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Liz Gannes

Liz Gannes

Contributing Writer

    Latest articles by Liz Gannes

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    Dropbox Adds Condoleezza Rice to BoardDropbox Adds Condoleezza Rice to Board
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    By Liz Gannes
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    Dropbox Makes a Bid to Be “A Home for Life.” (A What?)Dropbox Makes a Bid to Be “A Home for Life.” (A What?)
    Technology

    “It’s lifetimes of pain that we’re solving, and that’s what we’re really about as a company.”

    By Liz Gannes
    Technology
    Quora Raises $80M Led by Tiger Global, Now Valued at $900MQuora Raises $80M Led by Tiger Global, Now Valued at $900M
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    “Our goal is to keep building the permanent library, and make sure it lasts forever and ever.”

    By Liz Gannes
    Technology
    A Google Glass App That Would Be Hard for Even the Haters to HateA Google Glass App That Would Be Hard for Even the Haters to Hate
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    A startup called Wearable Intelligence is dreaming up uses for Google Glass that may actually help save lives.

    By Liz Gannes
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    VCs Plow $46 Million More Into Writing Community WattpadVCs Plow $46 Million More Into Writing Community Wattpad
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    One interesting note is that 85 percent of Wattpad usage is now coming from mobile devices.

    By Liz Gannes
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    Confirmed: Former Apple Exec Andy Miller Out at Leap MotionConfirmed: Former Apple Exec Andy Miller Out at Leap Motion
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    Miller stepped out about three weeks ago, when Leap Motion laid off 10 percent of its staff, including many of his hires.

    By Liz Gannes
    Technology
    Square Also Just Got Hundreds of Millions in Credit -- So What’s Up With Debt Financing?Square Also Just Got Hundreds of Millions in Credit -- So What’s Up With Debt Financing?
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    Later-stage Internet startups are developing a taste for a different flavor of money.

    By Liz Gannes
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    Dropbox Secures More Than $500 Million in Credit FinancingDropbox Secures More Than $500 Million in Credit Financing
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    It’s a very good time to have cash on hand in the online storage business.

    By Liz Gannes
    Technology
    Re/code on TV: Laptops, Amazon Fire TV, HBO’s “Silicon Valley” and MoreRe/code on TV: Laptops, Amazon Fire TV, HBO’s “Silicon Valley” and More
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    This week in talking instead of typing.

    By Liz Gannes
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    The Six Juiciest Documents From the Apple-Samsung Trial This WeekThe Six Juiciest Documents From the Apple-Samsung Trial This Week
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    If you consider internal strategy presentations, emails and usability studies “juicy,” that is.

    By Liz Gannes