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Saturday, April 16, 2016

The new-world insurance agent

insurance Silicon Valley is building the new-world insurance agent. My grandfather started selling insurance in the 1950s and insurance eventually granted him the American dream. Today, the industry accounts for 7 percent of U.S. GDP, with more than $1.1 trillion of net premiums paid annually. The aged way of conducting business is pushing the Valley to disrupt all layers of the value chain. Read More

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How Silicon Valley can put local businesses back on the map

smb-pin I come from a small-business family. My mom has owned three small businesses; most recently, a medical clinic in the South Bay. But it was in her first business, a Chinese restaurant outside Chicago, where I saw firsthand the challenges facing small-business owners. Unfortunately, for most of its life, Silicon Valley has failed to address this critical segment of the economy. Read More

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Friday, April 15, 2016

Apple tells NY judge FBI has ‘utterly failed’ to prove it needs help unlocking iPhones

{rss:content:encoded} Apple tells NY judge FBI has ‘utterly failed’ to prove it needs help unlocking iPhones http://ift.tt/1SggIpL http://ift.tt/1Xg6rKZ April 16, 2016 at 12:22AM apple-vs-fbi-logo-seal Apple has strong words for the Justice Department. The simple fact that the feds unlocked a phone without any help shows that they didn’t need it in the first place, Apple asserts: “The government has utterly failed to satisfy its burden to demonstrate that Apple’s assistance in this case is necessary.” Read More

Live video viewing up 86% over last year in MLB’s At Bat app, thanks to addition of multitasking

{rss:content:encoded} Live video viewing up 86% over last year in MLB’s At Bat app, thanks to addition of multitasking http://ift.tt/1VvE3b5 http://ift.tt/1qvsUJA April 16, 2016 at 12:12AM mlb-at-bat When Apple introduced multitasking in iOS 9, MLB was one of the new feature’s early adopters in its MLB.com At Bat application for iPad. Today, the organization is releasing some new numbers on what impact the introduction of split screen viewing and picture in picture has on engagement and video viewing minutes in its application. In short? The news is good. Very, very good indeed. The… Read More

RebelMouse’s new Discovery tool helps publishers find the right people to promote their stories

rebelmouse Social media startup RebelMouse has created a new tool for publishers — Rebel Discovery, which helps those publishers identify the social media accounts that they should be sharing stories with for maximum impact. Founder and CEO Paul Berry said that when you publish a story, there are probably many Facebook Pages or Twitter accounts that would be happy to post a link — not… Read More

from Social – TechCrunch http://ift.tt/26649o6 RebelMouse’s new Discovery tool helps publishers find the right people to promote their stories Anthony Ha http://ift.tt/1Yyo0GO
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RebelMouse’s new Discovery tool helps publishers find the right people to promote their stories

rebelmouse Social media startup RebelMouse has created a new tool for publishers — Rebel Discovery, which helps those publishers identify the social media accounts that they should be sharing stories with for maximum impact. Founder and CEO Paul Berry said that when you publish a story, there are probably many Facebook Pages or Twitter accounts that would be happy to post a link — not… Read More

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ClassDojo raises $21 million for app to make parent-teacher meetings obsolete

A teacher builds a "Class Story" using ClassDojo. ClassDojo has raised $21 million in Series B round of venture funding for tech that connects educators to students’ parents, and helps them communicate consistently about student’s activities, social and behavioral development at school. Communicating throughout the year, and even throughout the school day, means parents are apprised of what their kids are experiencing and how they… Read More

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David Plouffe to talk at Disrupt NY about his move from the White House to Uber strategic adviser

6264343875_b198f8e9a9_o What do Barack Obama and Uber have in common? The answer is David Plouffe. In 2008, Plouffe was Barack Obama’s campaign manager. He then became a White House adviser. As Washington and Silicon Valley are getting closer, Plouffe joined Uber in 2014 as Senior Vice President of Policy and Strategy, later settling into Uber’s Chief Advisor and a Member of the Board of Directors. And… Read More

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Uber and Lyft drivers need to obtain business licenses in order to drive in SF

Lyft_Pink_Mustache If you’re a driver for Lyft and/or Uber, and drive in San Francisco seven or more days a year, the city requires you to obtain a business license, the SF Chronicle reported today. “We have serious concerns with the City’s plan to collect and display Lyft drivers’ personal information in a publicly available database,” a Lyft spokesperson said in a statement to… Read More

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Apple partners with WWF to launch week-long Earth Day initiative, Apps for Earth

Screen Shot 2016-04-15 at 12.56.02 PM Apple is teaming up with the World Wildlife Fund to raise money for the conservation organization through in-app purchases. Already started, the initiative will last until April 24, during which time users will have access to exclusive in-app content created specifically for the campaign by 24 different app developers, with 27 total apps in the collection. All of the proceeds from the purchase… Read More

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China is now #2 in iOS revenue, behind the U.S.

{rss:content:encoded} China is now #2 in iOS revenue, behind the U.S. http://ift.tt/23BQc2w http://ift.tt/1OpXmhQ April 15, 2016 at 05:40PM china-ios-malware Earlier this year, app store analytics firm App Annie predicted that China could overtake both the U.S. and Japan in terms of revenue generated from iOS applications as soon as this year. The year isn’t yet half over, but that prediction appears to be on its way to coming true: China has just moved past Japan to now score the number two position for iOS revenue – up from third… Read More

GV leads $40M Series B in Quartet, its first investment in a mental healthcare startup

shutterstock brain Quartet Health, a company that wants to close the gap between physical and mental healthcare, has raised a $40 million Series B led by GV (formerly Google Ventures). Existing investors Oak HC/FT Partners, F-Prime Capital Partners, and Polaris Partners also returned for the round. Read More

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Beekeeper, the mobile-first communications platform for blue-collar and service workers, raises $5M

beekeeper_engagement-min Beekeeper, the Switzerland and U.S.-based startup that provides a mobile-first communications platform for employers that need a better way to communicate with blue-collar and service-oriented workers, has beefed up its coffers with $5 million in new funding. Read More

http://ift.tt/1VpAX7P Beekeeper, the mobile-first communications platform for blue-collar and service workers, raises $5M http://ift.tt/1SePxvh

HomeToGo, the metasearch engine for holiday rentals, raises $20M

Hometogo HomeToGo, the Berlin-headquartered metasearch engine for holiday rentals, has closed $20 million in Series B funding. Noteworthy for a European startup, the round is being led by New York-based VC Insight Venture Partners, along with participation from the company’s previous backers DN Capital, and Acton Capital Partners. I’m told the new capital will be used by HomeToGo for… Read More

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Impraise raises $1.6M seed to rethink how companies handle performance reviews

shutterstock office Annual performance reviews are often more like an annual headache for both managers and employees. Impraise, a startup that wants to streamline the process with a mobile app, just raised $1.6 million in seed funding. Investors include Palm Drive Ventures, China Growth Capital, and HenQ. Read More

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Molotov is defining the future of TV

Molotov-Feature For the smartphone generation, the idea that you have to sit down in front of the TV at a very specific time to watch something is archaic and unconceivable. And yet, I’ve been using Molotov for three months, and I can clearly say that the young French startup represents the future of TV. Read More

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Twitter names its first managing director for China to find advertisers beyond the Great Firewall

shutterstock twitter Twitter has appointed its first managing director for China. A former general manager at Microsoft and Cisco, Kathy Chen will reach out to companies who can use Twitter to reach international audiences, even though the service is blocked by the Great Firewall. Read More

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After Minicabster goes into administration, Transport Innovation acquires “technical assets” of taxi app

Minicabster TechCrunch understands that Minicabster, the UK ‘minicab’ price comparison and booking app, entered administration last month and in the last few days has found a buyer for some of its assets. Read More

http://ift.tt/1T8G4WG After Minicabster goes into administration, Transport Innovation acquires “technical assets” of taxi app http://ift.tt/1W2mY74

Thursday, April 14, 2016

What bubble? VCs spend $12 billion on startups in first quarter

shutterstock money u.s. currency Venture capitalists will tell you that a lackluster IPO market and struggling tech stocks mean that they are being more cautious, but the data suggests otherwise. Apart from last year, which saw $13.7 billion invested in the first quarter, National Venture Capital Association data shows that the $12.1 billion invested at the beginning of 2016 was the best start to a year since the dot-com boom… Read More

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Beacon, the all-you-can-fly travel startup, closes shop

Beacon Another tech startup seeking to transform aviation has closed its doors. Beacon sought to bring an all-you-can-fly option to business and leisure travelers starting on the East coast. The company’s approach was to charge membership fees, handle customers at the gate with a white-glove service, and partner with regional aviation businesses to get passengers to their destinations. The… Read More

http://ift.tt/1VsSw7G Beacon, the all-you-can-fly travel startup, closes shop http://ift.tt/1MwFOS3

Magic Pony’s neural network dreams up new imagery to expand an existing picture

The source image on the left was used to generate the one on the right. A British startup is using the unique abilities of convolutional neural networks to do a sort of scaled-up version of Adobe’s content-aware fill — but instead of filling in the gaps in a picture, it’s imagining a whole new picture, larger and more detailed than the original. Kind of hard to believe without seeing it, right? That’s why they call their company Magic Pony. Read More

http://ift.tt/1qKqebC Magic Pony’s neural network dreams up new imagery to expand an existing picture http://ift.tt/1SEuyz3

Gary Vaynerchuk on why he’s betting on Facebook Live, Snapchat and Musical.ly

Gary V Seasoned entrepreneur and digital strategist Gary Vaynerchuk sat down with TechCrunch to talk about his new book, #AskGaryVee. An investor in Facebook, Twitter, Uber and Tumblr, Vaynerchuk also advises Fortune 500 companies on their social media ad spend with his company, Vaynermedia. Read More

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