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Sequoia Capital’s Michael Moritz Steps Back, Citing Illness

Sequoia Capital partner Michael Moritz said today that he has a “rare medical condition which can be managed but is incurable” that is likely to compromise his quality of life in the coming years, so he is changing his role at the venture capital firm. A representative for Sequoia noted that Moritz will continue to make new investments and take board seats, but he will be dropping some of his daily management responsibilities and taking more vacation.

On Day Two, Facebook Shares Open More Than 10 Percent Off

The swings are rough.
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Security Firm AnchorFree Lands $52 Million From Goldman Sachs

AnchorFree, maker of a popular VPN application, raises some serious capital.
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Videogames Using the Power of Fans to Get a Kick-Start

Videogames are fast becoming one of the most popular categories that are able to attract start-up capital from everyday people.
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One Small Keyboard for Logitech, One Giant Leap for iPad Productivity

Logitech’s $100 Ultrathin keyboard for iPad might just be worth the high price.
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Hand-Gesture Technologies Wave Bye to Desktop Mouse

A race to liberate computer users from the mouse is kicking into high gear, inspired by the potential of turning hands and other body parts into digital controllers.

Carriers Willing to Live With High iPhone Subsidies for Now

If there’s a handset subsidy battle to be fought, it probably won’t happen until after the debut of the LTE iPhone.
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HTC Says Some New Products Are Making Their Way Through U.S. Customs

It’s unclear, however, just how big an impact the patent issues will have on the company’s momentum and sales with the HTC One and other models.
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Discovery Pushes Its Podcasting Stars in Front of the Camera: How the “Stuff You Should Know” Guys Got on TV

A few years ago, Josh Clark and Chuck Bryant were unknown writers. Now they’re podcast big shots. Next year they could be cable TV stars.
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Noah Kalina, Wedding Photographer

I just took this photo. I’ll tell you about it later.

Noah Kalina, referring to the iconic wedding photo he took of Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan

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GM Doesn’t Like Old Media, Either