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		<title>Booting Up: U.S. Officials Say Cyberattacks Are Originating From a Chinese Army Building</title>

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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2013 07:11:55 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><div id="attachment_79704" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://nyobetabeat.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/800px-peoples_armed_police_squad_2.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-79704" alt="(Photo: Wikipedia)" src="http://nyobetabeat.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/800px-peoples_armed_police_squad_2.jpg?w=300" width="300" height="225" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">(Photo: Wikipedia)</p></div></p>
<p>An "overwhelming" percentage of cyberattacks on U.S. corporations and government agencies seem to originate out of a 12-story Chinese Army complex in a rundown neighborhood of Shanghai. [<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/19/technology/chinas-army-is-seen-as-tied-to-hacking-against-us.html?ref=technology&amp;_r=0">NYT</a>]</p>
<p>Microsoft says it has signed up 60 million active users for its free, web-based Outlook email service, and that one-third of those users switched over from Gmail. [<a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-02-19/microsoft-says-outlook-com-has-60-million-users.html">Bloomberg</a>]</p>
<p>The liquidation of Ecomom was precipitated, at least in part, by aggressive bets on how much merchandise the ecommerce site could move. [<a href="http://pandodaily.com/2013/02/18/ecomoms-aggressive-discounting-culture-should-be-a-cautionary-tale-for-all-of-ecommerce/">PandoDaily</a>]</p>
<p>A handful of developers in San Francisco and New York had a chance to play with Google Glasses earlier this month, as Google engineers sought feedback on their API.  [<a href="http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2013/02/google-gives-coders-a-peek-at-glass-at-secret-glass-foundry-events/">ArsTechnica</a>]</p>
<p>Finally, the true tale of <em>Times </em>reporter's John M. Broder and Tesla's Model S sedan. [<a href="http://allthingsd.com/20130218/what-really-happened-to-that-tesla/">AllThingsD</a>]</p>
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><div id="attachment_79704" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://nyobetabeat.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/800px-peoples_armed_police_squad_2.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-79704" alt="(Photo: Wikipedia)" src="http://nyobetabeat.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/800px-peoples_armed_police_squad_2.jpg?w=300" width="300" height="225" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">(Photo: Wikipedia)</p></div></p>
<p>An "overwhelming" percentage of cyberattacks on U.S. corporations and government agencies seem to originate out of a 12-story Chinese Army complex in a rundown neighborhood of Shanghai. [<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/19/technology/chinas-army-is-seen-as-tied-to-hacking-against-us.html?ref=technology&amp;_r=0">NYT</a>]</p>
<p>Microsoft says it has signed up 60 million active users for its free, web-based Outlook email service, and that one-third of those users switched over from Gmail. [<a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-02-19/microsoft-says-outlook-com-has-60-million-users.html">Bloomberg</a>]</p>
<p>The liquidation of Ecomom was precipitated, at least in part, by aggressive bets on how much merchandise the ecommerce site could move. [<a href="http://pandodaily.com/2013/02/18/ecomoms-aggressive-discounting-culture-should-be-a-cautionary-tale-for-all-of-ecommerce/">PandoDaily</a>]</p>
<p>A handful of developers in San Francisco and New York had a chance to play with Google Glasses earlier this month, as Google engineers sought feedback on their API.  [<a href="http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2013/02/google-gives-coders-a-peek-at-glass-at-secret-glass-foundry-events/">ArsTechnica</a>]</p>
<p>Finally, the true tale of <em>Times </em>reporter's John M. Broder and Tesla's Model S sedan. [<a href="http://allthingsd.com/20130218/what-really-happened-to-that-tesla/">AllThingsD</a>]</p>
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		<title>Booting Up: Tesla Drivers Hit the Road to Prove Times Reporter Wrong</title>

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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Feb 2013 07:52:06 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><div id="attachment_79602" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://nyobetabeat.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/tesla-owners.png"><img class="size-medium wp-image-79602" alt="(Photo: @TeslaRoadTrip)" src="http://nyobetabeat.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/tesla-owners.png?w=300" width="300" height="238" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">(Photo: @TeslaRoadTrip)</p></div></p>
<p>What's an attention-whore to do when the press stops turning up? John McAfee had an idea: he gave two freelance journalists $2,900 in cash to follow him to the Caribbean and document his reunion with his 19-year-old girlfriend. [<a href="http://pandodaily.com/2013/02/16/we-travel-with-john-mcafee-to-the-tropics-for-a-major-surprise/">PandoDaily</a>]</p>
<p>There may still be plenty of complex issues to be resolved before online gambling is legal in the U.S., but that isn't stopping tech companies from lining up at the regulatory gates. [<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/18/technology/tech-industry-sets-its-sights-on-gambling.html?pagewanted=all&amp;_r=0">NYT</a>]</p>
<p>Kim Dotcom says Mega is "the Privacy Company." To that end, Mega is now accepting payment by bitcoin, and plans to offer secure email and chat services.  [<a href="http://mashable.com/2013/02/18/kim-dotcom-mega-expand/">Mashable</a>]</p>
<p>After <em>New York Times </em>reporter John M. Broder wrote about the failings of the Tesla Model S during his road test along I-95, nine Model S owners attempted to create the trip. Four drivers completed the 353-mile leg between Rockville, Maryland and Groton, Connecticut, though of the five drivers who dropped out, none reported the battery failures that dogged Mr. Broder. [<a href="http://allthingsd.com/20130217/tesla-owners-hit-the-road-to-prove-long-distance-can-be-done/">AllThingsD</a>]</p>
<p>In the aftermath of Ecomom founder Jody Sherman's suicide—and word that the company is heading for liquidation—an argument that "'Killing It' Isn't Worth It." [<a href="http://techcrunch.com/2013/02/17/killing-it-isnt-worth-it/">TechCrunch</a>]</p>
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><div id="attachment_79602" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://nyobetabeat.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/tesla-owners.png"><img class="size-medium wp-image-79602" alt="(Photo: @TeslaRoadTrip)" src="http://nyobetabeat.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/tesla-owners.png?w=300" width="300" height="238" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">(Photo: @TeslaRoadTrip)</p></div></p>
<p>What's an attention-whore to do when the press stops turning up? John McAfee had an idea: he gave two freelance journalists $2,900 in cash to follow him to the Caribbean and document his reunion with his 19-year-old girlfriend. [<a href="http://pandodaily.com/2013/02/16/we-travel-with-john-mcafee-to-the-tropics-for-a-major-surprise/">PandoDaily</a>]</p>
<p>There may still be plenty of complex issues to be resolved before online gambling is legal in the U.S., but that isn't stopping tech companies from lining up at the regulatory gates. [<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/18/technology/tech-industry-sets-its-sights-on-gambling.html?pagewanted=all&amp;_r=0">NYT</a>]</p>
<p>Kim Dotcom says Mega is "the Privacy Company." To that end, Mega is now accepting payment by bitcoin, and plans to offer secure email and chat services.  [<a href="http://mashable.com/2013/02/18/kim-dotcom-mega-expand/">Mashable</a>]</p>
<p>After <em>New York Times </em>reporter John M. Broder wrote about the failings of the Tesla Model S during his road test along I-95, nine Model S owners attempted to create the trip. Four drivers completed the 353-mile leg between Rockville, Maryland and Groton, Connecticut, though of the five drivers who dropped out, none reported the battery failures that dogged Mr. Broder. [<a href="http://allthingsd.com/20130217/tesla-owners-hit-the-road-to-prove-long-distance-can-be-done/">AllThingsD</a>]</p>
<p>In the aftermath of Ecomom founder Jody Sherman's suicide—and word that the company is heading for liquidation—an argument that "'Killing It' Isn't Worth It." [<a href="http://techcrunch.com/2013/02/17/killing-it-isnt-worth-it/">TechCrunch</a>]</p>
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		<title>After Suicide of Jody Sherman, A Call to Talk About the Emotional Strain of Life at Startups</title>

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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2013 17:25:51 -0400</pubDate>
					<link>http://betabeat.com/2013/01/after-suicide-of-jody-sherman-a-call-to-talk-about-the-emotional-strain-of-life-at-startups/</link>
			<dc:creator>Patrick Clark</dc:creator>
				
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://nyobetabeat.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/jodysherman.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-78231" alt="jodysherman" src="http://nyobetabeat.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/jodysherman.jpg" width="200" height="243" /></a>This week, the startup community mourned the death of Jody Sherman, the Ecomom founder and CEO who was found dead on Monday. In the days that followed, Mr. Sherman's friends and colleagues <a href="http://pandodaily.com/2013/01/28/the-la-startup-community-is-mourning-the-loss-ecomom-founder-jody-sherman/">remembered</a> his drive and generosity and <a href="http://pandodaily.com/2013/01/29/take-the-weekend-off-make-time-for-dinner/">sense of humor </a>in a series of blog posts—posts that largely left out <a href="http://www.8newsnow.com/story/20784172/ecomom-co-founder-ceo-dead-at-47">the cause</a> of Mr. Sherman's death, which the Clark County Coroner's Office determined to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound.<!--more--></p>
<p>In a post today, blogger and entrepreneur Jason Calacanis wondered whether, in the aftermath of Mr. Sherman's death, and the recent <a href="http://betabeat.com/2011/11/u-cant-haz-sadz-the-hushed-dangers-of-startup-depression/">suicide</a> of Aaron Swartz—as well as the <a href="http://betabeat.com/2011/11/u-cant-haz-sadz-the-hushed-dangers-of-startup-depression/">suicide in 2011</a> of Diaspora co-founder Ilya Zhitomirskiy—whether it's<a href="http://blog.launch.co/blog/should-we-talk-about-the-fact-that-jody-sherman-didnt-just-d.html"> time to talk</a> about the emotional strain of launching and operating a startup:</p>
<blockquote><p>Perhaps we owe it to these three amazing humans to examine if the pressures of being a founder, the pressure of our community's relentless pursuit of greatness, in some way contributed to their deaths?</p>
<p>I've always believed that being a founder is an unhealthy pursuit at times, and few have disagreed -- certainly not those who have done it. Read any biography of a successful founder and you'll find collateral damage around -- and certainly in -- those individuals.</p></blockquote>
<p>It's not the first time that Mr. Calcanis has written about depression. In a <a href="http://calacanis.com/2008/09/29/the-startup-depression/">widely-read email</a>, Mr. Calacanis discussed "confused, paralyzed and anxious" feelings in the startup community following the onset of the financial crisis in 2008.</p>
<p>Mr. Calacanis isn't the only one to advocate for more openess around the stresses faced by startup founders. Yesterday, 50Kings founder Francisco Dao <a href="http://pandodaily.com/2013/01/30/the-show/?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+mediaredef+%28jason+hirschhorn%27s+Media+ReDEFined%29">ruminated on</a> what he called "the show," the entrepreneur's tendency to display "all the charm and the energy and the friendliness that hides the knot in our stomach and the sadness in our heart."</p>
<p>And after the death of Mr. Zhitomirskiy, New York entrepreneurs and investors talked to Betabeat about <a href="http://betabeat.com/2011/11/u-cant-haz-sadz-the-hushed-dangers-of-startup-depression/">maintaining equilibrium</a> while riding the startup roller coaster.</p>
<p>What Dave Tisch, the former managing director of TechStars New York, told us at the time is probably just as true today. “I don’t think [these issues] are getting brushed under the rug, but,” Mr. Tisch told us. “It’s probably something we can all do better in exposing.”</p>
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://nyobetabeat.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/jodysherman.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-78231" alt="jodysherman" src="http://nyobetabeat.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/jodysherman.jpg" width="200" height="243" /></a>This week, the startup community mourned the death of Jody Sherman, the Ecomom founder and CEO who was found dead on Monday. In the days that followed, Mr. Sherman's friends and colleagues <a href="http://pandodaily.com/2013/01/28/the-la-startup-community-is-mourning-the-loss-ecomom-founder-jody-sherman/">remembered</a> his drive and generosity and <a href="http://pandodaily.com/2013/01/29/take-the-weekend-off-make-time-for-dinner/">sense of humor </a>in a series of blog posts—posts that largely left out <a href="http://www.8newsnow.com/story/20784172/ecomom-co-founder-ceo-dead-at-47">the cause</a> of Mr. Sherman's death, which the Clark County Coroner's Office determined to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound.<!--more--></p>
<p>In a post today, blogger and entrepreneur Jason Calacanis wondered whether, in the aftermath of Mr. Sherman's death, and the recent <a href="http://betabeat.com/2011/11/u-cant-haz-sadz-the-hushed-dangers-of-startup-depression/">suicide</a> of Aaron Swartz—as well as the <a href="http://betabeat.com/2011/11/u-cant-haz-sadz-the-hushed-dangers-of-startup-depression/">suicide in 2011</a> of Diaspora co-founder Ilya Zhitomirskiy—whether it's<a href="http://blog.launch.co/blog/should-we-talk-about-the-fact-that-jody-sherman-didnt-just-d.html"> time to talk</a> about the emotional strain of launching and operating a startup:</p>
<blockquote><p>Perhaps we owe it to these three amazing humans to examine if the pressures of being a founder, the pressure of our community's relentless pursuit of greatness, in some way contributed to their deaths?</p>
<p>I've always believed that being a founder is an unhealthy pursuit at times, and few have disagreed -- certainly not those who have done it. Read any biography of a successful founder and you'll find collateral damage around -- and certainly in -- those individuals.</p></blockquote>
<p>It's not the first time that Mr. Calcanis has written about depression. In a <a href="http://calacanis.com/2008/09/29/the-startup-depression/">widely-read email</a>, Mr. Calacanis discussed "confused, paralyzed and anxious" feelings in the startup community following the onset of the financial crisis in 2008.</p>
<p>Mr. Calacanis isn't the only one to advocate for more openess around the stresses faced by startup founders. Yesterday, 50Kings founder Francisco Dao <a href="http://pandodaily.com/2013/01/30/the-show/?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+mediaredef+%28jason+hirschhorn%27s+Media+ReDEFined%29">ruminated on</a> what he called "the show," the entrepreneur's tendency to display "all the charm and the energy and the friendliness that hides the knot in our stomach and the sadness in our heart."</p>
<p>And after the death of Mr. Zhitomirskiy, New York entrepreneurs and investors talked to Betabeat about <a href="http://betabeat.com/2011/11/u-cant-haz-sadz-the-hushed-dangers-of-startup-depression/">maintaining equilibrium</a> while riding the startup roller coaster.</p>
<p>What Dave Tisch, the former managing director of TechStars New York, told us at the time is probably just as true today. “I don’t think [these issues] are getting brushed under the rug, but,” Mr. Tisch told us. “It’s probably something we can all do better in exposing.”</p>
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