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 | Gregory Ferenstein Back when we first found out about investor Tim Draper's plan to break California into six different states (including one for Silicon Valley), we weren't sure... read more | |  | Alexia Tsotsis WhatsApp did a great job of being surreptitious about its funding while growing into a messaging monster. But as they say, the truth always comes out. In... read more | |  | Romain Dillet Swiss startup Threema probably didn't expect this. In 24 hours, the startup has doubled its user base, according to Süddeutsche. It is now sitting at the top... read more | | | |  | John Biggs The eye of big finance is finally turning towards cryptocurrency. Responding to requests from clients, Goldman Sachs has put out an early assessment of Bitcoin... read more | |  | Sarah Perez | |  | Derek Khanna On Tuesday, the House of Representatives will vote on legislation on phone unlocking (H.R. 1123). In January 2013, a decision by the Librarian of Congress made... read more | |  | Josh Constine Facebook said there were just big fixes in its 7.0 iOS update it released yesterday, but actually there's a big new feature it's testing called Highlights.... read more | | |
 | In this week’s episode of Ask A VC, VegasTechFund’s Jen McCabe joined us in the studio to talk hardware,... read more | |  | As crowdfunding is all the rage today, there are entrepreneurs like Ryan Caldbeck of CircleUp who approach opportunities... read more | |  | According to Downes, the innovator's dilemma has now been replaced by what he calls the "innovator's nightmare".... read more | | | To forward this newsletter to a friend, click here. | | |
