

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

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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

Clash of Clans dominates the U.S. iOS and Google Play markets for 90% of 2014

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)

Chairman Larry Probst steps down as an active employee at Electronic Arts

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

AMD’s new Catalyst software enables better game visuals on your display

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

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

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Best Buy launches buy 2, get 1 free game holiday promotion

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

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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

Oculus launches Samsung Gear VR Innovator Edition for virtual reality developers

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

Hearthstone expansion Goblins vs. Gnomes is out now

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

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