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Circa is shutting down indefinitely after failure to monetize and close funding deals; CEO Matt Galligan says firm is working on deal involving underlying tech — Farewell to Circa News — It's with great disappointment that we let you know that Circa News has been put on indefinite hiatus.
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Dropbox hits 400M registered users, but company still struggles with sales strategy and lacks stability within executive ranks as rivals catch up — Dropbox Is Struggling and Competitors Are Catching Up — Dropbox CEO: We Have 400 Million Users and Growing — Dropbox made itself a household name by giving away cloud storage.| Alex Stamos / Facebook: |
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Google releases new $1,999 Chromebox for meetings bundle targeted at larger conference rooms with support for up to 20 people — Chromebox, now bringing face-to-face meetings to bigger spaces — When we launched Chromebox for meetings last year, we wanted to help teams meet face to face … | Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Facebook Messenger no longer requires a Facebook account to sign up, just a first name, last name, and phone number in the US, Canada, Peru, Venezuela — Messenger No Longer Requires A Facebook Account — Facebook wants even the people who hate Facebook to use Messenger …
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Apple Music signs thousands of independent labels after changing royalty structure during trial period — Apple Music Signs Beggars Group, Merlin: Sources — Beggars comprises the imprints 4AD, XL, Matador and Rough Trade and has had a hand in the careers of Adele, Radiohead and Arcade Fire …
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| Russell Holly / Android Central: |
Your Qi charger will soon support 15W fast charging — Wireless charging is about to become just as capable as wired charging. — An update to the Qi charging spec has been announced by the Wireless Power Consortium, and it's all about more power and backwards compatibility.| Amir Efrati / The Information: |
Apple to block apps like Twitter from scanning users' iPhones and iPads to see which other apps are installed — Apple Moves to Block iPhone App-Scanning — In order to decide what ad to show to a person, Facebook and Twitter have sometimes drawn on data about other apps that are already installed on that person's phone.
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| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Slack hits 1.1M daily users, 900K third-party integration installs, and 300K paying customers as Twitter's April Underwood joins as head of platform — As Slack Hits 1M Daily Users And 900K Integration Installs, It Hires April Underwood As Head Of Platform
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Facebook Instant articles to begin appearing in feeds this week; New York Times expects to post 30 stories/day, NBC to post 30-40/day — Publishers Prepare to Ramp Up News Distribution on Facebook's Instant Articles in Coming Days … Publishers are ready to ramp up content distribution … | Joshua Goldman / CNET: |
Polaroid Cube+ adds Wi-Fi, 8-megapixel photos, and new iOS and Android apps to serve as viewfinder and controls; available in August for $150 — Polaroid Cube+ brings Wi-Fi to its ultrasmall Full HD camera — With a new app for iOS and Android, you can use your mobile device as a viewfinder and control this 1.4-inch square camera.
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Spotify acquires analytics firm Seed Scientific that included Beats Music as a client, will exclusively get access to services — Spotify Buys Beats' Analytics Provider Seed Scientific — Spotify wants to own big data about bands. Today it acquired analytics firm Seed Scientific to forge … Sponsor Posts
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