Top Five Tech and Investing Stories

These are the top five tech and investing stories for the week of October 31, 2016.

You are receiving this email because you signed up to receive our free e-letter, or you purchased a product or service from its publisher, Early Investing. If you are having trouble viewing this email, click here to view it in your browser. Tech and Investing News of the Week By Adam Sharp, November 4, 2016 Uber Adds AI to Its App Rideshare company Uber is launching a new app that predicts where you want to go using machine learning. For example, if you wake up and hop a ride to work every morning, Uber's new app would learn this and start offering a shortcut: Would you like a ride to work now, Dave? Startup Valuations Fall Year Over Year Median valuations for startups fell over the last year. This has primarily affected late-stage tech startups, as you can see in the red line on the chart above. Venture capitalist Ryan Lawler explains with plenty of data and charts.   Will You Buy Any "Big Ticket Items" in 2016? A new car... big vacation... engagement ring... fishing boat... college tuition payments... repairs to your home? If so, the government may owe you money. A new law signed at the end of 2015 offers "cash rebates" to 119 million eligible Americans for purchases made in 2016. This is a chance to collect anywhere from $1,230 up to $12,900 and perhaps beyond. But you must prepare now to maximize your payout. Our friends at The Oxford Club have the details here...   Introduction to Bitcoin and the Blockchain TechCrunch has a new YouTube series called Trust Disrupted: Bitcoin and the Blockchain. This is a great place to start if you need to brush up on bitcoin and digital currency. HTC Plans Virtual Reality Arcades Electronics giant HTC has announced a program that will put its virtual reality headsets in arcades and internet cafés around the world. NFL Making Virtual Reality Series With YouTube YouTube and the NFL are working on a new type of show designed for Google's new VR headset, the Daydream. The nine-part series will debut on Thanksgiving Day (smart). That's it for today. Have a great weekend, everyone. Adam Sharp Founder, Early Investing   Click here to comment on EarlyInvesting.com   The Wisdom of the Crowd May Not Be All It's Cracked Up to Be By Andy Gordon, November 2, 2016 Crowdinvesting is a more inclusive way of providing capital to startups than what we had before, but is it accurate? Read on... Gaming Industry Taps Equity Crowdfunding By Adam Sharp, October 28, 2016 A new crowdfunding platform allows investors to fund video games and be rewarded with a percent of revenue. Read on... What Blockchain Technology Can Do for You By Andy Gordon, October 26, 2016 Blockchain, the technology behind bitcoin, may hold the key to overhauling today's exchanges. Read on...   Connect with us!   You are receiving this email because you subscribed to Early Investing. To unsubscribe from Early Investing, click here. Need help with your account? Click here. Have a question or comment for the editor? Click here. Please do not reply to this email as it goes to an unmonitored inbox. © 2016 Early Investing LLC All Rights Reserved North America: 1.800.683.0687; Fax: 1.410.329.1923 International: +1.443.353.4254; Fax: +1.410.329.1923 Privacy Policy | Whitelist Early Investing Nothing published by Early Investing LLC should be considered personalized financial advice. Although our employees may answer your general customer service questions, they are not licensed under securities laws to address your particular financial situation. No communication by our employees to you should be deemed as personalized financial advice. We expressly forbid our writers from having a financial interest in their own securities recommendations to readers. All of our employees and agents must wait 24 hours after online publication or 72 hours after the mailing of printed-only publications prior to following an initial recommendation. Any investments recommended by Early Investing LLC should be made only after consulting with your financial advisor and only after reviewing the prospectus or financial statements of the company. Protected by copyright laws of the United States and international treaties. The information found on this website may only be used pursuant to the membership or subscription agreement and any reproduction, copying, or redistribution (electronic or otherwise, including on the world wide web), in whole or in part, is strictly prohibited without the express written permission of Early Investing LLC, 14 West Mount Vernon Place, Baltimore MD 21201.