What startups are saying about raising cash in Latin America

 You don’t have to look hard to see why the startup community in Latin America has long faced a lack of capital and resources to fuel significant growth. Many Latin American entrepreneurs have endured decades of political and economic hardships that left the investment landscape in a less than desirable state — especially for emerging startups. Read More

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Author Raj Raghunathan talks about what it takes for smart people to be happy

In my on-going Technotopia series I’ve been talking to designers, coders, and journalists. This time I talk to business professor Raj Raghunathan author of If You’re So Smart, Why Aren’t You Happy, a book about finding happiness when you’re already firing on all cylinders in a hard-charging career. Raghunathan’s book shows us that there is little correlation… Read More

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Why Britain is beating the U.S. at financial innovation

 Legislation allowing ordinary American investors to invest in the shares of startups and small businesses was first introduced in the U.S. Congress in 2011. Despite bipartisan support and the approval of President Obama, it is only now becoming a reality. Read More

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Trends in angel investing

 “Tell me about your cap table?” I asked the founder of an early-stage startup. He was clearly passionate about his business, and had assembled a top-notch team to help him achieve his ambitious vision. But the grit and determination that helped him overcome the challenges of his current and former startups seemed to falter a bit as he considered his response. He had a dirty cap… Read More

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Our favorite companies from 500Startups’ 16th demo day

 It’s that time of year again: more than 40 500Startups companies presented and launched in Mountain View this afternoon. From acne consultations by dermatologists through your smartphone, to selling sewing patterns, today’s Demo Day hit quite a few pretty interesting. Here are a couple of our favorite ones from the batch. Read More

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Our favorite companies from 500Startups’ 16th demo day

 It’s that time of year again: more than 40 500Startups companies presented and launched in Mountain View this afternoon. From acne consultations by dermatologists through your smartphone, to selling sewing patterns, today’s Demo Day hit quite a few pretty interesting. Here are a couple of our favorite ones from the batch. Read More

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Why incident response plans fail

 Following a cyber attack on critical infrastructure, emotions run high and the clock starts ticking. Suddenly what appears to be a well-structured incident response plan on paper can turn into a confusing “storming session” around who owns what. Rather than identifying, analyzing and eradicating the threat, organizations can easily become entangled in processes hindering response… Read More

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GearVR update brings much-needed native viewcapture tool to compatible phones

{rss:content:encoded} GearVR update brings much-needed native viewcapture tool to compatible phones http://ift.tt/1TLhj06 http://ift.tt/1PmNw15 May 13, 2016 at 09:26PM  Here’s the thing: when your eyes are synthesizing information from multiple screens into a three-dimensional virtual space, the word “screenshot” fails to describe what it is doing almost as badly as it fails to document what you are experiencing. So I’m calling it viewcapture. Read More

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Three ways tech is reinventing a surprising sector

 More than 1 million users. Sixteen billion monthly page views. Ninety-nine percent user engagement. If these sound like stats from tech companies, you’re right. Except these tech companies are nonprofits. Read More

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Making wearables more useful and smart homes less of a chore

{rss:content:encoded} Making wearables more useful and smart homes less of a chore http://ift.tt/1YqoMpw http://ift.tt/1VUKRLp May 13, 2016 at 07:56PM  Wearables might be set to get a whole lot more useful in future if research being conducted by Carnegie Mellon University’s Future Interfaces Group is indicative of the direction of travel. Read More

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YouTube tests an in-app messenger for sharing videos with friends

{rss:content:encoded} YouTube tests an in-app messenger for sharing videos with friends http://ift.tt/1TaPDpF http://ift.tt/1UZ2lc9 May 13, 2016 at 06:22PM  YouTube as a messaging app? Sure, why not! Everyone’s doing it, after all. In case you missed it: YouTube announced this week that it’s testing a new feature with a subset of its mobile app user base that will allow them to easily share videos with family and friends. Users with the feature can chat about those videos in a new tab in the app, the company says. The feature… Read More

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YouTube tests an in-app messenger for sharing videos with friends

 YouTube as a messaging app? Sure, why not! Everyone’s doing it, after all. In case you missed it: YouTube announced this week that it’s testing a new feature with a subset of its mobile app user base that will allow them to easily share videos with family and friends. Users with the feature can chat about those videos in a new tab in the app, the company says. The feature… Read More

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South Korea’s government launches its first accelerator program for international startups

 In a bid to make South Korea’s tech industry more diverse, the government has created an accelerator for startups from around the world. Read More

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Four ways African countries can ensure digital innovation benefits the entire population

 When Rwanda’s socioeconomic turnaround is discussed, the country’s disciplined approach to economic growth and commitment to avoiding the pitfalls of corruption are usually highlighted. However, while these components certainly played a significant role, another key factor in Rwanda’s transformation is often overlooked. Read More

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The technology-driven transformation of wealth management

 In today’s digital world, everyday functions such as making dinner reservations or hailing a taxi are done at the touch of a button. Similarly, other, more complex and esoteric functions, such as wealth management, are also moving toward automation. This evolution is enabled by the creation of state-of-the-art software, which has helped make wealth management more consumer-friendly… Read More

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The Roll helps you find the best photos on your phone

{rss:content:encoded} The Roll helps you find the best photos on your phone http://ift.tt/1UVGZfT http://ift.tt/1sgU3kX May 12, 2016 at 04:00PM  Wondering which of the tens of thousands of photos on your phone are worth keeping or sharing may be a thing of the past, thanks to The Roll, a brand new app from EyeEm. The iOS app analyses your camera roll and uses computer vision to tag your images, and to rank your photos by how good they are. “The Roll is there to replace your phone’s camera roll,” said Florian… Read More

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European online travel marketplace Evaneos picks up $21M funding

 Evaneos, the European travel marketplace, has beefed up its coffers once again. The French startup has raised a further $21 million in funding, money it will use to continue developing the product and for international expansion, including a planned U.S. launch. Read More

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Theranos’ COO retires as the troubled bio-tech startup overhauls its organizational structure

 The chief operating officer of Theranos, the beleaguered medical diagnostics startup currently under federal investigation for making misleading claims about its blood analysis technology, is stepping down as the company reorganizes its structure. Read More

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Indian online lending platform Capital Float picks up $25M Series B

 Capital Float, an online lending platform for small businesses in India, announced today that it has closed a $25 million Series B. Read More

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Treating the healthcare issue with tech

 The healthcare industry, with its maddening inefficiencies and an economic model that incentivizes disease care over health care, desperately needs a Silicon Valley-style overhaul. Why is the nation’s $3 trillion creaky, monstrous and convoluted healthcare sector seemingly impervious to technological change? Read More

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And the winner of TechCrunch Disrupt NY 2016 is… Beam

 The competition has been incredibly fierce, but we now have a winner. At the very beginning, there were 22 startups. We hand-picked all these great companies from the wild world of startup land so that they could compete in our highly competitive startup competition — the Startup Battlefield. They all presented in front of multiple groups of tech leaders serving as judges. The startups… Read More

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Jeremy Hitchcock steps down as CEO of Dyn

 Just a day after announcing a $50 million round of funding, Internet performance management company Dyn is revealing that there’s been a change in leadership — co-founder Jeremy Hitchcock is stepping down as CEO. “I’ve done a nice and effective job of getting the company from A to B, but now I’m thinking about helping the company get from B to C,” Hitchcock… Read More

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