Let's try that again: Top Stories of the Day // June 27, 2013

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This morning's CrunchDaily was missing the top stories of the day due to a technical issue so we're resending with our apologies!

Today we're introducing a new feature to CrunchDaily: CrunchGov. We're now bringing you not only top TechCrunch stories of the day but also the latest from CrunchGov Essential, a roundup of news about technology's influence on today's biggest issues.

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Today's Top Stories // Jun 27, 2013

21-Year-Old Thiel Fellow Raises Three-Point-Eight Million Dollars For Figma

Children are our future, and VCs are giving them the cash to make it happen. Dylan Field, one of Peter Thiel's 20-Under-20 fellows, just raised $3.8 million for... read more

The DEA Seized Bitcoins In A Silk Road Drug Raid

In the underground world of the deep web there are few places as nefarious as Silk Road. The site, hidden on the Tor network has long been one of the primary... read more

Leaked Details Of Facebook's New Chat Rooms Feature

Facebook has built a new feature codenamed Host Chat that lets people set up chat rooms their friends can join without an invitation, a source familiar with the... read more

Need A Meme? Why Not Use Imgur's New Generator

Imgur, the image host for Reddit and most of the internet, just launched its own meme creation tool. And it's about the best meme generator available.... read more

With $38M To Play With, NumberFour Could Become A Global Business Platform

The emergence of NumberFour in Berlin - which has today announced a $38m Series A round - throws up a few interesting points worth briefly dwelling on. It may... read more

Digg Reader Now Available On Digg's iOS App

Digg Reader, Digg's alternative for the RSS aggregation addicts who will be bereft when Google Reader finally shuts down on July 1, is now available on the... read more

Aiming At Small Business And Headed By Ex-Yahoo Head, NumberFour De-Cloaks In Berlin With A $38M Series A, Europe's Biggest In Two Years

NumberFour, founded in 2009 by former senior Yahoo executive Marco Boerries in Berlin to re-engineer small business processes, has secured an enormous $38... read more

With New Initiative 'Galactic,' PayPal Wants To Own Payments And Commerce In Space

In a slightly bizarre announcement today, PayPal is debuting PayPal Galactic, an initiative to own universal payments and commerce in space. Yes, outer space. read more

Clinkle Raises Celebrity-Filled $25M Round As It Gears Up To Eliminate The Physical Wallet

Clinkle, a mobile payments startup that aims to put your entire wallet on your phone, has raised a $25 million round from over 18 investors.... read more

Yahoo News Gets A Makeover, But The Bigger Improvements Are Under The Hood

A little over a month after Yahoo partnered with Twitter to beef up its homepage news feed with relevant tweets from news organizations, the company is today... read more

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CrunchGov Essential: How The Internet Helped Gay America Come Out Of The Closet

The U.S. has always included a sizable population of gay citizens. Without a way to coordinate their latent collective powers, discrimination and isolation… read more

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Let's try that again: Top Stories of the Day // June 27, 2013

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This morning's CrunchDaily was missing the top stories of the day due to a technical issue so we're resending with our apologies!

Today we're introducing a new feature to CrunchDaily: CrunchGov. We're now bringing you not only top TechCrunch stories of the day but also the latest from CrunchGov Essential, a roundup of news about technology's influence on today's biggest issues.

Please note: if you'd like to receive CrunchDaily without this feature go here to update your preferences.

Today's Top Stories // Jun 27, 2013

21-Year-Old Thiel Fellow Raises Three-Point-Eight Million Dollars For Figma

Children are our future, and VCs are giving them the cash to make it happen. Dylan Field, one of Peter Thiel's 20-Under-20 fellows, just raised $3.8 million for... read more

The DEA Seized Bitcoins In A Silk Road Drug Raid

In the underground world of the deep web there are few places as nefarious as Silk Road. The site, hidden on the Tor network has long been one of the primary... read more

Leaked Details Of Facebook's New Chat Rooms Feature

Facebook has built a new feature codenamed Host Chat that lets people set up chat rooms their friends can join without an invitation, a source familiar with the... read more

Need A Meme? Why Not Use Imgur's New Generator

Imgur, the image host for Reddit and most of the internet, just launched its own meme creation tool. And it's about the best meme generator available.... read more

With $38M To Play With, NumberFour Could Become A Global Business Platform

The emergence of NumberFour in Berlin - which has today announced a $38m Series A round - throws up a few interesting points worth briefly dwelling on. It may... read more

Digg Reader Now Available On Digg's iOS App

Digg Reader, Digg's alternative for the RSS aggregation addicts who will be bereft when Google Reader finally shuts down on July 1, is now available on the... read more

Aiming At Small Business And Headed By Ex-Yahoo Head, NumberFour De-Cloaks In Berlin With A $38M Series A, Europe's Biggest In Two Years

NumberFour, founded in 2009 by former senior Yahoo executive Marco Boerries in Berlin to re-engineer small business processes, has secured an enormous $38... read more

With New Initiative 'Galactic,' PayPal Wants To Own Payments And Commerce In Space

In a slightly bizarre announcement today, PayPal is debuting PayPal Galactic, an initiative to own universal payments and commerce in space. Yes, outer space. read more

Clinkle Raises Celebrity-Filled $25M Round As It Gears Up To Eliminate The Physical Wallet

Clinkle, a mobile payments startup that aims to put your entire wallet on your phone, has raised a $25 million round from over 18 investors.... read more

Yahoo News Gets A Makeover, But The Bigger Improvements Are Under The Hood

A little over a month after Yahoo partnered with Twitter to beef up its homepage news feed with relevant tweets from news organizations, the company is today... read more

Read more at techcrunch.com


CRUNCHGOV DAILY ROUNDUP

CrunchGov Essential: How The Internet Helped Gay America Come Out Of The Closet

The U.S. has always included a sizable population of gay citizens. Without a way to coordinate their latent collective powers, discrimination and isolation… read more

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Top Stories of the Day // June 27, 2013

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Today we're introducing a new feature to CrunchDaily: CrunchGov. We're now bringing you not only top TechCrunch stories of the day but also the latest from CrunchGov Essential, a roundup of news about technology's influence on today's biggest issues.

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Today's Top Stories // Jun 27, 2013
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Top Stories of the Day // June 27, 2013

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Today we're introducing a new feature to CrunchDaily: CrunchGov. We're now bringing you not only top TechCrunch stories of the day but also the latest from CrunchGov Essential, a roundup of news about technology's influence on today's biggest issues.

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Today's Top Stories // Jun 27, 2013
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Top Stories of the Day // June 26, 2013

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Today's Top Stories // Jun 26, 2013

Watch Microsoft Unveil Windows 8.1 Preview Live Here

Microsoft is kicking off its Build developer conference today at 9am. The company has already announced that it will unveil Windows 8.1 in a Preview version... read more

Brit + Co. Nabs $6.3M Series A Led By Oak Investment Partners To Go Big On Its Tech Media Hub For Makers

It's become crystal clear over the past couple of years that Brit Morin, the former Googler who has been dubbed Silicon Valley's answer to Martha Stewart, is... read more

India Passes Japan To Become Third Largest Global Smartphone Market, After China & U.S.

India pushed past Japan to become the third largest global smartphone market in Q1, according to a new report by Strategy Analytics. The analyst notes it's the... read more

Google "Gay" For A Fabulous Easter Egg

In celebration of equal rights, the proudly gay-friendly search giant has hidden a fabulous easter egg for users who search "gay." This isn't the first time... read more

Contentful, Out Today In Beta, Wants To Be The CMS For The Next Generation Of Screens

Contentful, a startup out of Berlin, is today releasing a beta of a platform that it hopes will be the future of how companies manage their content in a... read more

Danish Company Creates Software That Will Stop You From Printing A Gun

A Danish company called Create It Real has built a software package that recognizes digital gun part models and prevents them from being printed. The software... read more

Facebook, Apple, Microsoft, Skype & Yahoo Hit With Prism Data Protection Complaints In Europe

The European data protection activists behind the Europe v Facebook (evf) campaign group, that has long been a thorn in Facebook's side in Europe, have filed... read more

LinkedIn Gets A Little More Watchful, Now Tells You Who's Viewed Your Updates, And Where You've Been Looking

LinkedIn, the social network used by people for job hunting and making other business connections, is adding two more enhancements to its homepage that... read more

Havok's Completely Free 3D Engine For Mobile Game Developers Is Now Available

Hey, aspiring game developers! Listen up.... read more

Voxer Transforms Into A Walkie-Talkie Service For The Business World

Voxer is making its entrance into the business world with a set of new high-end features for its walkie-talkie style, push-to-talk service.... read more

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