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HBO Now launches in US on Apple TV, iOS, and Cablevision's Optimum Online for $14.99 per month — HBO Now goes live for Apple TV, iOS and Optimum users — We knew HBO's new Now streaming service would launch ahead of the Season 5 premiere of the popular Game of Thrones series …
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Sources: Google plans to announce a product connecting its search users with home-service providers this spring — Google Eyes Home-Services Market — The company is readying a new product intended to connect search users with local home-service providers. — Via Flickr: clement127| Jim Edwards / Business Insider: |
Angela Ahrendts tells employees to encourage customers to order Watch and new MacBook through Apple Store app and online store as part of “change in mindset” — Angela Ahrendts has told Apple employees ‘a significant change in mindset’ is coming to the way the company launches products
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Kleiner general partner Matt Murphy, who fired Ellen Pao, to leave KPCB — Kleiner Partner to Leave After Trial — Matt Murphy says he will look for a new opportunity — Venture-capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers will move on from its three-year legal battle … | Brad Stone / Bloomberg Business: |
Uber accounted for 47% of all ground transportation business expenses of US companies using Certify software last month; Lyft accounts for 1% — Uber Is Winning Over Americans' Expense Accounts — The app accounts for nearly half of all ground transportation business expenses at many companies in North America
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FTC to review complaint that YouTube Kids over-advertises to children — The Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday said it will review complaints by consumer groups that YouTube Kids is a hyper-commercial app with junk food and toy ads flooding the video service.| Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat: |
Google Moderator, a service that ranked user-submitted questions, suggestions, and ideas, is closing on July 31 — Google Moderator is shutting down on July 31, 2015 — Google has quietly announced Google Moderator will be shut down on July 31, 2015. Users can download their Google Moderator data …
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Square launches tools to help brick and mortar businesses create and track the effectiveness of email marketing campaigns — Square Brings Accountability To Email Marketing — Square is in the process of building up a series of products and services that use its payments platform as a foundation.| Wall Street Journal: |
Samsung hopes to rebuild depleted mobile profit margins with Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge after S5 fell flat — Samsung Looks to New Phones to Lift Mobile Profit Margins — Samsung prioritizing design over function with Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge — SEOUL—Amid signs Samsung Electronics Co … | Steven Musil / CNET: |
| Paul Sawers / VentureBeat: |
Imgur introduces embed option for online publishers to repost and attribute photos on their own site — Image-hosting platform Imgur is making it easier for publishers and bloggers to use its content, with the launch of a new embed feature. — Similar to how you can embed videos hosted on YouTube …
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Data integration company Informatica goes private after $5.3B acquisition by private equity firm Permira — Informatica goes private in $5.3 billion deal — Summary:The data integration and management software provider will pursue its growth plans as a private company owned by Permira and Canada's pension plan.| Bijan Sabet: |
Companies that need time and patience to mature may miss their chance in today's environment of huge growth rounds — Opportunities lost in a sea of growth rounds — These days in startup land we see an enormous number of startups being seed financed by angel investors, seed funds, venture capitalists, hedge funds and celebrities.
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Mumbai-based Classifieds Site Quikr Grabs $150M In New Funding — Quikr, which claims to be India's largest classified ads site, has scooped up $150 million from returning investors Tiger Global and Investment AB Kinnevik, as well as Steadview Capital. — The latest round … | Darrell Etherington / TechCrunch: |
Kobo Glo HD E-Reader Offers Resolution On Par With Kindle Voyage For $70 Less — Kobo's new Glo HD e-reader will boast the claim of highest resolution for the lowest price when it hits the market on May 1 for $129.99. The newest piece of hardware from Rakuten-owned Kobo offers 300 ppi pixel density … | Nick Wingfield / New York Times: |
Meld, creator of smart oven knobs with automatic temperature controls, launches Meld Knob and and Clip on Kickstarter — With Meld, Another Step Toward the Internet of Tasty Things — SEATTLE — Most demonstrations of new technology do not involve cooking and then tasting freshly fried potato chips …
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Reserve, the dining reservation app from startup studio Expa, acquires New York-based reservations app Zurvu and Santa Monica-based check splitting app Hail — Reserve, The Dining Reservation App From Startup Studio Expa, Beefs Up With Two Acquisitions — Reserve, the restaurant reservation company … Sponsor Posts
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