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Chicago Tech Academy: Reading, Writing, Arithmetic And… Programming

With only three years under their belt the Chicago Tech Academy, or CTA, teachers and administration have been working hard to educate their students in the fast growing technology world.

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The Burrito Printer Is Only The Beginning

A much-talked-about 3D printer designed specifically to fabricate burritos is just a stepping off point for recent NYU graduate Marko Manriquez, who hopes to use the technology to research gastronomic science, economic inequality and culinary arts.

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Microhealth Helps Hemophilia Patients Monitor Health And Track Treatments

Normally when you fall, cut your finger or skin your elbow, your blood’s proteins, called clotting factors, form a clot that stops the bleeding, but not if you are one of the 400,000 people in the world live with Hemophilia.

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Reddit Founder Alexis Ohanian On Creating The Front Page Of The Internet

In a recent IAmA, reddit founder Alexis Ohanian discusses getting rejected by Y Combinator, Digg’s downfall, and being called a hipster bitch in real life by one of his own users.

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NowMaid: Do You Trust The Person Who Cleans Your House?

NowMaid, a service to find, rate and hire domestic cleaners, is about trust, says founder Ayo Omojola.

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Taking ‘TMI’ To a New Level: Do We Share Too Much Online? [Infographic]

With 800 million Facebook users worldwide and 2 billion “likes” per day, are we giving away too much online?

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Ideeli Grows Beyond Flash Sales After $30 Million Round Of Funding

Discount fashion website Ideeli has announced that its most recent round of funding has netted the company $30 million. The new investment will allow the company to expand beyond flash sales, said the company’s CEO.

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BigMarker Beautifies UI, Beefs Up Pro Communities In Latest Update

Chicago-based startup BigMarker has just recently ramped up its service of online communities to include more features than ever before, now offering larger conference rooms and several much-requested features to improve its virtual collaborative space.

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How Entering A Twitter Contest Led To A $1 Million Investment

When Stacey and Scott Ferreira responded to Sir Richard Branson’s Twitter contest, the two entrepreneurs never could have guessed how their 140-character entry would change their life and their startup’s course forever.

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Michelangelo Meets MakerBot At Metropolitan Museum Hackathon

MakerBot Industries teamed up with the Metropolitan Museum of Art to host a weekend of epic art remixing.

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