What Los Angeles Is Missing

 L.A. tech has clearly hit its growth inflection point, but the City of Angels has yet to get its startup wings. Here’s the good news: In 2014 alone, we raised more than $3 billion, saw more than $5 billion realized capital across over 80 exits and became the fastest growing startup region in the U.S. Read More http://ift.tt/1Qh0CK2 What Los Angeles Is Missing http://ift.tt/1jW38...

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Four Reasons Why Sports Startups Are Scoring Big

 When a professional sports team wins a title, it makes the front page of The New York Times. When Tom Brady, quarterback for the New England Patriots, controversially may (or may not) have deflated some footballs during a crucial game against the Indianapolis Colts, it was reported by every news media and became a trending topic on Twitter. Sports are a major part of our culture, and its… Read More http://ift.tt/1LFBkHL Four Reasons Why Sports Startups Are Scoring Big http://ift.tt/1LFBk...

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T-Shirts And Tech: Solving The Sartorial Equation

 I don’t normally pay much attention to fashion. I’m not a fashion blogger. I don’t read fashion articles. If I think something looks good, I wear it. That being said, there’s a really interesting trend in tech whereby dressing down is dressing up. If you show up to a VC pitch on Sand Hill Road wearing a suit, you’d look out of place. I’ve seen the same… Read More http://ift.tt/1Qfb3Oj T-Shirts And Tech: Solving The Sartorial Equation http://ift.tt/1G3FK...

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Open Bionics Creates Disney-Inspired Bionic Hands For Amputee Kids

 Bionic hands startup Open Bionics now makes Iron Man and Elsa-themed hands and arms for the smallest of amputees – kids. Open Bionics hopes to get kids excited about their prosthetics with designs from Marvel, Frozen and Star Wars. “[Kids] won’t have to do boring physical therapy, they’ll train to become heroes,” reads the Open Bionics website about the… Read More http://ift.tt/1jg3k8B Open Bionics Creates Disney-Inspired Bionic Hands For Amputee Kids http://ift.tt/1WSa1...

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OneGo Goes Nationwide With Its Subscription Plans For Unlimited Flights

 OneGo promises to give subscribers unlimited flights for a monthly fee. I first wrote about the company in June — at the time, its offerings were limited to a West Coast flights. More recently, it’s added plans covering the different regions of the United States, as well as a nationwide plan for $2,950 per month. Read More http://ift.tt/1uJ5XDX OneGo Goes Nationwide With Its Subscription Plans For Unlimited Flights http://ift.tt/1jfYz...

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NEA Backs On-Demand Beauty Business Glamsquad In $15 Million Series B

 New York-based Glamsquad, a startup in the “Uber for X” category of on-demand businesses, has just raised another $15 million for its mobile beauty service that brings hair stylists, makeup artists or nail techs to wherever you are – home, office or hotel – instead of requiring a trip to the salon. The Series B funding was led by New Enterprise Associates, and… Read More http://ift.tt/1P3MYfX NEA Backs On-Demand Beauty Business Glamsquad In $15 Million Series B http://ift.tt/1LtUe...

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NEA Backs On-Demand Beauty Business Glamsquad In $15 Million Series B

{rss:content:encoded} NEA Backs On-Demand Beauty Business Glamsquad In $15 Million Series B http://ift.tt/1LtUeem http://ift.tt/1P3MYfX October 09, 2015 at 07:44PM  New York-based Glamsquad, a startup in the “Uber for X” category of on-demand businesses, has just raised another $15 million for its mobile beauty service that brings hair stylists, makeup artists or nail techs to wherever you are – home, office or hotel – instead of requiring a trip to the salon. The Series B funding was led by New Enterprise Associates, and… Read More ...

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The (Predictable) Misunderstanding Of Twitter Moments

 Twitter Moments launched this week, which caught none of Twitter’s most hardcore users by surprise. We knew it by the name of “Project Lightning,” I refer to it as “Project Glacier” because it slows things down for folks who aren’t use to drinking from the water hose. One of the most talked about aspects of Moments is the lack of… Read More from TechCrunch » Social http://ift.tt/1Rye11g The (Predictable) Misunderstanding Of Twitter Moments Drew Olanoff http://ift.tt/1Nv77eL via IFT...

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The (Predictable) Misunderstanding Of Twitter Moments

{rss:content:encoded} The (Predictable) Misunderstanding Of Twitter Moments http://ift.tt/1Nv77eL http://ift.tt/1Rye11g October 09, 2015 at 07:15PM  Twitter Moments launched this week, which caught none of Twitter’s most hardcore users by surprise. We knew it by the name of “Project Lightning,” I refer to it as “Project Glacier” because it slows things down for folks who aren’t use to drinking from the water hose. One of the most talked about aspects of Moments is the lack of… Read More ...

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Relay FM Launches iOS App To Discover New Podcast Shows

{rss:content:encoded} Relay FM Launches iOS App To Discover New Podcast Shows http://ift.tt/1NuXPQ0 http://ift.tt/1RyaeRA October 09, 2015 at 06:43PM  Talking about podcasts, podcast network Relay FM released an iOS app today to showcase its 17 shows for creative, curious and obsessive people. It’s a polished app with gorgeous animated artworks. It’s great to discover the network and then subscribe to a few shows in your favorite podcast app. Read More ...

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Facebook Now Lets You Frame Your Profile Pic To Show Support For Your Favorite College Football Team

 Facebook has been allowing users have a lot more fun with their profile pictures lately. Last month, the company introduced support for 7-second, looping videos instead of static images as well as new, temporary profile pics that let you show support for a cause, like users did with gay marriage by making their photos rainbow-colored. (These will later revert to your original photo after a… Read More from TechCrunch » Social http://ift.tt/1NuGiYd Facebook Now Lets You Frame Your Profile Pic To Show Support For Your Favorite College Football...

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iOS Podcast App Overcast Adds Streaming, Drops Price To Free

{rss:content:encoded} iOS Podcast App Overcast Adds Streaming, Drops Price To Free http://ift.tt/1VJySob http://ift.tt/1jfsTq8 October 09, 2015 at 05:50PM  Marco Arment just released a major update to its popular podcast app for iOS, Overcast. This update brings many under-the-hood improvements as well as a few new major features. Arment is also switching its pricing model entirely as the app is now completely free with an optional patronage subscription. Read More ...

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Segment Raises $27 Million For Its “One API To Rule Them All”

 Segment, a Y Combinator-backed startup that allows businesses to use a single API for event tracking in order to send data to hundreds of different tools and databases, including Google Analytics, MailChimp, KISSmetrics, Omniture, Mixpanel, Quantcast, Flurry, and much more, today announced an additional $27 million in Series B funding, led by Thrive Capital. Existing investors Accel… Read More http://ift.tt/1NunyrK Segment Raises $27 Million For Its “One API To Rule Them All” http://ift.tt/1jhns...

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betaworks Launches Dexter, An Open Platform For Building Integration-Driven Web Apps

 betaworks has today launched the latest product out of its Hacker-In-Residence program, meant to help developers and laymen alike develop third-party API integrations into an app that can be distributed and used via a single link. Dexter, as it were, is an open web platform, and offers developers the opportunity to build and share modules or “blocks”. Those can range from an… Read More http://ift.tt/1NumzYD betaworks Launches Dexter, An Open Platform For Building Integration-Driven Web Apps http://ift.tt/1Lt5K...

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Meet Sounds, A Music App That Lets You Share Songs On Instagram

 What if the Instagram of song samples was… Instagram? This is what a French startup is currently noticing with its latest app. Sounds is an iPhone and Android app that lets you discover music and also seamlessly share your favorite songs to multiple social networks, including Instagram, Snapchat, Facebook Messenger and Tinder. Read More http://ift.tt/1VJqG7o Meet Sounds, A Music App That Lets You Share Songs On Instagram http://ift.tt/1FWpT...

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Meet Sounds, A Music App That Lets You Share Songs On Instagram

{rss:content:encoded} Meet Sounds, A Music App That Lets You Share Songs On Instagram http://ift.tt/1FWpTcp http://ift.tt/1VJqG7o October 09, 2015 at 04:42PM  What if the Instagram of song samples was… Instagram? This is what a French startup is currently noticing with its latest app. Sounds is an iPhone and Android app that lets you discover music and also seamlessly share your favorite songs to multiple social networks, including Instagram, Snapchat, Facebook Messenger and Tinder. Read More ...

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Facebook Messenger For Apple Watch Officially Launches

{rss:content:encoded} Facebook Messenger For Apple Watch Officially Launches http://ift.tt/1FVnY7Z http://ift.tt/1NqLsEu October 08, 2015 at 11:48PM  During Apple’s keynote in September, they announced that Facebook Messenger would be coming to the Apple Watch, as long as you’ve updated to watchOS 2. Well, it’s here. You can now share things like voice clips, likes and stickers from your Apple Watch. From my experience, little interactions like this are what works best on the Watch. I’ve found that as soon as I have… Read More ...

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Twitter Opens Up Its Amplify Video Ad Program

 Twitter just announced an expansion of its Amplify ad program that should make it accessible to more publishers and advertisers. Amplify is the company’s two-year-old program for video ads. Initially, it involved a direct and somewhat complicated relationship — the publisher would embed a short video clip in a tweet, then the advertiser would both include a short pre-roll ad in… Read More from TechCrunch » Social http://ift.tt/1gQsEQV Twitter Opens Up Its Amplify Video Ad Program Anthony Ha http://ift.tt/1N2hl3d via IFT...

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Wi-Fi Calling Finally Comes To The iPhone For AT&T Customers

 After being promised Wi-Fi calling for over a year by Apple and AT&T…it’s finally here. It’s available for iPhone 6, 6+ and 6S and 6S+ AT&T customers with iOS 9. You’ll have to go to your phone’s settings (Settings > Phone) and flip it on manually: You’ll then have to enter in an emergency address in case you’re ever in need of assistance. Read More from TechCrunch » Social http://ift.tt/1jRu3Is Wi-Fi Calling Finally Comes To The iPhone For AT&T Customers Drew Olanoff http://ift.tt/1ht1kIf via IFT...

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