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Google in talks to invest in SpaceX at $10B+ valuation to support Internet satellites project — Google Nears Major Investment in SpaceX to Bolster Satellites — Google is close to investing in rocket maker SpaceX, according to several people familiar with the talks …
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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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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 …
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Techmeme's Gabe Rivera on tech media: ‘A lot of intellectual dishonesty’ — Gabe Rivera has a love-hate relationship with the tech media world. Known both for helming curation site Techmeme and for his often sarcastic Twitter personality, Rivera is knee-deep in the cut-throat Silicon Valley …
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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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Windows 8.1 with Bing is free for OEMs making Intel-based tablets that are 9 inches or smaller, $15 for larger tablets — How much does Microsoft make from PC makers with Windows 8.1? — Summary:Microsoft is making Windows 8.1 available to its PC partners for anywhere from ‘zero dollars’ to $15 per copy …
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Apple Cuts Off Developers In Crimea Following U.S. Sanctions — Tensions between Russia and the U.S. over Crimea are spilling into the world of tech: developers are reporting that Apple is sending out notices of termination to people whose accounts are registered in Crimea … | 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.| Tim Culpan / Bloomberg: |
Source: HTC to unveil smartwatch with Under Armour fitness service integration and flagship M9 phone with Snapdragon 810, 20MP rear camera in March — HTC Said to Plan Better Camera Phone, First Smartwatch in March — HTC Corp. (2498) plans to unveil a marquee phone in March with improved camera …
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| Henry Blodget / Business Insider: |
Uber says their San Francisco revenues now running at $500M per year, more than triple taxi revenues in the city — Uber CEO Reveals Mind-Boggling New Statistic That Skeptics Will Hate — The valuation of car-hailing service company Uber has always given skeptics apoplexy.| Evan McMorris-Santoro / BuzzFeed: |
US federal government struggles to secure 5K+ social media accounts operated by disparate agencies after CENTCOM Twitter hack — No One Really Knows How Secure Government Social Media Is — There's no centralized way to find out if the proper security measures are being used to protect government accounts.| Anthony Ha / TechCrunch: |
Magzter Launches Magzter Gold, Offering Unlimited Access To 2,000+ Magazines For $9.99 A Month — Startup Magzter is already selling many magazines on the web and mobile devices, but it's been focused on traditional purchase models — buying single issues, or annual subscriptions to individual titles.
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