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Microsoft Imagine Cup 2012 Announces U.S. Finalists

This past weekend, Microsoft announced the U.S. finalists of its annual Imagine Cup, where high school and college students have been working to solve social issues through software development for the.

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April Technori Pitch: Mineful, RecSpon, NoRedInk, MobCart, and StyleSeek

Technori is a monthly platform for Chicago startups to publicly showcase their service. This month Mineful, RecSpon, NoRedInk, MobCart, and StyleSeek took the stage.

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SingleHop Snags $27.5 Million Investment To Expand Hosting Services

Chicago startup scene darling SingleHop, which provides web-hosting services for small businesses, has completed its first ever institutional financing, securing a $27.5 million round led by Battery Ventures.

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Entrepreneurs, Advocates, Politicians Circle The Wagons Against CISPA

A diverse, growing group of entrepreneurs, privacy and security advocates, and high-level politicians are voicing opposition to controversial new cybersecurity laws including the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act. In.

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Excelerate Labs Chooses 10 Startups

Excelerate Labs, a Chicago-based startup accelerator, has gone global this year with its selection of 10 startups to participate in its summer program.

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Wireless Providers: Asking For Warrants Would Be Too Much Work

Earlier this month, I wrote about research by the ACLU that found in many cases, police departments aren’t bothering to request warrants before asking mobile providers to turn over location.

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10 Greatest Startup Failures Of All Time

Not every startup is destined to generate a billion dollar payout. Here are some of the greatest startup failures of all time.

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Google Drive: Watch Out Dropbox

On Tuesday, Google confirmed rumors that the company has been working on an online storage system similar to Dropbox, and launched the service to some users.

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Planetary Resources Announces Astroid Mining Program

In a move that sounds more like the plot of Armageddon than a plausible space endeavor, newly announced Planetary Resources revealed today that it plans to mine near Earth asteroids.

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Minecraft Creator Settles Piracy Dispute With Deathmatch

The indie developer behind mega hit Minecraft is known both for his Swedish quirkiness and showing up at events donning an iconic black fedora, but when Markus Persson (commonly known.

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