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LAUNCH is hosting a two-day conference focused on education, both K12 and higher ed, kid-centric startups and innovation on June 26th & 27th, 2013 at Microsoft's campus in Mountain View
  • Apple amends Siri's response to suicide in iOS 6 & iOS 7 w/ proactive approach; offers number to Nat'l Suicide Prevention Lifeline & one-tap to call directly; Siri does search of all local suicide prevention centers if user selects 'no' powered by @Yelp; @NYTimes reported more Americans die from suicide than car accidents last mo - Link

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  • Starting a business? Don't F$$K it up!
    Watch: http://youtu.be/uNWnQ8CFNDk.

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  • @Accel raises $100M for 'Big Data Fund 2'; follows firm's initial $100M 'Big Data Fund' announced in Nov '11; looks to fund software that makes analytics simpler; adds @Qlikview CTO @QlikDeighton & @Imperva CEO @slow22mo to Big Data Fund Advisory Council; looks to focus investments in 'last mile' data-driven software & end user value - Link 

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  • UK ISPs give £1m (~$1.34M) over next 4 yrs towards hunting out child abuse images online w/ @IWFhotline; @VirginMedia, @BSkyBPress, @BTCare & @TalkTalk take 'zero tolerance' approach; estimates 1M unique images of child sexual abuse exist online but only 40K reports submitted each yr - Link

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  • Ubuntu Carrier Advisory Group forms to aid in ongoing dev of Ubuntu smartphone OS; consists of @EE, @deutschetelekom, Korea Telecom, @telecomItalia, @LGUplus, @PortugalTelecom & @SKTelecom; aims to discuss aspects of dev, ways to differentiate for OEMs & how to best establish marketplaces for apps; 1st smartphones to arrive Jan '14 - Link

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  • @Dish declines to submit new bid & drops out of bidding for @Sprint; claims 'extreme deal protections' incl in revised acquisition agreement w/ @SoftBank made counterbid 'impossible' despite having larger bid @ $25.5B; focuses separate offer for @Clear; @Sprint to vote on @SoftBank offer of $21.6B on Jun 25th - Link

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  • Doctor reviews @Vitals raises $22M C from Cardinal Partners, @PiperJaffrayRes, Milestone Venture Partners & @GreycroftVC; helps users find & connect w/ local doctors; serves 13M people monthly; plans to develop new tools to enable patients to access health care info; total funding to date $45M - Link

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  • Goldfish.io - Every bit about startups.
    Launch ticker exclusive - Name your price when you sign up for early access!

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  • Seattle-based big data platform @SpaceCurve raises $10M B from Triage Ventures, @ReedElsevierHQ & Divergent Ventures; enables real-time immersive intelligence & drives innovations in location-based services like @Waze; total funding to date $17.3M - Link

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  • @Jeff_Jordan of @a16z says Series A is new Series B in blog post; sees traction of Series B co's now @ Series A level; believes potential Series A investors are decreasing w/ rise of angels, super angels, micro-VCs & incubators; advises startups to raise more $$ w/ higher dilution in seed to allow more runway for Series A & get multiple institutional investors in seed - Link

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  • @ObviousCorp-backed habit forming iPhone app @LiftApp launches web app; new web app features responsive design that works across all desktops & devices; adds new stats section w/ deeper & longer access to personal stats & visualization; lets users track habits across yrs - Link

     

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  • @Bedrocket invests 7-figure sum in Emmy-nominated @YouTube show @WhatsTrending; 'strategic' investment designed to help expand & engage viewers across multiple platformds worldwide; show receives 2M+ views/mo & broadcasts on @YouTube daily - Link

     

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  • Task management app @Asana integrates w/ @GoogleDrive for teams to better share info & collaborate; users can now import files straight from @GoogleDrive w/ one-click; files now linked to accounts instead of hosted on each, increasing searchability; only avail via web; also releases @GoogleChrome extension update w/ import website capability - Link

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  • Social polling service @Poutsch launches free iPhone app; lets users ask questions, express opinions & engage in debates w/ other users all over world; users can follow each other; features flat design w/ Apple's upcoming iOS 7; avail in app store - Link

      

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  • Online design store @Fab raises $150M D at $1B pre from China's Tencent, Japan's Itochu, @a16z, @atomicoventures, existing investors; @betashop tells @allthingsd Tencent willing to keep brand front & center as it brings Fab to Chinese mkt; has raised $310M total; @betashop claims 43% gross margins, clones forced rapid int'l expansion - Link

     

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  • @ElonMusk tweets promoting an event on Thursday night at 8pm that promises to show off new tech that allows quick swapping of Tesla battery packs for extended trips, without requiring a Supercharger stop - Link

     

     

     

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    @jason: Talked to @elonmusk briefly about Thursday's @telsamotors event. I can't say anything, but it's going to be f-ing AWESOME. I'm buying a 3rd Tesla this month.
     
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  • Monday, June 17, 2013

  • @BarackObama says NSA 'can't listen to your calls' or 'target your emails' in televised interview w/ @CharlieRose; states only way gov can access info is 'getting an individualized court order'; claims PRISM applies to 'foreign entities' & data is only collected through 'essentially a warrant'; says if people are making judgments based on leaked slides, 'they’re not getting the complete story' - Link

      

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  • Breaking: SF @Caltrain evacuates train for potential hostage situation @ 22nd St stop; recent tweet says 'No trains being allowed through. Conductor says an hour. T17:18'; follow @Caltrain_News for updates - Link

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    @jason: Note: When we have a breaking story like this always followup in the same post please.
     
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  • Tuesday, June 18, 2013

  • Online learning marketplace @Udemy launches new 'Summer of Teaching' grant as it reaches 8K courses & 800K students; instructor acquisition has grown 365% & top 10 instructors to date have generated $5M+ in rev; instructors can win $5K & 100% of course rev for life w/ grant; co normally takes 30% commission on all course sales - Link

      

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  • Monday, June 17, 2013

  • @Google settles shareholder lawsuit blocking delayed stock split; alleges cofounders Page & Brin engineered stock split that benefits them & shortchanges shareholders; split calls for new stock w/ no voting power be issued for each share of existing voting stock; structure ensures cofounders retain control of co; settlement requires co to compensate owners of new stock if worth less than existing stock after one yr - Link

     

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  • Tuesday, June 18, 2013

  • @FiftyThree raises $15M from @a16z Highline Ventures @Jack @ThriveCapital @SVangel; NY-based startup behind the popular drawing app Paper; app has been downloaded more than 8M times & has had more than 80M projects built on it - Link 

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    @jason: I was fascinated by PAPER by @fiftythree for a day--then never opened it up again. I guess I'm more of an @evernote guy. What do you use it for?
     
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  • @DuckDuckGo passes 3M searches in one day after breaking record of 2M/day last wk; total search up 50% in 8 days as PRISM fears rise; also makes 18.9M searches via API & ~500M bot searches; CEO & founder @yegg says 'if NSA were to ask for all our data, it would not be useful to them because our data is truly anonymous' - Link

     

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  • @Huawei launches Ascend P6, world's slimmest @Android smartphone w/ a 5MP front-facing camera; comes 6.18mm thin & offers 4.7" HD display & 1.5GHz quad-core processing; supports 1080p video recording & playback; runs latest @Android version 4.2.2 w/ @Huawei's custom Emotion UI; retails @ €449 ($600) & avail in China later this mo - Link

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  • Report: Surveillance helped stop plots to bomb NYSE & New York subway; NSA intercepted an email from a terrorist in Pakistan in '09 who was talking w/ someone in the US about perfecting a recipe for explosives; officials stand before House Intelligence Committee defending NSA surveillance programs - Link

     

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  • @Netflix launches Netflix Families; site includes rows of Netflix recs for parents & kids, tips on how to stream & other promotional content; offers tips from parents - link

     

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  • @Google enables offline disk import for Google Cloud Storage; allows developers to send their hard drives to Google to import very large data sets that would otherwise be too expensive & time-consuming to import; flat fee of $80 per hard drive - Link 

     

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  • Monday, June 17, 2013

  • @Microsoft launches @Surface RT educational discounts for K-12 & high schools; limited time offer avail between Jun 17th & Aug 31st '13; @Surface RTs w/o keyboard $199 ($499, ~50% discount), w/ touch keyboard $249 ($599, ~58% discount) & w/ type keyboard $289 ($629, ~54% discount); no min order required - Link

     

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  • @FredWilson says 'venture capital business as we know it will not exist in 25 yrs' @PandoDaily event; believes way assets are currently aggregated is 'unsustainable'; too much $$ in closed-in funds & other ways of funding are outperforming VCs; VCs will adapt more sustainable funding model where 'everybody could participate' - Link

     

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    @jason: That "everybody could participate" is a nod to @fredwilson's @kickstarter investment. Anyone should be able to drop $1,000 into @usv XI or XII. Would make society fair if poor could invest like rich IMO.
     
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    @jason: @larryvelez: Respectfully, I think even poor people are smart enough to know that giving @fredwilson--the guy who invested in Twitter, Tumblr, Kickstarter and FourSquare--is a great beat. Frankly, I find this idea that poor folks can't decided what to do with their money--outside of going to vegas or buying beer--insulting. Poor and middle class folks consumer a lot of product, and they would have certainly bought shares of Angry Birds or LinkedIn because they loved it themselves. These laws are designed to keep poor people poor in my mind.
     
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  • Tuesday, June 18, 2013

  • @Nokia stock surges 11% after @Huawei's Chairman of Devices Richard Yu says it is 'open' to purchasing co; says @WindowsPhone has 'very small mkt share' & most @Android OEMs pay @Microsoft license fees for using @Google software which is 'not good'; @Nokia ships ~80% of @Microsoft mobile devices - Link

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  • @FuseLabs social network So.cl launches new user interface w/ imaging app & meme creator; updates collage feature, adds clip creation via @Microsoft app BLINK & allows users to make own memes & share video playlists; features are prominently placed in top nav - Link

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  • @Adobe beats w/ Q2 rev of $1B+ & hits 700K paying @CreativeCloud subscribers (up from 479K in Q1); comes in $.02 higher than prediction w/ $0.36 earnings per share; co up 4% in after hours trading; also says Digital Publishing Suite platform passes 100M publication downloads; still declines on yr-over-yr basis as co reached $1.1B in Q2 '12 - Link

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  • Monday, June 17, 2013

  • @49ers & @Yahoo sign 10-yr agreement to make @Yahoo 'exclusive online sports content' for team & new @Levis Stadium; stadium set to open in '14 in Santa Clara, CA; deal provides @Yahoo Fantasy Football Lounge & viewing area & will encourage fans to upload photos to @Flickr for chance to show up on big screen during games - Link

     

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