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Disruption partners with Greenspring Associates, a $3B fund of funds Disruption and Greenspring are "philosophically aligned" on the possibilities of using data analytics to make sounder investments in startups and the private market broadly. ​ Capital One CEO says mobile tech 'whole different opportunity' for banks "When banking becomes in your hand, real time, interactive, customized, integrated into your life, that is a whole different opportunity for the way banking works," he says. Two ed-tech acquisitions you might have missed Here's a quick rundown of who bought whom. FAA releases drone rules that could limit Amazon Prime Air delivery Amazon's plans to deliver packages via miniature delivery drones hit a snag Monday when the Federal Aviation Administration released rules for unmanned aerial vehicles that prohibit them from flying out of the sight of their operators. Report: Apple may be developing electric car The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Apple is developing an electric car under a project code-named "Titan." National Technology News Uber raids Carnegie Mellon for robotics experts AT&T steps up for fight with Google Fiber Startup blends beer cooler, Bluetooth speaker Pao vs. Kleiner Perkins harassment trial starting: What you need to know Global IT and software giant grabs enterprise SaaS firm in $200M deal Millennials, baby boomers want different things from self-driving cars Most Americans support commercial space travel, but not going to moon

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