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10 more exciting early-stage startups to look out for

Nov06
by on November 6, 2014 at 5:21 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Voice

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Every week from now until The Next Web Conference USA on December 10, we’ll be announcing another 10 startups that have been handpicked by our team to exhibit in our conference business area. With more than 200 applications the selection process has not been easy, but it has left us confident the companies we’ll be putting in front of you are all best-of-class. The Boost competition is open for applications until November 9. Click here to apply, or take a look at the second selection of startups that have been invited to this year’s conference in New York: SMASHDOCS  From:…

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Amazon introduces Echo, a voice-controlled assistant for your home

Nov06
by on November 6, 2014 at 5:13 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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Voice assistants have started to gain traction thanks to the success of products like Google Now and Siri, but now Amazon is joining the fray with a completely different approach of its own, the Amazon Echo. Instead of being locked to your mobile device, Echo is a standalone speaker that’s meant to give you easy access to information such as the news and weather while at home. It can also set alarms, timers and lists or answer questions using sources like Wikipedia. It can also play audio from various sources, including Amazon Prime, iHeartRadio, and TuneIn. Alternatively, you can use Bluetooth…

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Silk Road 2.0 closed down by FBI one year after original site was seized

Nov06
by on November 6, 2014 at 5:07 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, FBI, Insider

Silk Road 2.0, a hidden website that allegedly allowed users to buy and sell illegal drugs, has been closed down by authorities and one person has been arrested in connection with the running of the service, according to the FBI. The closure comes almost exactly one year after the original Silk Road suffered the same fate. “As alleged, Blake Benthall attempted to resurrect Silk Road, a secret website that law enforcement seized last year, by running Silk Road 2.0, a nearly identical criminal enterprise,” Manhattan US Attorney Preet Bharara said. “Let’s be clear—this Silk Road, in whatever form, is the road…

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Get 55% off the limited edition Code Black Drone with HD Camera

Nov06
by on November 6, 2014 at 5:02 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Gadgets, Offers

Whether you’re looking to gift or buy your own first drone for some outdoor R/C action, there’s never been a better looking choice than the sleek Code Black Drone. Finished in stunning matte black, the Code Black Drone features beginner and expert flight modes so you can execute simple flight patterns and tricks right out of the box, and more complex maneuvers once you’ve got in some practice. The Code Black Drone includes an easy-to-learn remote control to guide your drone from up to 100 feet away, and also features a built-in camera to record HD-quality footage of every thrilling…

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8tracks launches DJ analytics and better music recommendations

Nov06
by on November 6, 2014 at 5:00 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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8tracks, the profitable underdog in the music streaming industry, has added new features to it’s offering today by announcing better tools for users that create playlists, a real-time notification stream and improved discoverability for listeners. Users that create mixes — DJs, as 8tracks calls them — can now view detailed analytics for the first time that show how far listeners make it into mixes, how many plays or skips a song in a mix gets, and more. DJs also get a new real-time notification feed for interactions from listeners, so they can see how their mixes are performing over time and interact with the community…

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