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MegaUpload’s lawyer on the newly, partially-unsealed search warrant [QUOTE]

"MegaUpload was served with a criminal search warrant for alleged third-party user conduct and was advised not to interfere with that criminal investigation or with the files -- as such disclosure, would jeopardize the ongoing investigation. To ask MegaUpload to cooperate and then use that cooperation against them, to us seems to be both unfair and misleading."

- MegaUpload lawyer Ira Rothken on a partially-unsealed search warrant

Piictu joins Kandu, will shut down May 31

Photo sharing app Piictu announced today that it is joining forces with betaworks company Kandu. While the Piictu app will be shutting down on May 31, the company claims the two will work to make new products in the future. [Source: TechCrunch]
- CGW
May 22, 2013
Confirmed: Google X Phone will come to Sprint

A recent FCC filing has confirmed that the much-rumored Google X Phone will be coming to Sprint. The device will supposedly be available later this year. [Source: BGR]
- CGW
May 22, 2013
Andreessen Horowitz-backed Tipbit raises $1.95M

Tipbit is a startup working to make “everyday business tasks faster and easier.” The company is backed by Ignition Partners and Andreessen Horowitz and according to an SEC filing has already raised $1.95 million in debt financing. [Source: GeekWire]
- CGW
May 22, 2013
Twitter’s Lead Generation Card allows advertisers to more easily collect data

Twitter today unrolled a new feature for select advertisers called Lead Generation Card. This feature allows users to sign up for advertisers’ programs using expanded tweets. [Source: CNET]
- CGW
May 22, 2013
Cardeas Pharma raises $34M

Cardeas Pharma, a Seattle-based biotech startup led by Bruce Montgomery, has raised $34 million. Funding was led by H.I.G. BioVentures. [Source: GeekWire]
- CGW
May 22, 2013
Eat Club hits the road to feed hungry office workers

By Richard Nieva May 22, 2013
Swivl raises $500K

Swivl, an iPhone accessory designed for teleconferencing amongst friends, family, and in the classroom, has raised $500,000 from Grishin Robotics, the company has announced. The funding will be put towards the development of Swivl’s second-generation product; the company is said to have shipped over 100,000 of the original device.

[Source: Swivl]
- NM
May 22, 2013
Boost’s Mobile Wallet may come to Virgin, Sprint

Boost (a prepaid carrier owned and operated by Sprint) recently announced its Mobile Wallet, a tool that allows customers to build a “virtual bank” of sorts, and GigaOM reports that the wallet may soon be coming to Virgin Mobile (another prepaid carrier) and Sprint’s own network in the future.

[Source: GigaOM]
- NM
May 22, 2013
Google updates Chrome for Android with fullscreen browsing, tab history

Google has updated its Chrome browser for Android, bringing fullscreen browsing, better search, and (on tablets) the ability to view tab history with a long press of the “back” button to the mobile operating system.

[Source: Google Play]
- NM
May 22, 2013
Foursquare updates apps with “super-specific searches”

Foursquare has updated its iOS and Android apps with what it is calling “super-specific searches” meant to allow users to search for places based on their cost, proximity, whether or not they or their friends have checked in there before, and more.

[Source: Foursquare]
- NM
May 22, 2013
Penguin agrees to $75M settlement in ebook price-fixing case

Pearson-owned Penguin has agreed to a $75 million settlement with the US Department of Justice over its — and other companies, including Apple — involvement with an alleged attempt at ebook price-fixing, Reuters reports.

[Source: Reuters]
- NM
May 22, 2013
Labels continue to block Apple’s iRadio efforts

Music labels continue to block Apple’s iRadio steaming product in the hope of getting a better deal, the Verge reports. The labels are said to be fighting the shift towards streaming music products and the impact that’s having on their CD sales and music downloads.

[Source: The Verge]
- NM
May 22, 2013
The Omi Group launches OmniPresence syncing service

Mac and iOS development studio the Omni Group has launched its OmniPresence syncing service meant to keep files and documents in sync across devices. The tool is based on open Web technologies and is available in the OmniGraffle, OmniGraphSketcher, and OmniOutliner products.

[Source: MacStories]
- NM
May 22, 2013
Facebook Gifts gets scheduling feature

Facebook Gifts, the e-commerce effort meant to reduce Facebook’s reliance on advertising, has introduced a new scheduling feature that will allow users to decide when gift recipients should be notified of their present, Inside Facebook reports.

[Source: Inside Facebook]
- NM
May 22, 2013
Kickstarting education with a new iOS game

By David Holmes May 22, 2013
Samsung buys 10% of Pantech, Korea’s #3 handset maker

Samsung has purchased a 10 percent stake in Pantech, the third largest Korean handset maker, for $48 million (53 billion won). To offset any regulatory concerns, Samsung will a passive investor. [Source: TNW]
- MC
May 22, 2013
Google launches Top Charts to display monthly search trends

Google has added monthly Top Charts to its trends product to offer a visual representation of the things people are most interested in. Topics include actors, animals, Books, Cars, and TV shows among many others, with each including the ten most popular items within the category. [Source: Google]
- MC
May 22, 2013
Cloudscaling raises $10M Series B to deliver OpenStack clouds

OpenStack cloud company Cloudscaling has raised a $10 million Series B round from new investors Juniper Networks’ Junos Innovation Fund and Seagate, as well as early investor Trinity Ventures. The company’s customers, including Korea Telecom, turn to Cloudscaling to obtain an an on-premise private or public cloud comparable to Amazon Web Services. [Source: GigaOM]
- MC
May 22, 2013
Numbrs raises $7.7 million

Banking app Numbrs has raised 7.5 million Swiss francs ($7.7 million) from its parent company Centralway. The app is planning to launch in Germany, the UK and Switzerland. [Source: TechCrunch]
- EG
May 22, 2013
UberAds: Mobile ad targeting via social & location

By Michael Carney May 22, 2013
Blue Coat Systems acquires Solera Networks

Blue Coat Systems, a company which sells network gear for security and WAN optimization, has acquired Solera Networks. Solera had raised $50 million in from Allegis Capital, Intel Capital, Signal Peak Ventures and Trident Capital. [Source: GigaOm]
- EG
May 22, 2013
Skyhigh Networks raises $20M to control unauthorized cloud programs used in the enterprise

By Richard Nieva May 22, 2013
Wanderful Media raises $9 million more

Wanderful Media, which bills itself as an online local discovery shopping company, raised $9 million in additional funding to a round totaling $36 million from its existing investors. This addition brings the company’s total funding to $36 million. The company’s existing investors include Advance Digital, A. H. Belo Corporation, Community Newspaper Holdings Inc., Cox Media Group, The E. W. Scripps Company, Gannett Co. Inc., GateHouse Media Inc., Hearst Corporation, Lee Enterprises, MediaNews Group, The McClatchy Company, and The Washington Post Co. [Source: Wanderful Media]
- EG
May 22, 2013
Urturn launches with $13.4 million in funding

London-based Urturn, an “app for self expression,” has launched today with a $13.4 million investment from Balderton Capital. Urturn was originally called Webdoc. [Source: Guardian]
- EG
May 22, 2013
Zalora raises $100 million

Zalora, a flash sales site in SouthEast Asia backed by Rocket Internet, has raised $100 million in new funding from Summit Partners, Investment AB Kinnevik, Verlinvest and the Tengelmann Group. The company recently raised $26 million from Tengelmann, a German retail company. [Source: VentureBurn]
- EG
May 22, 2013

The Week in Review

Friday

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Bitcoin is legal, but mainstream adoption will mandate playing by the rules For the Internet of things, will it be verticals or horizontals? A bitcoin bubble could be good for everyone New Zealand-based Vend raises $8M without turning to the Valley Hotseat: Gravity’s Amit Kapur defends the integrity of the MySpace mafia PandoHouse Rock: A history of 3D printing, from prototypes to pistols With the bleeding stopped, ShoeDazzle is in the market for a strategic acquisition or investment Bitcoin’s consumerization continues with Perk, a rewards platform and Web browser for normal people How to become a VC without leaving home Gliph joins Boost.vc, launches bitcoin messaging and payments app Zinio’s new subscription product only solves half a problem Facebook ponders its place in the Internet of Things The Apathy Epidemic: Why your startup will suck you dry

Saturday

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PandoMonthly New York with Chris Dixon, the full interview Stop bitching about Millennials

Sunday

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Dave McClure is no male chauvinist

Monday

Data Crying

You are your data: The scary future of the quantified self movement The new Flickr: Biggr, Spectaculr, Wherevr Yahoo didn’t buy Tumblr. They bought Tumblr’s market position Google closes Checkout, pushing thousands of merchants into Braintree’s arms Pass the pipe: Gawker’s “Crackstarter” is skeezy but potentially significant Sorry, NYC, Tumblr selling to Yahoo was not the “win” we needed On the outskirts of the Maker Faire Why Yahoo’s track record with acquisitions isn’t relevant to Tumblr Writers should be paid Don’t confuse Google’s ubiquity for openness NextGuide Web launches. Can it possibly be a discovery powerhouse? Minbox: The way file-sharing should work Former MySpace and NASA security exec raises $700k, launches Prevoty to defend websites against malicious user code Yahoo buys Tumblr and Mayer “promises not to screw it up” like past deals Forget armchair activism, new app Buycott helps people shop with a conscience

Yesterday

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PopExpert raises $2 million for its video teaching marketplace The race to a “smart” television is over. Xbox won In biggest pan-industry push since SOPA, tech leaders get set for March for Innovation The importance of grit, rules, and discipline In Oklahoma’s time of crisis, Sparkrelief is working to unify relief efforts Memo to this year’s YC class: It’s damn hard to build an enterprise company What are the effects of RelayRides’ New York cease and desist? Finally, a Lumia-like device unbound by Windows Phone How a Valley veteran found happiness and opportunity building tech in Mexico Yes, the Valley can be vacuous – but it’s more complicated than the New Yorker would have us believe The case against Shinichi Mochizuki as bitcoin’s “dance away genius” Swipely raises another $12m from tiny Rhode Island Is influencer marketing over? Here’s another pivot, this time from Wahooly ServiceMax’s SaaS platform could make training technicians and replacing software a thing of the past