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Microsoft to deliver Windows ‘Threshold’ tech preview around late September — Summary: Microsoft is aiming to make available a technology preview of Windows Threshold around late September or early October. — Microsoft is aiming to deliver a “technology preview” of its Windows “Threshold” … | Ryan Lawler / TechCrunch: |
Kevin Rose Steps Into Part-Time Role At Google Ventures To Build A New Startup Called North — Serial entrepreneur, investor, and overall Internet good guy Kevin Rose is stepping down from his role of general partner at Google Ventures. The Digg and Revision3 founder will be moving into a part …
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Wayfair, the Online Furniture Seller, Files for IPO — Wayfair, the online home goods company that built its business for nearly a decade with no outside funding, is planning to go public, according to paperwork filed today with the Securities and Exchange Commission.| Peter Kafka / Re/code: |
Biggest cable TV providers sold more broadband than video subscriptions last quarter — The Cable Guys Have Become the Internet Guys — The cable TV business hit an important milestone last month: It turned into the Internet business. — Last quarter, for the first time ever … | Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac: |
Apple adds key Vice Presidents, more diversity to executive leadership page — Apple today has expanded its Executive Leadership Team to include notable Apple Vice Presidents. The team shown on Apple's official PR Bios website now includes Vice President of Special Projects Paul Deneve …
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FAA rules pilots without commercial licenses can't use startups like AirPooler to share rides — FAA Bans Planesharing Startups — There will be no “ZimRide for airplanes”, according to an FAA ruling released today that prohibits private pilots from publicly offering seats on their planes …
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China Mobile cutting $2B or 38% in phone subsidies after government tells carriers to do so — China Mobile Surges on Planned $2 Billion Cut in Subsidy — China Mobile Ltd. (941) rose to the highest in six years after saying it will cut $2 billion from the subsidies that help consumers … | Tom Simonite / MIT Technology Review: |
Profile of Gavin Andresen, who succeeded Satoshi Nakamoto as Bitcoin Core's chief developer — Meet Gavin Andresen, the Most Powerful Person in the World of Bitcoin — In March, a bewildered retired man faced journalists yelling questions about virtual currency outside his suburban home in Temple City, California.| Mikey Campbell / AppleInsider: |
Lawsuit claims Steve Jobs, senior Apple directors hurt company with anti-poaching row — Piling onto Apple's anti-poaching courtroom saga, a new lawsuit seeks damages on behalf of shareholders for financial losses related to alleged misconduct by senior directors, including late cofounder Steve Jobs and current CEO Tim Cook.
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SmartThings' acquisition by Samsung: “all about scale”, but will remain independent — Why did SmartThings sell to Samsung? — Making every home a smart home — It was just two years ago that home-automation company SmartThings began life as a Kickstarter project.
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Rocket Internet sells 10.7% stake to United Internet for 435m euros, giving it a 4.3b euro post-money valuation — This just in: German Internet services juggernaut United Internet is to become startup incubator Rocket Internet's latest shareholder, as it has agreed to acquire a 10.7 percent stake for a total of 435 million euros.
Tweets: @runacapital and @jonrussell
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Facebook: 1.2M unique ALS Ice Bucket Challenge videos posted, and 15M people discussed it — This Is How Many Ice Bucket Challenge Videos People Have Posted on Facebook — Hint: It's more than a million. — If you thought that the only thing on your Facebook Newsfeed right now was videos …
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IBM, Lenovo server deal gets final clearance from US regulators — Summary: The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States approved the $2.3 billion sale of IBM's x86 server business to Chinese PC maker Lenovo. — IBM received good news from the Committee on Foreign Investment …
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