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Eric Schmidt, executive chairman of Alphabet, to head new Pentagon advisory board aimed at bringing Silicon Valley innovation and best practices to the military — Former Google CEO Schmidt to head new Pentagon innovation board — Eric Schmidt, the former chief executive officer of Google …
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| Casey Newton / The Verge: |
Inside indie photo app developer Pixite's struggle as US app market reaches saturation — Life and death in the App Store — As last year began, the app developer Pixite held its company retreat at a converted Old West movie set outside of Palm Springs.
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| Matthew Lynley / TechCrunch: |
Google pilots Hands Free, a voice activated mobile payments system, at stores including McDonald's and Papa John's in San Francisco's South Bay area — Google experiments with a way to pay without taking out your phone — Google is rolling out a pilot program today that introduces …
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Sources: Slack is seeking between $150M and $300M in new financing at up to a $4B valuation — Messaging Startup Slack Seeks Up to $4 Billion Valuation in Funding Round — The company is said to be in talks to raise $150 million to $300 million in financing.
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The international business of Uber lost $237M during 2014 expansion, says company filing — Uber racked up big international losses during 2014 expansion — The international business of Uber, the U.S.-based ride-hailing service, lost $237 million in 2014, a big increase on a deficit …
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| Anthony Ha / TechCrunch: |
GoTenna, the startup that lets you text without cell signal, raises $7.5M and launches with REI — GoTenna, the device for people who want to stay connected when they don't have cell signal, has found a natural launch partner — outdoor equipment retailer REI.| Catherine Shu / TechCrunch: |
Mercari, a consumer-to-consumer shopping app, has raised $75M Series D at a valuation of over $1B, becomes Japan's first pre-IPO startup unicorn — Marketplace app Mercari nabs $75M to become Japan's first startup unicorn — Mercari, a peer-to-peer marketplace app, has claimed the title …
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| Owen Williams / The Next Web: |
Slack rolls out Calls feature to let you initiate private and conference calls, currently in invite-only beta and not yet on mobile — Slack's friction free conference calling for your entire team is awesome — Slack has been quietly building out conference calling for its tool since it acquired Screenhero in 2015.
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| Natalie Gagliordi / ZDNet: |
Pure Storage reports quarterly revenue of $150.2M, up 128% YoY, customer base up 120% over past year, stock up over 4% after hours — Pure Storage delivers solid Q4, revenue up 128 percent — Pure Storage CEO Scott Dietzen aid the company grew its customer base by 120 percent …
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Sources: Intel is working on an augmented-reality headset that uses RealSense 3D camera tech — Intel Working on Augmented-Reality Headset — RealSense 3-D camera technology would be used — Intel Corp. is joining the race to reshape reality. — The chip giant is developing … | Agence France-Presse: |
Brazilian judge orders release of Facebook VP for Latin America Diego Dzodan after he was arrested for not complying with court order to share data with police — Brazil judge orders release of Facebook executive — Sao Paulo (AFP) - A Brazilian judge ordered the release Wednesday … | Sean Gallagher / Ars Technica: |
US military launches cyber attacks on ISIS in Mosul, openly announces it probably for the first time — US military launches cyber attacks on ISIS in Mosul, and announces it — Secretary of defense reveals cyber attacks in advance of ground battle for city.
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