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Facebook's solar-powered Internet drone, dubbed Aquila, with a wingspan of a Boeing 737 to begin testing this summer — Facebook, Moving Ahead with Drone, Plans Test This Summer — Facebook plans to test a version of its solar-powered drone this summer, a step in its efforts … | Arik Hesseldahl / Re/code: |
Salesforce cancels Indiana events to protest anti-gay law — Salesforce.com CEO Marc Benioff says he has canceled all his company's events in the state of Indiana after its governor signed into law a bill that makes it legal for individuals to use religious grounds as a defense when they are sued … | Larry Dignan / ZDNet: |
BlackBerry reports surprise $28M Q4 profit, but revenue declines from $6.8B last year to $3.3B — BlackBerry turns Q4 profit, but revenue continues to crater — Summary:BlackBerry's turnaround remains a work in progress, but the company has more than enough capital to see it through.
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Olio smartwatch works with iPhone or Android, comes in silver or black, available for preorder from $595 — The Olio smartwatch wants to save you from notification hell — Before I can even come back from grabbing him a glass of water, Steve Jacobs has basically turned our Verge West meeting room into a jewelry store.| Zac Hall / 9to5Mac: |
Apple begins releasing the first set of third-party Watch apps from AliPay, Evernote, Expedia, Line, NYT, Target, WeChat, WSJ, more — Apple begins releasing the first set of third-party Apple Watch apps — The Apple Watch is still almost a month away from shipping and 15 days away …
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Sources: Magic Is Raising $12M From Sequoia At A $40M Valuation — Magic, an SMS-based on-demand delivery service that started as a YC company's weekend project, is raising $12 million in Series A funding led by Sequoia, according to sources. Sources also say that the company … | Kendall Almerico / Entrepreneur: |
SEC OKs rules letting technology startups to raise up to $50M from unaccredited investors — SEC: Startups Can Now Raise $50 Million in ‘Mini IPO’ — The SEC on Wednesday approved game-changing final rules in the implementation of Title IV of the JOBS Act, known as “Regulation A+,” … | Tom Dotan / The Information: |
Google partners with Mummy producer Sean Daniel Co. to make its augmented reality game Ingress into a TV show — Google Takes Its Web Game to TV — When Google launched a gaming studio five years ago, it was largely an effort to keep a valued employee. Now, the first game developed by the studio … | Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet: |
Microsoft buys Office collaboration tool maker LiveLoop: Sources — Summary:Microsoft has bought another productivity company. This time it's LiveLoop, a vendor of collaboration plug-ins and tools for Microsoft Office. — Microsoft has purchased San Francisco-based LiveLoop for an undisclosed amount, according to sources.
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Tim Cook plans to donate most of his estimated $785M fortune to charity — Apple's Tim Cook will give away all his money: Fortune — (Reuters) - Apple Inc (AAPL.O) Chief Executive Tim Cook is joining the roster of the very rich who are giving away their wealth.
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On-demand food delivery service DoorDash raises $40M in a KPCB led Series B round — DoorDash Raises $40 Million for On-Demand Delivery — In what we've called the instant gratification economy, a mess of on-demand delivery companies are now sorting themselves out.
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LG Watch Urbane LTE will be available in South Korea March 27 for $590 — LG Watch Urbane LTE to launch in South Korea on March 27 — The LG Watch Urbane LTE is set to go on sale in South Korea on March 27. Priced at 650,000 KRW ($590), the company will use its premium range of watches to compete directly with the Apple Watch.
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