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GiveForward, 21st Century Youth Project Win Gold Medals At Edison Awards

Chicago-based startups GiveForward and the 21st Century Youth Project have both won gold medals at this year’s Edison Awards.

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Microsoft Takes A Step Back From CISPA

After giving CISPA supporters a pat on the back late last year, Microsoft has officially revoked its support for the controversial internet bill.

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Jay-Z Launches Facebook Game

Jay-Z has launched a new Facebook game called Empire that parallels his personal rise to fame.

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IKEA Uses Cardboard Digital Camera To Intro Green Furniture Line

IKEA has introduced a digital camera made almost entirely of cardboard to help promote its new line of green home furnishings. The camera will soon be available in stores, and will encourage customers to share pictures of their favorite IKEA pieces through a forthcoming website.

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Researchers Leverage YouTube To Diagnose Autism In Minutes

Researchers have found a way to reduce the time from it takes to accurately detect autism in young children from hours to minutes using parent-submitted videos.

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Google Actually Sells Something – And It’s Sketchup, To Trimble

Google is known for making and buying things, so there was some surprise when the company announced today that it is selling longtime asset Sketchup, a 3-D modeling service known for its ease of use aimed at architects, game and film designers, and hobbyists.

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Nintendo Records First Ever Annual Loss Of $531 Million

Today Nintendo released its earnings report for the past fiscal year, revealing that the company is down $531 million. 2011 is its first ever year in the red.

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DITTO Grabs $3M For Augmented-Reality Shopping

Eyeglasses startup Ditto Inc. has closed a $3M first funding round led by August Capital to bring augmented-reality shopping to the masses.

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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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