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Amazon.com Announces Second Quarter Sales up 20% to $23.18 Billion — SEATTLE—(BUSINESS WIRE)—Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced financial results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2015. — Operating cash flow increased 69% to $8.98 billion for the trailing twelve months …
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| Spencer Soper / Bloomberg Business: |
Amazon beats estimates with Q2 revenue of $23.2B, up 20% YoY, and net income of $92M; shares surge as much as 16% after hours — Amazon Posts Surprise Profit; Shares Soar … Amazon.com Inc. reported a surprise second-quarter profit on top of sales that beat analysts' estimates …
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Apple yanks Google's Nest smart thermostat from website and retail stores — You can no longer purchase Google's popular smart thermostat on Apple's online store or at its retail locations. — Apple confirmed to Mashable it has pulled the web-connected product — considered …
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Meerkat to launch feature on iOS that lets GoPro3 and, soon, GoPro4 owners stream from camera — Meerkat launches GoPro integration — Streaming video app Meerkat will now allow some GoPro owners to stream directly from their cameras—the first time Meerkat has extended the ability to broadcast beyond a mobile device.
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| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Google Offers To Give Away Patents To Startups In Its Push Against Patent Trolls — Back in April, Google launched a pop-up, temporary marketplace for companies to sell patents, with Google being the sole buyer. Today, the search and mobile giant is expanding that marketplace in the other direction … | Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Google Brings Its 360-Degree Movies App, Spotlight Stories, To iOS — Google Spotlight Stories, a mobile app featuring immersive, 360 degree animated films originally developed by Motorola ahead of its 2011 Google acquisition, has now made its way to iOS devices.
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| Daniel Rubino / Windows Central: |
Sources: Microsoft is working on 5.2" and 5.7" Lumia phones with iris scanners, 20MP PureView cameras, USB Type-C, optional Surface Pen for bigger Lumia — Microsoft's Cityman and Talkman flagship Lumia phones and what you need to know — Over the last few weeks, rumors …
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| Julie Bort / Business Insider: |
Palantir's SEC filing confirms it has issued $500M worth of stock, raised $450M so far in the latest financing round — Confirmed: Palantir raised a huge $450 million investment — Palantir just disclosed in an SEC form that it has raised a huge round of investment.
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Global VC report says mega-rounds of $100M+ are on the rise with 61 in Q2 2015 raising $16B — Venture Pulse Q2'15 Global Analysis of Venture Funding — KPMG and CB Insights: VC-backed Companies Haul in US$32 Billion Globally in Q2 2015 Due to Mega Financing and Rise of Non-Traditional Investors.
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| Michael Zhang / PetaPixel: |
Flickr Pro is back: $5.99/month or $49.99/year for a Pro badge, better analytics, and no ads — Flickr Bringing Back Pro: Pay to Get Badge, Analytics, and No Ads — Flickr is bringing back Pro memberships. Today the photo sharing service announced that paid subscription plans are returning for both existing and new members.| Joe Rossignol / MacRumors: |
Apple launches 2015 back-to-school promotion, offers free Beats Solo2 headphones with purchase of an eligible Mac — Apple Launches 2015 Back to School Promotion, Offers Free Beats Solo2 Headphones With Mac Purchase — Apple today launched its annual Back to School promotion …
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IBM Acquires Database-As-A-Service Startup Compose — IBM today announced that it has acquired Compose, the Y Combinator-backed database-as-a-service startup originally known as MongoHQ. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. — Compose had raised $6.4 million since …
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