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TechCrunch  2 hours ago:

Accel Closes $100M For Big Data Fund 2 To Invest In The ‘Second Wave' Of Big Data Startups -

The tech industry has been buzzing about "big data" for years now. And according to venture capital firm Accel Partners, the excitement around the big data space is not set to die down any time soon -- it's just about to enter into a new phase.
TechCrunch  3 hours ago:

Yahoo! Reportedly Offers $30M to $40M For Social Email Startup Xobni -

Yahoo is offering to purchase social email startup Xobni for $30 million to $40 million, according to AllThingsD's sources.
TechCrunch  4 hours ago:

Yahoo! Becomes Exclusive Partner Of 49ers Online Content -

I get as excited as anyone thinking about the upcoming 49ers season. Quite a bit has happened since we were 5 years from winning the Super Bowl.
TechCrunch  5 hours ago:

If You Watch One Daft Punk Remix Performed By Robots (And Jack Conte) Today, Make It This One -

Jack Conte, musician and founder of Patreon, has been on a tear lately with a set of unique music remixes performed by him and a group of pneumatic robots that fire off audio sequences to create some amazing music.
TechCrunch  5 hours ago:

Why Was Apple Late To The PRISM Party? -

If there’s one striking thing about those PRISM slides, other than their hideous aesthetics, it’s that Apple’s allocated yellow oval, instead of a date, has the words “(added Oct 2012)” underneath it.
TechCrunch  7 hours ago:

Big Brands Are Growing More Quickly On Twitter Than Facebook (According To Optimal) -

Here's a fun comparison from Optimal, a social advertising and analytics startup: If you look at big brands on social networks, their following seems to be growing more quickly on Twitter than on Facebook.
TechCrunch  7 hours ago:

Oculus VR Raises $16M To Build Their Crazy Virtual Reality Gaming Goggles -

Following up on their massively successful $2.4M Kickstarter campagin, Oculus VR has just locked down a gigantic $16M Series A to help them build their truly amazing virtual reality goggles, the Oculus Rift.
TechCrunch  8 hours ago:

Paltalk: It Was “Flattering” To Be Included In The PRISM Slidedeck -

The eyesore of a Powerpoint deck that contractor Edward Snowden had leaked had globally recognized names: Microsoft.
TechCrunch  8 hours ago:

With $1.9M From Venrock And Others, Trumaker Wants To Bring Made-To-Measure To The Masses -

When most men go out to buy a casual shirt, they think of sizing in terms of small, medium, or large.
TechCrunch  8 hours ago:

In First NSA Interview, Obama Can't Confirm If Courts Ever Rejected Spying Requests -

President Obama finally took a sit-down interview on the National Security Agency scandal and we’ve pasted a partial transcript below.