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Liz Gannes
Ushahidi’s Juliana Rotich: The Greater Global Lesson Is Local “Context Intelligence” (Video)
An Internet-connected world does not mean a homogenous world.
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Next Up for Google X, Airborne Wind Turbines: Google Acquires Makani Power
Google has acquired Makani Power, which makes wind turbines that fly like kites, for its Google X unit, Bloomberg Businessweek reported and Makani confirmed. Google had previously invested directly in the company, which said it “completed the first ever autonomous all-modes flight with our Wing 7 prototype last week.”
This Could Be a Problem: NYC Fines Airbnb’s Seemingly Least-Offending Host
The ruling applies to the part of Airbnb’s business that the company saw as entirely unimpeachable.
Bebo Founders Go Analog With Exclusive Battery Club in San Francisco
One way to spend your millions: Build a private clubhouse, with no oversharers welcome.
Meet Stitch Fix, the Personal Shopping Service That Mixes Data With a Human Touch
Silk blouse in your size and a statement necklace, coming right up.
Change.org Raises $15M From Omidyar Network, While Committing to Never Sell or IPO
Change.org CEO Ben Rattray finds investors who will agree to let him do his thing.
Quora CEO Adam D’Angelo: We’re Playing a Long-Term Game
“I have a view that if you build something that’s good, and you keep making it better, it lasts,” says D’Angelo.
Pinterest Makes Pins More Than Pretty Pictures
Pinterest brings information from the rest of the Web deeper into its site, like any good emerging social platform.
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Next Up to Investigate Google’s Competitive Practices: Canada
Here’s some late-on-a-Friday regulatory news for you: Canada’s Competition Bureau will investigate Google’s Canadian business operations, according to the Financial Post. Google confirmed the investigation, while Canada declined comment. Earlier this year, Google was largely cleared in a U.S. antitrust examination, and it is currently testing remedies in Europe.Meta Wants to Become the Next Augmented-Reality Glasses Phenom
Meta wearers can interact with virtual games, architectural renderings and other 3-D objects by using their hands.
Shoot the Moon: How Google Turned a Hodgepodge of Upgrades Into a Show of Strength
For the search giant, the dream-big stuff of tomorrow was about today being a better version of yesterday.