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Mark Cuban backs Seattle startup developing TikTok competitor

With the future of TikTok up in the air, two engineers from Seattle just landed funding from Mark Cuban for their short-form video app that differentiates itself with unique back-end… Read More

In chat with Bill Gates, Mark Cuban compares big NBA trade to Microsoft unloading Windows 11

Mark Cuban tapped Bill Gates for some perspective on a recent business decision that reshaped the Dallas Mavericks, the NBA team he used to own, and he used a Microsoft… Read More

Mark Cuban looks to turn the tables on Amazon in prescription drugs: ‘Their margin is my opportunity’

Amazon built an e-commerce empire by cutting prices for customers, surviving for years on the mere promise of future profits for investors. So there was no small irony in Mark… Read More

TLDR: GeekWire Summit Highlights — Gates Foundation, Redfin, Ring

Today’s featured stories Gates Foundation announces $15M commitment to map neighborhoods that help kids out of poverty Philanthropy advice from Gates Foundation CEO to Jeff Bezos: ‘There’s no bad generosity’… Read More

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Relativity Space raises $35 million to boost 3-D printed rocket venture to new heights

Just a week after unveiling an agreement to use one of NASA’s rocket test complexes in Mississippi, Relativity Space is announcing $35 million in new funding that’ll help the rocket-building… Read More

Mark Cuban-backed Esports betting platform Unikrn looks to sell $100M in cryptocurrency

Seattle-based Esports betting startup Unikrn today announced that it will look to sell $100 million in cryptocurrency “tokens” as part of an initial coin offering, or ICO. On Sept. 22,… Read More

Future of commerce? Mark Cuban to join ‘initial coin offering’ for Unikrn eSports betting platform

Mark Cuban made headlines this week after the billionaire Dallas Mavericks owner said he was planning to participate in an “initial coin offering” put on by one of his portfolio companies,… Read More

Why Mark Cuban didn’t invest in WikiLeaks, and how he changed his mind on Trump

AUSTIN, TX. — Mark Cuban doesn’t think highly of Donald Trump’s search engine skills or reading habits. The Dallas Mavericks owner and veteran entrepreneur took the stage at SXSW in Austin… Read More

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Amazon Exclusives launches Mark Cuban Collection — spot your ‘Shark Tank’ favorites

Amazon has teamed with billionaire investor and entrepreneur Mark Cuban to offer a collection of products and up-and-coming brands through the company’s Exclusives store. And you don’t even need three commas in… Read More

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Mark Cuban calls Minecraft ‘intellectually engaging’ as his NBA team creates new game with Mineplex

The Dallas Mavericks might know what it means to set a pick, but now they want fans to place a block thanks to a partnership to create a new game… Read More

Y Combinator founder Paul Graham bashes Shark Tank; Mark Cuban fires back

Earlier Wednesday, Wiz Khalifa and Kanye West provided Twitter users with some serious entertainment when the rappers — well, mostly Kanye — argued about girls, weed, and career status. But the… Read More

Why Shaq, Mark Cuban and Intel’s CEO are excited about the intersection of sports and tech

Much of the focus at the big Consumer Electronics Show this year was about technology changing how we drive, how we eat, how we sleep, how we work, and much,… Read More

Mark Cuban on daily fantasy sports: ‘You have to be an idiot if you think it’s gambling’

LAS VEGAS — If you equate daily fantasy sports to gambling, you’re an idiot. That’s what Mark Cuban thinks, at least. The Dallas Mavericks owner, veteran entrepreneur, and Shark Tank investor spoke on… Read More

Mark Cuban will make his own hoverboards, thank you very much

So, if you could imagine Mark Cuban going something along the lines of “screw you guys, I’ll make my own hoverboards,” then you pretty much get the gist of this… Read More

Mark Cuban says his ‘Shark Tank’ investments are mostly winners

If you’ve ever wondered how startups on Shark Tank work out, Mark Cuban offered an insider’s perspective on his ability to pick a winner. Via Business Insider, Cuban told an… Read More

Mark Cuban had a ‘nice conversation’ with Steve Ballmer after free agency fiasco

Mark Cuban and Steve Ballmer, tech billionaires and NBA franchise owners, have cleared the air. That’s according to a post Cuban published on Cyberdust, the messaging app he helped create. The Dallas… Read More

Unikrn raises $7M from Mark Cuban and others to create a global eSports betting powerhouse

Seattle-based eSports betting platform Unikrn said today it has raised $7 million from a list of well-known investors and celebrities, including Mark Cuban, the owner of the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks and… Read More

Maker of 3D-printed action figures lands $100,000 investment from Mark Cuban on ‘Shark Tank’

Dive into the shark tank, and you might just emerge with $100,000 and Mark Cuban as your new best friend. At least, that’s the shorthand version of the outcome from… Read More

Zulily features ‘Shark Tank’s’ Mark Cuban and his vendors now through Saturday

Everything seems to be coming up Shark Tank today. Despite some less-than-stellar news on Zulily’s earnings this week, as we reported, the Seattle online shop posted a Q&A with Shark Mark… Read More

Mark Cuban: This tech bubble is worse than the tech bubble of 2000

Dot-com era startup founder and Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban isn’t being polite about the state of tech industry investment. In his mind, we’re in the midst of a huge tech… Read More

‘Shark Tank’s’ Mark Cuban set to star in Syfy’s ‘Sharknado 3’

That incredibly so-bad-it’s-almost-good Syfy channel phenomenon Sharknado is back! And this time it’s bringing Mark Cuban with it. Cuban will play the president in the third installment of the sharks-meet-tornadoes… Read More

Coffee Meets Bagel doesn’t bite on Mark Cuban’s record $30M ‘Shark Tank’ offer

In what is being billed as the “largest offer in the history” of “Shark Tank,” three sisters from San Francisco turned down Mark Cuban’s offer of $30 million. Sure, Cuban’s… Read More

Ballmer vs. Cuban: Get ready for an epic NBA showdown between these two outrageous tech moguls

We’ve been waiting since October for this. On Saturday at 12:30 p.m. PT, the Los Angeles Clippers will face off against the Dallas Mavericks in a matchup between two of the… Read More

Mark Cuban’s special message to L.A. Clippers owner Steve Ballmer: I hope you ‘suck’ this season

Here’s some friendly words of encouragement from one NBA owner to another. I hope you suck. That’s what Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, the outspoken and trash-talking tech billionaire, had… Read More

Mark Cuban’s advice for fellow NBA owner Steve Ballmer

SAN FRANCISCO — Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer is making the leap from the tech world to professional sports as the new owner of the L.A. Clippers, and he’s no doubt… Read More

Here’s how to get Mark Cuban to fund your startup

SAN FRANCISCO – When it comes to making startup investments, it seems like Mark Cuban is everywhere. In addition to owning the Dallas Mavericks, Cuban is involved with a number of… Read More

Mark Cuban, Woz and now Bill Nye: Science Guy joins ‘Dancing With The Stars’

Is there anything better than watching geeks try to dance? Well, yes. But nonetheless, it was hilarious watching Mark Cuban and Steve Wozniak get groovy on “Dancing With The Stars.”… Read More

Intellectual Ventures inks patent deal with Salesforce, its first cloud-computing pact

Intellectual Ventures today announced a patent licensing agreement with Salesforce.com —the Bellevue-based company’s first licensing customer in the area of cloud computing. The company says the deal will give Salesforce access to Intellectual Ventures’… Read More

Mark Cuban thinks “dumbass patents are crushing small businesses”

Mark Cuban is never one to shy away from his beliefs. Now, to show his disdain for patents, he’s created a newly-endowed chair at digital rights organization The Electronic Frontier Foundation… Read More

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