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Verizon to acquire AOL at $50 per share at an estimated total value of $4.4B, Tim Armstrong to continue leading AOL operations — Verizon to Acquire AOL — Deal Creates Unique and Scaled Digital Media Platforms for Consumers, Advertisers and Partners — NEW YORK - Taking another significant step …
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Sources: AOL in talks to spin off HuffPost, primarily with Axel Springer, at a valuation over $1B — AOL Has Been in Talks to Spin Off HuffPost as Part of Verizon Acquisition Deal — According to numerous sources, while it has been negotiating its deal to sell to Verizon …
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| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Internal memo from AOL CEO Tim Armstrong on Verizon takeover — In Big Content Push, Verizon Buys AOL For $4.4B [Internal Memo From AOL CEO Tim Armstrong] — So this just happened. AOL, owner of TechCrunch, is getting acquired: U.S. carrier Verizon said in a statement that it is buying …
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Sources say Verizon has no plans to spin off AOL's editorial properties including TechCrunch and Engadget, with Huffington Post's future less certain — Verizon Likely To Retain TechCrunch And Engadget — According to multiple sources inside AOL, Verizon plans to retain … | Anthony Ha / TechCrunch: |
Tim Armstrong says AOL to remain in content business, denies spin-off of Huffington Post, says TechCrunch won't be sold and will retain editorial independence — CEO Tim Armstrong Says AOL Is Staying In The Content Business (And He's Not Selling TechCrunch) — It was an interesting day at AOL.| Alex Kantrowitz / AdAge: |
Ad-Tech, not Content, Is King in the Verizon-AOL Deal — Takeaways From This Morning's Announcement — The deal of the year may be upon us. — Today, Verizon announced it has reached an agreement to buy AOL for $4.4 billion. The move, expected to be completed this summer …
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See also Mediagazer| Bruce Horovitz / USA Today: |
Domino's to begin taking pizza orders via Twitter beginning May 20 in the US; frequent customers can order using only the pizza emoji — Domino's to roll out tweet-a-pizza — Ordering a pizza is about to get as simple as a tweet. — Beginning May 20, Domino's, the pizza delivery behemoth …
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Skype Translator Preview now available to all Windows 8.1 and Windows 10 users — Skype Translator Preview Access Just Got Easier! — Skype's mission is to bring people together from all over the world, and with Skype Translator we are breaking down language barriers that have historically …
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Google debuts its first Apple Watch app with update to Google News & Weather for iOS — Google Debuts Its First Apple Watch App With “Google News & Weather” — The Apple Watch already had a healthy ecosystem of third-party applications when the smartwatch debuted in April … | Asif S. / SamMobile: |
Samsung's Gear SDK reveals design, UI, and specifications for Gear A, codenamed Orbis, with rotating bezel to help navigate software — Samsung's Gear SDK reveals Orbis design, UI, and specifications — Earlier today, Samsung released next-generation Gear smartwatch SDK to developers.| Walt Mossberg / Re/code: |
Apple Watch review: best functions are fitness, texting, paying, and airport check-ins, a good product with a chance to be great — A Month With the Apple Watch: Does It Pass the Test of Time? — While there have been many reviews of the Apple Watch since it officially emerged in April …
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| Ben Popper / The Verge: |
Lily is a drone that autonomously follows you with the aid of a pocketable GPS device, on sale for $499, will retail next month at $899 — To use this drone, just throw it in the air and start running — The consumer drone industry is increasingly positioning itself as a maker of flying cameras, not autonomous robots.
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| Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat: |
BitTorrent's encrypted P2P chat app Bleep launches publicly for Android, iOS, Windows, and Mac with new whisper option that deletes messages after 25 seconds — BitTorrent's encrypted P2P chat app Bleep launches publicly for Android, iOS, Windows, and Mac — BitTorrent today launched its encrypted P2P chat app Bleep.| Wall Street Journal: |
U.S. Authorities Near End of AT&T-DirecTV Review, Unlikely to Block Deal — Regulators could still impose conditions on the deal, but don't appear to have serious concerns — The Justice Department and Federal Communications Commission have nearly wrapped up their reviews …
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| Shara Tibken / CNET: |
Samsung launches Artik, a line of chips to power the Internet of Things, for between $10-$100 — Samsung launches Artik chips for the Internet of Things — Samsung Electronics President Young Sohn says the products, which combine hardware and software, are a complete system for building devices that connect to the Internet.
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EFF pulls support for USA Freedom Act after court ruling that the Patriot Act's Section 215 does not authorize mass collection of telephone metadata — ACLU v. Clapper and the Congress: How The Second Circuit's Decision Affects the Legislative Landscape — The U.S. Court of Appeals … | Alex Wilhelm / TechCrunch: |
GoDaddy reports Q1 revenue of $376.3M, strong Q2 top-line projection, average revenue per user up 9.6% to $115 — GoDaddy Slips 2.9% After Reporting Q1 Revenue of $376.3M, Strong Q2 Top-Line Projection — GoDaddy reported its first-quarter financial performance today …
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| Ina Fried / Re/code: |
MediaTek Tries 10-Core Chip in Latest Bid to Crack High-End Phone Market — Chip company MediaTek is hoping a 10-core processor will give it the boost it needs to break into higher tiers of the phone market. — With its new Helio X20 chip due at year's end, the company is arranging … | Chris Welch / The Verge: |
Android One, Google's program to bring quality low-cost smartphones to developing markets, debuts in Europe with a decent $260 device available in Turkey — Android One launches in Europe with a decent and affordable smartphone — Today Google announced that it has officially expanded Android One to Turkey.| Ryan Lawler / TechCrunch: |
Talkspace raises $9.5M Series A led by Spark Capital for therapy-by-text sessions; IBM's Watson to help determine the best patient-therapist match — Therapy-By-Text Startup Talkspace Raises $9.5M Led By Spark Capital — Therapy startup Talkspace has spent the past year seeking … Sponsor Posts
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