


Amazon Instant Video can now stream movies and TV shows in 4K
MapR Technologies Surpasses 700 Customers

UpCounsel grabs $2.4M, plans to expand its legal marketplace to Illinois, Texas, and more

Facebook reveals 2014’s most discussed topics globally: World Cup, Ebola, ice buckets, and more

Bop.fm now wants to break down the music-streaming silos on mobile, launching today on iPhone

SpotHero launches its parking app in SF, and on-demand valet startups should worry

eBay links up with CircleUp to fuel its Innovators Collective

Nginx gets $20M, because an open-source web server is just the beginning

Nok Nok Labs raises $8.25M to enable biometric authentication for enterprise

Apple building massive new R&D center in Japan, says its prime minister

Amazon now lets shoppers ‘Make an Offer’ to negotiate lower prices with merchants
Enevate Announces HD-Energy® Technology for Li-ion Batteries

Samsung drives $17M investment round in Seeo to help build better batteries for electric cars

Pebble smartwatch now supports Spanish, French, and German; Chinese expected soon

VC Fred Wilson says Uber’s ‘ruthless execution’ and ‘swagger’ are key to its success

Lettrs calls postage stamps into social duty for its old-style letters

Change.org raises $25M as it prepares new mobile, political, and international tools (update)

Uber driver is charged with killing girl in San Francisco last year

DataGravity offers storage boxes that know about their data, puts away $50M

How one London-based car service thinks it can compete with Uber

Evan Williams’ Obvious Ventures wants to fund companies doing good — and making money

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4 ways asking for advice — and giving it away — pays off for your startup

Portland sues Uber, slaps it with a cease and desist order. Uber: Thanks for the warm welcome! (updated)

Email ain’t dead, says Mail.ru’s CEO. Here’s why it’s not going anywhere

Just in time for the holidays, Shyp rolls out on-demand gift wrapping

Exclusive
Saying Epic is a ‘closed’ health records system is an oversimplification

Mobile Action releases free app store optimization and intelligence toolbox

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Venture capital takes a step in the right direction on diversity, but it’s still early days

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Sharing Economy Series: Traity promises to help us trust each other

Albert Einstein’s recently released letter on how to deal with trolls is timeless

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Ready or not, here come they come: Why laws to ban drones won’t work

Apple iPod antitrust case looking more likely to be thrown out

Analysis
Media ad buying has to look at itself in the mirror. Here’s why

YouTube gives creators more info about audio added to their videos

This insurance startup will give you a wearable and reward you for hitting fitness goals
ESG Labs Report Substantiates Production Deployment Advantages of the MapR Distribution for Apache Hadoop

Google releases Android Studio 1.0, the first stable version of its IDE

Facebook brings Graph Search to mobile, now lets you find posts in addition to people and places
