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Today's Top Stories // Dec 16, 2013

Impala: Another Google Inspired Platform Enters The Mainstream Data World

Amazon Web Services has added support for Impala, the Google inspired query tool developed by big data startup Cloudera. It provides real-time, parallel... read more

Update: AOL Says Its Hyperlocal News Network Patch Is Not Closing

Update: AOL says implications that Patch is closing down are inaccurate. A New York Times article stated that AOL is reportedly planning to "dismantle Patch or... read more

Too Different, Not Different Enough: Why Instagram Direct May Fail

My friends aren't using Instagram Direct, at least not yet. I've received just two IGD messages since it launched Thursday. In the meantime, over 20 close... read more

How Smule’s Jeff Smith Got A Ph.D. While Running A Startup

You hear about graduate students who drop out to found startups, but I guess that would be too easy for Jeff Smith. He co-founded and serves as CEO at Smule,... read more

Yahoo Makes Its iOS Weather App iPad-Friendly, To The Everlasting Joy Of Those Who Miss A Native One

Yahoo's new direction under Marissa Mayer is still coming together, but one thing they've unquestionably done right is the weather app for iPhone they debuted... read more

Tesla Launches Chinese Site As It Prepares To Sell Its Electric Cars In China

Tesla Motors has launched its Chinese site, Tousule.cn, as it prepares to sell its electric cars, the Model S and Model X, in China (h/t TechNode). The site is... read more

The Shifting Ways In Which We’ll Interact With Mobile Apps

'Tis the season to reorganize the apps on my iPhone. With iOS 7 and the shift from spotlight search to swipe-down-to-search for apps, I've noticed my app... read more

TOP VIDEOS

CrunchWeek: Instagram Debuts Messaging, Twitter's Blocking Debacle, Snapchat Banks $50M

The weather outside is frightful, but CrunchWeek is so delightful. So since we've no place to go, why don't you... read more

Gillmor Gang: Brain Chemistry

The Gillmor Gang — John Taschek, Keith Teare, Dan Farber, and Steve Gillmor — take the edge off of a slow week... read more

Ask A VC: DFJ's Josh Stein On What He Looks For In Early-Stage Investing

In this week's episode of Ask A VC, DFJ Managing Director Josh Stein joined us in the studio to talk about his... read more

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