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Yelp Sale Process Said to Stall as Founder Decides to Wait — Yelp Inc., which hired Goldman Sachs Group Inc. to find a buyer, has temporarily decided not to pursue a sale, people with knowledge of the matter said. — The consumer-review website has had several interested suitors … | Jacob Pramuk / CNBC: |
Yelp stock closes down about 10% amid reports it has stopped pursuing a sale of company — Yelp skids 10% amid sale halt reports — Yelp shares slipped on Thursday afternoon amid reports the company's sale process had stalled. — Following a trading halt around 12:50 p.m. ET …
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Microsoft details Windows 10 rollout plan: Windows Insiders will be first, rest will be in phases — Windows 10: Preparing to Upgrade One Billion Devices — With around four weeks to go before Windows 10 becomes available, I thought it would be helpful to provide some context on how we will roll-out Windows 10 to the world.
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| Chris O'Brien / VentureBeat: |
Apple's new design leads will report to CEO Tim Cook, and not Jony Ive — Apple updated its executive bios to reflect changes in its design team that were announced earlier this year. But the updates came with an unexpected twist. — The bio of Jony Ive now includes his new title, Chief Design Officer.| Mikey Campbell / AppleInsider: |
Apple's iOS 8.4 kneecaps Home Sharing, music streaming now limited to Apple TV — While Apple introduced an array of new music features with its latest iOS 8.4 update featuring Apple Music, it also quietly nerfed content serving functionality by apparently limiting Home Sharing …
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| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Prince sends takedown requests to Spotify, Rdio, and Deezer — Prince Won't Stream 4 U (Unless You're On Tidal, Or Maybe Google Music) — Call it the Taylor effect: it looks like another high-profile musician is sharpening his arrows to take aim at how streaming music services pay artists.
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| Dan Levine / Reuters: |
Ex-DEA agent Carl Force pleads guilty to stealing bitcoins during Silk Road investigation — Former U.S. agent pleads guilty to bitcoin theft in Silk Road probe — A former federal agent pleaded guilty on Wednesday to stealing bitcoins during the government's investigation of Silk Road …
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| Andy Greenberg / Wired: |
ProxyHam is a “hardware proxy” that puts you a mile away from your IP address using a 900MHz radio connection — This Online Anonymity Box Puts You a Mile Away From Your IP Address — In the game of anonymity-versus-surveillance online, the discovery of the user's IP address usually means game over.
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| Ian King / Bloomberg Business: |
Intel President Renée James stepping down to seek CEO role elsewhere — Intel President James Steps Down to Seek CEO Role Elsewhere … Intel Corp. President Renée James will step down to seek appointment as chief executive officer elsewhere in a reshuffle …
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| Robert McMillan / Wall Street Journal: |
Hewlett-Packard officially files to split, details its two new companies, HP Inc. and Hewlett Packard Enterprise — Hewlett-Packard Officially Files to Split — Tech giant details its two new companies, HP Inc. and Hewlett Packard Enterprises — Hewlett-Packard Co. on Wednesday filed paperwork … | Robin Wauters / Tech.eu: |
Berlin-based on-demand cleaning startup Helpling, backed by Rocket Internet, acquires UK-based rival Hassle.com for €32M, about $35M — A clean exit: Helpling acquires Hassle.com for €32 million to dominate on-demand cleaner space — Rocket Internet-backed Helpling …
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| Laura Hazard Owen / Nieman Lab: |
Scribd found that paying publishers based on how much readers read is too expensive in genres like romance — What Scribd's growing pains mean for the future of digital content subscription models — Netflix earned more than $5 billion in 2014. No wonder companies want to be …
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