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Sources: Lyft recently rebuffed acquisition approach from General Motors after consulting with other potential acquirers, will raise a new funding round instead — General Motors in recent weeks told Lyft it was interested in acquiring the company, according to a person briefed on the situation.| Lucia Maffei / TechCrunch: |
You don't need a Google+ profile to post reviews on Play Store anymore — The Google Play Store will not require you to have a Google+ account to write reviews anymore. — In an email to TechCrunch, Google confirmed the news that “a G+ profile is no longer needed to post a review.”| Josh Mitchell / Wall Street Journal: |
Tech companies are increasingly hiring students from coding boot camps but doubt whether such academies can replace the four-year computer science degree — Employers are increasingly hiring graduates from nontraditional schools like Flatiron — NEW YORK—In a graffiti-splashed classroom …
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Facebook rolls out new code to nullify adblock workaround introduced by Adblock Plus — Adblock Plus launched a workaround to Facebook's ad block bypass today that ham-handedly removes posts from friends and Pages, not just ads, according to a statement provided by Facebook to TechCrunch.
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Media brands, including many Snapchat Discover partners, are testing Instagram Stories and report solid early traffic — Media brands, including many Snapchat Discover partners, are seeing solid early traffic — Media firms are flocking to the new Instagram Stories …
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Two-man startup Copperhead ships a hardened version of Android that fixes its security problems and currently works with Nexus devices — A multi-billion-dollar megacorp, Google, apparently needs help to secure its OS. — A startup on a shoestring budget is working to clean up the Android security mess … | Ruth Reader / Fast Company: |
Crowdfunding app Tilt launches peer-to-peer payments to serve international markets neglected by Venmo — With $62 million in funding, Tilt may be poised to establish itself as the social payment app for a global audience. — James Beshara, CEO of the crowdfunding platform Tilt …
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Former co-workers of GV's new chief David Krane describe him as energetic and politically savvy — The company swapped the dreamer for the networker. — At the helm of its venture arm, Google swapped the dreamer for the networker. — Friday is the final day for Bill Maris at Google Ventures …
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Automattic announces Simplenote iOS, Android, and macOS apps are now open source under GPLv2 license — At Automattic, we have a saying: … In this spirit, we are announcing today that all of the official Simplenote client apps are now Open Source Software under the GPLv2 license.| Steve Dent / Engadget: |
Minecraft launches on the Oculus Rift next week — If you own an Oculus Rift and are eager to play Minecraft on it, we now know roughly when it's coming. Mojang developer Tommaso Checchi tweeted that it'll arrive to the Windows 10 Beta edition (version 0.15.6) sometime next week.
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In-app payments for Pokémon Go crossed $268M within five weeks of launch, according to YouGov's survey of nearly 50K people from the UK, US, and Germany — Players of Pokémon Go have spent more than $250m on the addictive “augmented reality” mobile game in its first few weeks … | Chris Velazco / Engadget: |
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