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Liz Gannes

Liz Gannes

Contributing Writer

    Latest articles by Liz Gannes

    Technology
    New Andreessen Horowitz Fund Just Slightly Less Than an OculusNew Andreessen Horowitz Fund Just Slightly Less Than an Oculus
    Technology
    Why Lithium Bought Klout (And Why $200 Million Is Optimistic)Why Lithium Bought Klout (And Why $200 Million Is Optimistic)
    Technology

    “We are a private company. This was a stock deal.”

    By Liz Gannes
    Technology
    Add a Leash to a Drone Camera, and Voila, It Feels Way Less Creepy (Video)Add a Leash to a Drone Camera, and Voila, It Feels Way Less Creepy (Video)
    Technology

    The Fotokite aims to take aerial photography to a more accessible, less invasive place.

    By Liz Gannes
    Technology
    CircleUp Gets $14M for Equity CrowdfundingCircleUp Gets $14M for Equity Crowdfunding
    Technology
    By Liz Gannes
    Technology
    Google General Counsel to Arrington Allegation: We Don’t Snoop on Gmail to Find LeakersGoogle General Counsel to Arrington Allegation: We Don’t Snoop on Gmail to Find Leakers
    Technology

    In an unusual move, Google is responding directly to the allegation of the former TechCrunch editor.

    By Liz Gannes
    Technology
    “Come Sell Pickaxes and Blue Jeans With Me”: The Best Gems From Y Combinator Pitch Day“Come Sell Pickaxes and Blue Jeans With Me”: The Best Gems From Y Combinator Pitch Day
    Technology

    Sometimes a pitch breaks through with the perfect (or perfectly absurd) mix of chutzpah and soundbite.

    By Liz Gannes
    Technology
    Clever, Maker of an API for Schools, Raises $10.3 MillionClever, Maker of an API for Schools, Raises $10.3 Million
    Technology

    Clever now has 18,000 schools on board, including some of the biggest districts in the U.S.

    By Liz Gannes
    Technology
    Coursera Brings In Longtime Yale President Rick Levin as CEOCoursera Brings In Longtime Yale President Rick Levin as CEO
    Technology

    Does Coursera have ambitions of usurping the role of traditional higher education? No.

    By Liz Gannes
    Technology
    In Move for Continuity, Mozilla Names Co-Founder Brendan Eich as CEOIn Move for Continuity, Mozilla Names Co-Founder Brendan Eich as CEO
    Technology

    Eich has serious Web cred as the creator of the programming language JavaScript.

    By Liz Gannes
    Technology
    NSA Director Says Agency Wants to Release Transparency Reports of Its OwnNSA Director Says Agency Wants to Release Transparency Reports of Its Own
    Technology

    Rick Ledgett rebuffed Edward Snowden’s repeated claim that there’s no proof that the NSA’s extensive data gathering has helped U.S. security.

    By Liz Gannes