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What we know so far about the Larry Page-backed 'flying car' coming later...
The mysterious flying-car startup funded by Google cofounder Larry Page, Kitty Hawk, took the wraps off its first vehicle on Monday.The Kitty Hawk Flyer looks a mix between a flying Jet Ski and, as...
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LoveCrafts raised £26 million for its online crafting communities
LONDON — LoveCrafts, the UK-headquartered marketplace for craft products, announced on Tuesday that it has raised £26 million in new funding from Scottish Equity Partners, as well as previous investors...
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Investors backed an AI startup that puts a doctor on your smartphone with $60...
UK artificial intelligence (AI) startup Babylon has raised $60 million (£47 million) for its smartphone app which aims to put a doctor in your pocket.The latest funding round, which comes just over a...
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UK startup Huddle reportedly needs to find either $5 million or a buyer
Enterprise software firm Huddle urgently needs to find at least $5 million (£4 million) or a buyer to keep its bank happy, according to a Companies House filing that was first spotted by Computer...
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Delta is partnering with the on-demand helicopter startup Blade so that VIPs...
Blade, the on-demand "Uber for helicopters" startup, wants to help its customers avoid the airport completely. The startup has launched a partnership with Delta Air Lines to streamline the transfer...
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BARCLAYS: Rocket Internet desperately needs some IPOs in 2017
German startup factory Rocket Internet desperately needs some of the startups in its portfolio to go public in 2017, according to analysts at Barclays.The Berlin-headquartered firm, which is a public...
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The CEO of About.com has a crazy plan to save the beloved 1990s website from...
About.com launched in 1997. It used to be one of the world's most visited websites.Today, internet entrepreneur and investor Neil Vogel has been tasked with saving the IAC-owned dot-com brand from...
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More than 800 startups urged Trump's FCC boss not to undo Obama's 'open...
A group of more than 800 US-based startups, investors, and related organizations on Wednesday issued a letter urging Federal Communications Chairman Ajit Pai not to undo Obama-era "net-neutrality"...
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Taxi app Gett confirms it is buying rival Juno for $200 million
BERLIN — Gett confirmed on Wednesday that it has acquired rival taxi company Juno.The deal is worth $200 million (£156 million), according to TechCrunch.Juno is an Israel-based transportation app but...
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A successful CEO says the best career move he's ever made was taking a...
Neil Vogel is the CEO of a 250-person company, About.com, and he cofounded Recognition Media, the company behind New York's Internet Week, and the "Oscars of the Internet," the Webby Awards.But before...
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The Yik Yak app is officially dead
Yik Yak will be shutting down its anonymous chat app in the next week as the school year draws to a close, the company announced on Friday. The anonymous chat app used to be valued at $4oo million...
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I quit my Wall Street job because I wanted to work at a tech startup — here's...
TL;DR — I was dissatisfied with my job on Wall Street, so I quit without another opportunity lined up. I wanted to work for an early-stage technology company, and spent the next few months immersing...
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An early Uber investor who sold his last startup for $150 million has a new...
The biggest problem with “on-demand” apps, the Uber for XYZ model, is that they make whichever service they are selling a commodity, according to tech entrepreneur and investor Scott Belsky.That's fine...
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This online startup is one of the best places to buy fine jewelry for...
The Insider Picks team writes about stuff we think you'll like. Business Insider has affiliate partnerships, so we get a share of the revenue from your purchase.As part of an ongoing series, Insider...
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Gary Vaynerchuk reveals how to become a social-media star, and why you should...
Gary Vaynerchuk is a best-selling author, entrepreneur, startup investor, and media personality. The New Jersey-born, diehard Jets fan has been hustling since he was 14.His hustle mentality helped his...
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2 startup founders quietly created the new 'Oprah's Book Club' for...
Every morning at 6:00 a.m., more than 5 million subscribers receive an email newsletter from theSkimm.Launched by former NBC producers Danielle Weisberg and Carly Zakin in 2012, theSkimm is a daily...
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Anti-gentrification campaigners are unhappy about Google's plan to open a...
BERLIN — It looks like Google may have a fight on its hands in Berlin.The search giant wants to open a new startup hub in the city's Kreuzberg neighbourhood but locals are concerned about...
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Inside the crazy-successful, controversial life of billionaire Uber CEO...
Eight years ago, Travis Kalanick launched a startup called UberCab in San Francisco.Now, Uber is a global behemoth and one of Silicon Valley's most successful companies — and one of the most...
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These 3 endurance athletes are aiming to raise £1 million for their healthy...
London running startup Tribe is looking to raise £1 million in crowdfunding to help it expand its business. The company, which creates 100% organic snacks for endurance runners, hopes to raise the...
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This tech company got a $2.5 million 'grand mansion' in Hawaii for all its...
Last December, Y Media Labs cofounder and CTO Sumit Mehra gathered with the company's 80-ish United States-based employees in Hawaii for their annual all-hands meeting.It was there Mehra made the...
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