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Google Pays $500M for Satellite Maker Skybox, for Photos and Eventually Internet Access — Google said on Tuesday it had bought Skybox Imaging, a company that provides high-resolution photos using satellites, for $500 million in cash. — Google explained the deal as such …
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Exclusive: Amazon.com plans local services marketplace this year - sources — (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc later this year plans to launch a marketplace for local services, a broad term that encompasses anything from babysitters to handymen, several people familiar with the matter said.
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Honeywell takes on Nest with $279 Lyric smart thermostat, available in Lowe's stores by August — The heat is on: Honeywell is finally ready to challenge the Nest thermostat — The Lyric thermostat builds on Nest's iconic design — The idea of a connected home … | Ann-Christine Diaz / AdAge: |
Apple is urgently building an internal ad agency of 1000 people, poaching industry executives, pitting internal creative against external agencies — For Apple, Marketing Is a Whole New Game — Here's What the Company's Doing to Regain Its Edge — By Ann-Christine Diaz, Maureen Morrison.
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eBay's local delivery plans unravel: eBay Now may shut down — Two years after launching its local delivery service eBay Now, eBay plans to it down, a VentureBeat source claims. — Born out of the $75 million acquisition of Milo, eBay's local team launched eBay Now in 2012 alongside competing same … | Liz Gannes / Re/code: |
Pinterest hires veteran Apple executives Michael Lopp and Bob Baxley to lead engineering and product design — Pinterest Hires Long-Time Apple Execs to Lead Engineering and Product Design — You might think that with its $5 billion valuation, Pinterest would have its senior management largely set.
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Second China army unit linked to hacking attacks in international space and satellite industry — 2nd China Army Unit Implicated in Online Spying — SAN FRANCISCO — The email attachment looked like a brochure for a yoga studio in Toulouse, France, the center of the European aerospace industry.| Amy Schatz / Re/code: |
Cisco report says video to make up 84% of all US internet traffic by 2018, up from current 78% — Cat Videos, Binge TV Watching Will Account for 84 Percent of Internet Traffic, Cisco Says — Internet traffic will likely more than double in five years, and much of it will be used for online video …
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Sony formally announces PlayStation original sci-fi series ‘Powers’ — We heard rumors that it was in the works a few months ago but Sony has now made it official: the first original television show for the PlayStation is coming, and it is called Powers. An adaptation of the graphic novel written … | Terrence O'Brien / Engadget: |
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About.me Raises $11M To Rival Facebook For Simple Online Identity — About.me, the second-time around startup that lets you create a simple page about yourself online that others can use to find out a bit more about you, is today announcing another round funding, its second since getting spun … | Mat Smith / Engadget: |
Japanese carrier Docomo wants to move your phone's SIM card into a wearable — The Portable SIM, as Japan's Docomo is calling it, will combine your tiny mobile card with Bluetooth and NFC to make a standalone authentication device, allowing users to ‘wave’ the portable over tablets and smartphones … | Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Placed Raises $10 Million Series B For Mobile-Powered Location Analytics — Location-based analytics provider Placed, which operates an opt-in mobile surveying panel that now reaches over 175,000 people, is announcing $10 million in Series B funding in a round led by Two Sigma Ventures, the VC arm of Two Sigma Investments.
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Google's university book scanning can move ahead without authors' OK — A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld the right of universities, in conjunction with Google, to scan millions of library books without the authors' permission. — The 2nd US Circuit Court of Appeals … | Darrell Etherington / TechCrunch: |
Amazon Adds Audible Integration To iOS And Android Kindle Apps For Easy Listening — Sometimes you want to read, and sometimes you want to listen - and you might get through more books if you can switch easily between the two options. Amazon recognizes this, and has used its Audible acquisition …
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Salesforce launches platform for enterprise apps on wearables, partners with ARM and Pebble — Salesforce steps up consumerization pace with wearable push — Summary: Salesforce is taking another largely consumer technology—wearable computing—and giving it an enterprise spin.
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Donald Sterling no longer favors selling LA Clippers to Steve Ballmer, will sue NBA — Donald Sterling says no deal; suit is on — LOS ANGELES (AP) — An attorney for Donald Sterling says the Los Angeles Clippers owner has pulled his support from a deal to sell the team … Sponsor Posts
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