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Axel Springer Buys 88% of Business Insider for $343 Million — German media company Axel Springer SE agreed to buy an 88 percent stake in Business Insider Inc. for $343 million. — Axel Springer already owns a 9 percent stake in New York-based Business Insider, which runs …
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Service marketplace Thumbtack raises $125M at a $1.3B valuation, led by Scottish money management firm Baillie Gifford — Thumbtack Raises New Funding at a $1.3 Billion Valuation — Thumbtack, which handles marketing and job listings for professionals like yoga instructors and electricians …
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Sources: Indian mobile wallet firm Paytm gets $680M from Alibaba and Ant Financial — Alibaba, Ant Financial invest about $680 million in Paytm, up stake to 40% … NEW DELHI: Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding has made a strategic investment in One97 Communications …
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Google tries to make its cars drive more like humans by cutting corners, edging into intersections, and crossing double-yellow lines — Google Tries to Make Its Cars Drive More Like Humans — Autonomous vehicles are learning to edge into intersections, cut corners
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Live stream of Google's press event; Nexus 5X, Nexus 6P, Pixel C tablet, new Chromecast expected — Google Press Event 9/29/15 — S'more to love...
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Google Nexus event keynote liveblog — Live from Google's Nexus event — We're live from Google's Nexus event in San Francisco, California. Join us as we see the new flagship Android device take shape.| Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet: |
Microsoft details Azure Data Lake plans, says public preview is coming later this year — Microsoft fleshes out its Azure Data Lake plans; readies public preview — Microsoft plans to make its Azure Data Lake store, analytics service and new query language — all derivatives … | Xbox Wire: |
Microsoft's Project Spark game creator will move from microtransactions to a free and open creation model — Project Spark Transitions into Free Incubation Engine Next Week — On October 5, Project Spark will transition from its microtransaction model to a free and open creation engine.| TechCrunch: |
Amazon Launches Flex To Rival Postmates In On-Demand, Crowdsourced Delivery — Amazon looked at buying Postmates earlier this year, but in the end it built a service that will go head to head in competing with it: the e-commerce giant today took the wraps off Flex, a new on-demand delivery service …
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Google and NASA extend quantum computing contract with D-Wave Systems — The quest for an entirely new type of computer will continue at NASA's Ames Research Center, which is nestled in the heart of Silicon Valley. The space agency, along with Google GOOG and the Universities Space Research Association … | Andrew Cunningham / Ars Technica: |
OS X 10.11 El Capitan review: Apple focuses on refinements with under-the-hood improvements, tweaks to apps and Spotlight, and new Split View multitasking mode — OS X 10.11 El Capitan: The Ars Technica Review — Apple brings refinement and under-the-hood changes to Yosemite's new design.| Michael Rundle / Wired.co.uk: |
Apple's new privacy site explains exactly how it uses your data — Apple has launched a new privacy policy website to explain in exacting detail how it users customers' data. — The updated site is intended to list virtually every core use of data by services like Apple Pay and iCloud …
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Slack revamps Posts feature to better compete with email, making it easier to create, share, and discuss long-form messages — Slack revamps its Posts tool to better kill email — Previously, workplace communications app Slack has primarily worked like a (particularly advanced) chatroom … | Dan Thorp-Lancaster / Android Central: |
Skype gets cozy with Android Wear, brings calls and chats to your wrist — Skype for Android is getting an update to version 6.4 this evening, bringing along with it some much-needed integration with Android Wear. With this latest update, users will now be able to manage their conversations … Sponsor Posts
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