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  Canada takes aim at Silicon Valley with new startup visa program

  By Amar Toor on April 1, 2013 11:08 am + 39 comments

  The Canadian government today officially launched its Start-Up Visa Program, as part of an ongoing Continue reading…

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  Skype and Spotify founders join Rovio's chairman in EU initiative to inspire web startups

  By Vlad Savov on March 21, 2013 07:00 am + 16 comments

  The European Commission is today forming a new advisory group, dubbed the Leaders Club, which it Continue reading…

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  British Airways to hold a hackathon on a plane above the Atlantic ocean

  By Tom Warren on March 21, 2013 04:50 am + 22 comments

  As plane journeys are starting to get increasingly more entertaining with Wi-Fi onboard, Harlem Continue reading…

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  Building the Nike+ ecosystem: ten startups selected to create the ultimate fitness platform

  By Aaron Souppouris on March 19, 2013 08:22 am + 33 comments

  Nike has revealed the first entrants to its Nike+ startup accelerator program, and with it gives a Continue reading…

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  Silicon Valley job growth returns to the dot-com days

  By Amar Toor on February 7, 2013 04:07 am + 25 comments

  Most of the country may be crawling its way out of the recession, but in Silicon Valley, the job Continue reading…

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  California suspends $20,000 fine against Uber as it reexamines ride-sharing rules

  By Adi Robertson on January 31, 2013 05:36 pm + 6 comments

  California's Public Utilities Commission has continued its reconciliation with ride-sharing Continue reading…

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  Can Obama's immigration reform stop Silicon Valley's brain drain?

  By Amar Toor on January 30, 2013 03:30 pm + 148 comments

  Francisco Sáez arrived in Silicon Valley last January. He had just dropped out of college and, like Continue reading…

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  If not for Apple, Siri would have been preinstalled on every Droid

  By Aaron Souppouris on January 23, 2013 06:33 am + 334 comments

  Back in 2009, before Apple purchased Siri, Verizon wanted to bring the app to its range of Android Continue reading…

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  Y Combinator-backed startup fueling Windows crapware installs

  By Adi Robertson on January 15, 2013 10:11 am + 62 comments

  Y Combinator is known for helping fund great ideas like Dropbox or Reddit, and many other successful Continue reading…

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  Udacity strikes deal to bring low-cost online classes to California university

  By Amar Toor on January 15, 2013 03:39 am + 1 comments

  Udacity, a startup that provides online college courses, is set to announce a partnership with San Continue reading…