Top Stories of the Day // June 19, 2013

Wednesday, June 19, 2013 Posted by bloggerdaddy
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Today's Top Stories // Jun 19, 2013

Elon Musk Demonstrates The Power Of Transparency With First Tesla Model S Recall

Tesla just issued a "partial recall" for its Model S sedan. Per the company blog, some Model S vehicles made between May 10, 2013 and June 8, 2013 might have a... read more

Fab Grabs $150M At $1B Valuation (And Is Raising Another $100M+ More)

Design-focused commerce company Fab has raised that round of funding we scooped a few months ago. Fab is announcing today that it has raised $150 million in the... read more

Apple TV Finally Gets HBO GO And WatchESPN, iTunes Shoppers Now Buying 800K TV Shows Per Day

Apple has added two major new content sources to Apple TV today, via HBO GO and WatchESPN integration. The new streaming services adds a considerable selection... read more

New Yorkers Get Free Power In The Parks

Months after Hurricane Sandy left New York scrambling for power, the city is unveiling 25 solar powered charging stations in parks and public spaces throughout... read more

Vine Will Survive!

Instagram is planning to launch video functionality in two days. But don't go deleting Vine just yet. Before shoving Vine's into the deadpool, let's just calm... read more

TripAdvisor Continues Acquisition Spree, Buys GateGuru Mobile App For Real-Time Travel Info

Travel portal TripAdvisor continues to push ahead with its mobile and social acquisitions: today the company announced that it has acquired GateGuru, a mobile... read more

SnapKeys' Invisible Keyboard Exits Beta & Lands In A Mobile Messaging App To Try To Drive Qwerty Aside

There is no shortage of startups attacking the virtual keyboard space, as you'd expect with so much scope to improve the experience of touchscreen typing.... read more

Velodroom Does What Every Bike Light Should – Responds To Your Ride And Turns On And Off Automatically

Tartu, Estonia-based startup Velodroom leverages tech to solve a problem any bike commuter can sympathize with – how to add lights to your ride that are... read more

Feedly Cloud Goes Live To Replace Google Reader's Backend, Power New Web Version Of Feedly's App

In 10 days, Google's RSS feed-reading service Google Reader will shut down for good. In its wake, developers working on products in the RSS ecosystem have been... read more

Startup-PR Matchmaker AirPR Opens To The Public, As Data Begins To Reveal How To Fix A Broken Model

For pretty much as long as anyone can remember, a relationship triangle, or a "love triangle" if you will, has taken shape between companies and the PR firms... read more

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