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| Lucas Matney / TechCrunch: |
Apple adds many new features to GarageBand for iOS including Virtual Drummers and Live Loops, which let you endlessly customize tracks on a grid-based interface — Apple's New GarageBand For iOS Is An Electronic Musician's Dream — GarageBand has always had a definite appeal …
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Thanks:@lucas_matney| Chris Welch / The Verge: |
Apple releases Music Memos, a simple, free recording app for iOS that caters to musicians while avoiding the complexity of GarageBand — Music Memos is Apple's new, simple recording app — Alongside some fun GarageBand updates being rolled out today, Apple is also introducing a completely new app for iPhone and iPad: Music Memos.
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| Maria Bobila / Fashionista: |
Apple Watch Hermes collection will be available online January 22, prices start at $1,100 — The Apple Watch Hermès Will Finally Be Available to Purchase Online — Mark your calendars for this Friday, Jan. 22. Instead of having to visit a select boutique in a major city like New York …
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| Douglas MacMillan / Wall Street Journal: |
Uber says it's expanding full UberEats service, including dinner, and its dedicated UberEats app to 10 US cities in Q1, including NYC, LA, Chicago, and Austin — Uber to Ring the Dinner Bell in 10 U.S. Cities — Customers in Los Angeles, New York and elsewhere will be able to use dedicated UberEats app
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| Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat: |
App Annie 2015: Google Play saw 100% more downloads than the iOS App Store, but Apple generated 75% more revenue — In 2015, Google Play saw 100 percent more downloads than Apple's App Store. Double the number of downloads is a huge achievement. In 2014, the figure was 60 percent … | Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet: |
Microsoft to exchange power cords for Surface Pro, Pro 2, and Pro 3 purchased before March 2015, due to possible overheating issues — Microsoft to recall some Surface Pro power cables — MIcrosoft will be allowing Surface Pro users who bought earlier models of the company's tablet …
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| Dan Goodin / Ars Technica: |
Researchers disclose an almost three year old privilege escalation bug in the Linux kernel that imperils millions of PCs, servers, and Android phones — Linux bug imperils tens of millions of PCs, servers, and Android phones — Vulnerability allows restricted users and apps to gain unfettered root access.
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Spotify Buys Cord Project And Soundwave To Expand Messaging And Social Features — On the same day that streaming rival Deezer announced a new cash injection of €100 million, Spotify has confirmed two new acquisitions, Cord Project and Soundwave. The startups are based respectively … | Jordan Novet / VentureBeat: |
Ex-Mozilla CEO Brendan Eich's startup Brave launches open-source browser for Mac, Windows, iOS, and Android that blocks tracking ads by default — Mozilla cofounder Brendan Eich's startup, Brave, launches browser for Mac, Windows, iOS, Android — Brave Software, the new startup …
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The Verge, TechCrunch, Digital Trends, Business Insider, The Register, Forbes, CNET, Geek.com, TechSpot and The Next Web. Tweets: @craigoverend
| Harrison Weber / VentureBeat: |
Google's Real-Time Ads, still in beta, lets brands instantly run ads as events occur, will see first major test with this year's Super Bowl — Google's new Real-Time Ads sound a lot like Twitter — Aiming to sell more ads during live events, Google officially unveiled a new ad product today called Real-Time Ads.
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| Georgia Wells / Wall Street Journal: |
Alphabet, Apple, Yahoo, Uber, and other tech firms are sponsoring the host committee financing the 2016 Super Bowl, to be held at Levi's Stadium in the Bay Area — Apple, Alphabet, Yahoo Hoping to Use Super Bowl to Score at Home — Tech firms including Alphabet Inc. … | Erin Griffith / Fortune: |
Taboola will extend network to more websites including The Huffington Post, TechCrunch, and MapQuest, and give equity stake, in new deal with AOL — AOL Teams Up to Fight Facebook's ‘Walled Garden’ — Many publishers have reluctantly accepted the fact that social media is the new distribution channel for content.
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Honor, a marketplace for senior care, is switching from contractors to employees with benefits including equity for full timers — Senior Care Startup Will Give Equity, Employee Status To Caregivers — Another one bites the dust. That is, another Silicon Valley firm has reconsidered its on-demand contractors.| Dan Primack / Fortune: |
Sources: IBM is in advanced talks to acquire UStream in deal worth around $130M cash plus possible earn-outs and employee retention packages — Exclusive: IBM In Talks to Buy UStream — IBM is in advanced talks to acquire live video platform UStream, according to multiple sources familiar with the deal.
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| Ina Fried / Re/code: |
FreedomPop Raises Another $50 Million to Offer Cheap Global Roaming for World Travelers — FreedomPop, which specializes in offering free and low-cost cellphone service, has raised another $50 million in funding and now plans to start selling a global hotspot.
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| Katie Roof / TechCrunch: |
FinTech startup BlueVine raises $40M round led by Menlo Ventures to help small businesses with cash flow — BlueVine Raises $40 Million To Help Small Businesses With Cash Flow — Another big bet on “FinTech,” Palo-Alto based BlueVine has raised $40 million to provide credit lines for small businesses.
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| Ken Yeung / VentureBeat: |
Norwest Venture Partners raises $1.2 billion for its 13th fund — Norwest Venture Partners announced that it has raised $1.2 billion for its 13th fund, which it'll use to support its sector and stage independent investment strategy. With this fund, the firm now has a total capital and commitment size of more than $6 billion.
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TechCrunch, SiliconBeat, Wall Street Journal, Crowdfund Insider, Fortune, Fortune and PE Hub Blog
| He Huifeng / South China Morning Post: |
Weibo to expand its 140-Chinese-character limit on messages up to 2K, trial starts January 28, rolling out to all 500M users on February 28 — China's Weibo follows Twitter in controversial move to ditch 140-character limit, says users can soon waffle on for up to 2,000
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Wall Street Journal, BuzzFeed, The Next Web and The Verge
Tweets: @shiraovide, @netik and @ozsultan
| Reuters: |
FireEye buys cyber intelligence firm iSight Partners for $200 million — FireEye Inc said on Wednesday it paid $200 million to buy privately held iSight Partners, in a move to boost its cyber intelligence offerings for governments and businesses as the sector consolidates.
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