, 2014

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Today's Top Stories // May 29, 2014

Confirmed: Snapchat’s Evan Spiegel Is Kind Of An Ass

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Apple Buys Beats Electronics For $3B

Apple has indeed purchased Beats, which includes both Beats Audio hardware and Beats Music, the streaming radio service that was founded by rapper Dr. Dre and... read more

The Most Important Insights From Mary Meeker’s 2014 Internet Trends Report

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Google Admits It Hires Too Many White Dudes

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Giroptic 360-Degree Camera Smashes Past Half A Million Raised On Kickstarter

The nascent market for 360-degree cameras is getting more crowded. Meet Giroptic, which joins the likes of Bublcam, Centr Cam and Panono in building hardware to... read more

CEO Tony Fadell Hates When Nest Is Called An ‘Internet-Of-Things’ Company

We here in the tech press have gotten used to categorizing new, interesting products that are getting smart and connected under the umbrella term "Internet of... read more

Apple Now Makes Apps For Other Mobile Platforms – Which Could Be Huge For The Future Of Media

Apple became something more with the Beats acquisition today – a multi-mobile platform developer at least for the time being. The company will continue to... read more

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TC Cribs Tours Twitch, Where Playing Games Is Part Of The Job

 In this episode of Cribs, we stopped by Twitch, the San Francisco-based startup that’s created a massively... read more

Fly Or Die: Microsoft Surface Pro 3

Forget everything you thought you knew about the Microsoft Surface tablet, as the latest generation of the Windows-powered... read more

Founder Stories: Guy Goldstein's Make-Or-Break Bet With Check

 To listen to Guy Goldstein, the CEO of Check (formerly Pageonce), tell the story, you’d think he never... read more

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Wednesday, May 28, 2014

Top Stories of the Day // May 28, 2014

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Today's Top Stories // May 28, 2014

Why Google Made Its Self-Driving Car So Darn Cute

While Google is notorious for knowing computers better than people, it understands that people might be a bit afraid of its self-driving cars. So rather than... read more

Google X Built A Fully Self-Driving Car From Scratch, Sans Steering Wheel And Pedals

Google's experimental Google X division has been working on self-driving cars for a while, but it's created the prototype for a brand new version that looks... read more

Google Co-Founder Sergey Brin On Google X’s Translation Of Research Into New Businesses

Google co-founder Sergey Brin wants the company to explore new areas of technology and develop projects that could have a huge impact on the world. Which is why... read more

Watch Dogs Launch Day Uplay Disaster Is A Reminder That PC Game Sales Are Broken

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Wavii Founder Leaves Google

Lots of Google executives are at the Re/Code Code conference in Rancho Palos Verdes this week. But at least one of them won't be a Google executive for very... read more

Western Digital Has Lost Its Mind

Western Digital has a new $100 media streamer it would like you to buy. At first glance the new WD TV a standard affair with the usual A/V jacks, Miracast... read more

Need, For Men Who Dislike Shopping But Love Fashion, Raises $500,000 Seed Round

Need is an online magazine and retailer for men who hate to shop, but still want to find unique clothing and lifestyle items. The Dallas-based startup announced... read more

TOP VIDEOS

TC Cribs Tours Twitch, Where Playing Games Is Part Of The Job

 In this episode of Cribs, we stopped by Twitch, the San Francisco-based startup that’s created a massively... read more

Fly Or Die: Microsoft Surface Pro 3

Forget everything you thought you knew about the Microsoft Surface tablet, as the latest generation of the Windows-powered... read more

Founder Stories: Guy Goldstein's Make-Or-Break Bet With Check

 To listen to Guy Goldstein, the CEO of Check (formerly Pageonce), tell the story, you’d think he never... read more

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