No, Google hasn&'t acquired Groupon (yet). But it does have a smaller, though very interesting acquisition to announce: it&'s just acquired Phonetic ... read more »
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Remember BarMax You&'ll be forgiven if you don&'t ‚a4‚¬‚a4¯ chances are, it isn&'t for you. That&'s not to say it&'s not good ‚a4‚¬‚a4¯ it apparently ... read more »
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Shortages and price spikes are likely to occur for certain kinds of electronic components in the aftermath of Japan&'s earthquake, according to market... read more »
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Last November, Google announced that it had acquired leading mobile ad network AdMob for a whopping $750 million. Today, less than a year after the d... read more »
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Android users need not fear the tyranny of speed traps and high-speed cameras at intersections much longer. Cobra Electronics announced the launch o... read more »
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This weeka4‚¬a4„s DEMO meetups in Los Angeles and other parts of‚ Southern California were a breath of fresh air across a startup landscape thata4‚¬a4... read more »
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Venture-capital investors, apparently spooked by declining returns over the past ten years, raised less money for investment in early- and mid-stage s... read more »
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Hot off the heels of an oft-criticized $700 million acquisition of flight-data provider ITA, search giant Google might now end up purchasing daily-dea... read more »
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Amidst a time when many startups are looking to capitalize on the mobile app craze, Austin-based Appconomy has announced that it has raised $1.5 milli... read more »
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A team of former MySpace executives is launching a new company on-stage at the Web 2.0 Summit today in San Francisco. Chief executive Amit Kapur said ... read more »
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This series is brought to you by TurboTax Home &' Business Edition &8211' Guides You to Your Biggest Tax Refund. As always, VentureBeat is adamant... read more »
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New rules from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and a revised reading on which private fund managers must register as investment advisers w... read more »
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Global investment in clean energy topped $243 billion last year, surging 30 percent from $186.5 billion in 2009, according to a report by Bloomberg Ne... read more »
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Scvngr, the maker of a check-in app that asks users to complete activity challenges, is defying the conventional wisdom that services which broadcast... read more »
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Today&'s funding announcements include technology to run farms efficiently, monetize videos and monitor theft in stores:Novariant gets $4.5M for GPS t... read more »
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A quick disclosure: readers of my last book will be familiar with the story (which you can read here) of London-based entrepreneur Michael Acton Smith... read more »
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The news about natural gas just keeps coming. Today, boutique investment bank Cascadia Capital predicted that oil will hit $100 per barrel next year,... read more »
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We&'re still awaiting official numbers on Verizon iPhone sales, but according to leaked sales data they didn&'t meet expectations, the mobile news sit... read more »
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And there was much rejoicing. Video game sales rose a healthy 8 percent for the month of November compared to a year ago, according to market research... read more »
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Glassdoor.com is a site where employees can honestly say how they feel about their employers. The promise is it helps people make more informed job de... read more »
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