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July 18, 2016

Has the Series A startup funding crunch finally materialized?

There has been a sharp decline in seed funding by venture investors this year, according to a new report, but the drop in Series A rounds has been steeper.




Mark Hatch resigns as CEO of TechShop after 7 years

He is being replaced by Make Magazine co-founder Dan Woods.




Autotech startups set a record pace for funding in 2016

The number of deals and dollars invested in private auto tech companies are now on track for a new annual high.




Quip CEO on the 'next generation' of work tools, hopes for Twitter

Quip CEO Bret Taylor discusses the red-hot productivity space, how to kill email and hopes for Twitter as the company's newest board member.




Magic Leap setting up a 'secret' lab at Lucasfilm campus in San Francisco

CEO Rony Abovitz said the Google- and Alibaba-backed privately held company hopes its San Francisco location will be a ground zero for developers to innovate and create.




LendingClub names BlackRock vet as chief capital officer

Troubled San Francisco-based fintech LendingClub is struggling to restore investor confidence after losing its former CEO amid a lending scandal.




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Concerts and cell tower inspections? AT&T says drones could have many uses

Businesses 'lure' Pokemon Go players in their own game

Taser seen as alternative in ongoing strife between police, civilians

Cromwell Schubarth

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