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The Most Intriguing New Startups In Silicon Valley: Part I
Y Combinator Demo Day took place today at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California. The room was packed with hundreds of investors, entrepreneurs, and members of the press trying to...
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Academic Study Of Top Tweeters In Finance Is A Complete Disaster
The core idea was sound: Two Italian academics set out to formally measure the best financial Tweeters.The execution left much to be desired.Published in English last month by the University of Pavia,...
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25 Architecturally Stunning Homes You Can Buy Right Now
The experts at the real estate listing site Estately helped us find the 25 most architecturally stunning homes on the market right now.These one-of-a-kind residences are industry-renowned for their...
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Bank Of America To Pay $9.3 Billion Settlement Over Mortgage-Backed...
The Federal Housing Finance Agency has reached a $9.3 billion settlement related to mortgage-backed securities with Bank of America, Countrywide Financial, and Merrill Lynch, the housing regulatory...
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CHART OF THE DAY: Candy Crush Vs. Zynga (KING, ZNGA)
Candy Crush parent company King hit the public markets today. The company everyone wants to compare it to is Zynga. So, Statista made the following chart.King's revenue growth is significantly strong...
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An 85-Year-Old New York City Steakhouse Got A Revamp — Here's What You Should...
New York restaurateur Dean Poll likes classics. He eats at the Four Seasons and the 21 Club. He owns the Boathouse in Central Park. To him, it's not worth it unless it's a legend.So when Poll had the...
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Microsoft Is About To Release Its Most Important Product In Years (MSFT)
For years, Microsoft was powered by two cash cows: Windows and Office. But in the past three years, the Windows business has stalled. After peaking in the first fiscal quarter of 2011, Windows revenue...
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How Pitbull Plans To Become A Billion-Dollar Empire By Appealing To The...
Cuban-American rapper Pitbull, 33, has just two years to make his dream of becoming a billion-dollar brand by age 35 into a reality."Do I think it's realistic to be a billion-dollar company by [age]...
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For Every 10 Minutes You Don't Touch Your Phone, A Child Could Have Clean...
Right now, 1463 people are going without something they probably consider essential — their cellphones. But another 768 million, according to UNICEF, live daily without access to a much more important...
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Console-Based Gamers Are Spending More Money On In-Game Purchases
Gamers are spending more money making in-game purchases while playing console-based games, presenting an important new monetization opportunity for console game developers.Here are the key data points:...
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This Amazing Video Reveals How Smart Crows Really Are
Crows can solve some puzzles just about as well as 5 to 7-year-old children, found a Mar. 26 study in PLOS ONE that tested what researchers call the "Aesop's Fable Paradigm."In the ancient Greek tale...
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This Mysterious Whale Can Hold Its Breath Longer Than Any Other Mammal
The mysterious Cuvier's beaked whale is already known for its ability to dive to extreme depths, and now it has set a new record.On Wednesday, scientists announced that the Cuvier's broke the record...
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Time Spent Watching Traditional TV Is Flat, As Watching On Non-TV Devices...
Young adults watch nearly as much television via non-TV devices as they do via traditional television sets, according to a recent Morgan Stanley survey shared with BI Intelligence. Older adults still...
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5 Ways To Get Job Recruiters To Come To You
It's easy to be overlooked as a job seeker.When you apply for a role advertised by a company, you're probably competing against dozens, if not more, for the position. On top of that, you're likely...
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Many Consumers Still Don't See The Value Of Tablets
A majority of U.S. consumers who don't yet own a tablet still say they won't buy one this year. And most of them say it's because they're happy with their PC or laptop.Roughly 53% of consumers who...
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King, The Maker Of Candy Crush, Had The Worst IPO Debut This Year (KING)
King, the maker of hit game Candy Crush Saga, officially debuted on the New York Public Stock Exchange today. King's stock closed down 15.56% from its IPO price of $22.50 a share. It was one of the...
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This Rapidly Expanding Grocery Chain Is Shockingly Cheaper Than Walmart
The German grocery chain Aldi has the cheapest prices compared to Wal-Mart and Kroger, according to a new study.Cheapism, a product review site, purchased 37 items from each of the three chains'...
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Charlotte Mayor Allegedly Boasted About His Obama Connection While Accepting...
Democratic Charlotte, N.C. Mayor Patrick Cannon allegedly promised he would use a meeting with President Barack Obama to press for streetcar project funding that was a major concern for someone who...
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Twitter Users Want A More Relevant, Streamlined Experience
Slowing user growth at Twitter has the social network scrambling to make the service more appealing to users new and old. Twitter should start by streamlining the service, and doing a better job of...
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10 Undergraduate Business Degrees That Are Worth The Money
An undergraduate business degree from the University of California, Berkeley has the best return on investment, according to a ranking from salary-tracking website PayScale.In compiling its ranking,...
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