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Twitter announces acquisition of Bangalore-based ZipDial, a marketing platform for missed calls — Bringing Twitter to more people around the world — We're very pleased to announce we've reached an agreement to acquire ZipDial (@zipdial), a product partner based in Bangalore, India …
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Coinbase raises $75M from DFJ, the NYSE, and two banks, in biggest investment in a Bitcoin company to date — Bitcoin Startup Coinbase Raises $75 Million From DFJ, the NYSE and Two Banks — Coinbase, a software company that allows people to buy bitcoin and enables businesses to accept it as payment …
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Deutsche Telekom CEO says T-Mobile's current approach is unsustainable, still hopes for merger — Deutsche Telekom CEO Holds Out Hope for a T-Mobile U.S. Deal (Exclusive) — Deutsche Telekom CEO Tim Hoettges said that for all of T-Mobile's short-term gains in the United States … | Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Stack Exchange Raises $40M Led By A16Z To Boost Its Programmer Forums — On the heels of backing the likes of BuzzFeed and Genius, Andreessen Horowitz is putting more money into digital content, this time with a technical and B2B angle. The VC is leading a $40 million round of investment in Stack Exchange …
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Microsoft acquires text analysis startup Equivio, plans to integrate machine learning tech into Office 365 — Microsoft today announced it has acquired text analysis software startup Equivio, though financial details of the deal were not disclosed. The company says it plans to integrate … | Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge: |
HP announces seven new tablets, including 12.3-inch Pro Slate 12 and 7.9-inch Pro Slate 8 running Android — HP unveils a 12-inch Android tablet that looks like a giant HTC One — Plus a ton of others running Android and Windows 8 — HP wants to sell tablets that range from cheap …
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Facebook to reduce distribution of deliberately false or misleading posts in News Feed, characterized by hoax-busting comments and high removal rate by sharers — News Feed FYI: Showing Fewer Hoaxes — The goal of News Feed is to catch up with your friends and find the things that matter to you.
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| Harish Jonnalagadda / Android Central: |
Marriott looking to bring Netflix, Hulu Plus and Pandora to your hotel room TV — Marriott is about to make your hotel stay much more rewarding. The hotel chain has confirmed to Bloomberg that it is testing a TV service that allows its guests to access streaming content from their own Netflix, Hulu Plus and Pandora accounts.| Lizzie Wade / Wired: |
How small towns in Mexico are building their own cellular networks because commercial providers won't — Where Cellular Networks Don't Exist, People Are Building Their Own — Inside the cloud that is perpetually draped over the small town of San Juan Yaee, Oaxaca, Raúl Hernández …
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Snapchat Revenue Boss Mike Randall Departs After Seven Months — Snapchat's revenue boss Mike Randall has left the company, seven months after joining the messaging startup. — Randall, who was hired away from Facebook in June 2014, departed last week. — “We thank Mike for his many contributions … | Neal Gabler / New York Times: |
How VR startup Jaunt selected its name with help from a professional namer — The Weird Science of Naming New Products — The announcement came in November with two names attached: one famous, one not, or at least not yet. The famous name was Paul McCartney.| Kia Kokalitcheva / VentureBeat: |
Home improvement planning site Porch.com raises $66M led by Valor Equity Partners — Porch.com wants to be your go-to for home improvement planning, grabs $66M — Porch.com, the Seattle-based company that helps homeowners plan their home improvement projects, is on a fundraising spree.
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