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Google enables ordering and delivery from restaurants directly from mobile search results in US, via Seamless, Grubhub, Eat24, and other providers — Whether you're craving deep dish pizza or pad thai, starting today you can order food from some of your favorite restaurants directly from Google search results.
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Sources: Uber has submitted a bid for Nokia's HERE mapping service, for as much as $3B — Uber Joins the Bidding for Here, Nokia's Digital Mapping Service — Uber is best known for allowing people to book a taxi through its smartphone application. But the fast-growing company has far broader ambitions.
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Alibaba in talks to buy $1.2 billion stake in India phone maker Micromax: sources — Alibaba Group Holding (BABA.N) is in talks with India's Micromax Informatics (IPO-MINF.NS) to buy an about 20 percent stake in the smartphone maker, helping the Chinese e-commerce giant expand …
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Windows 10 described as “the last version of Windows” because it will receive regular, incremental updates rather than big releases — Why Microsoft is calling Windows 10 ‘the last version of Windows’ — “Right now we're releasing Windows 10, and because Windows 10 …
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About 14% of Zappos employees accept severance as Zappos continues its months-long transition to holacratic management structure — At Zappos, Some Employees Find Offer to Leave Too Good to Refuse — About 14% of workers accept severance as retailer adopts a new management structure| Luke Dormehl / Cult of Mac: |
Ericsson takes lawsuit against Apple to Europe, wants up to $725m per year — Claiming that Apple is infringing on several of its patents, Ericsson has ramped up its lawsuit efforts against the company by expanding them to cover Germany, Britain and the Netherlands.
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Flickr head Bernardo Hernandez has left Yahoo citing personal reasons — Flickr Head Departs Yahoo Just as Latest Redesign of Photo Service Rolls Out Today — Flickr head Bernardo Hernandez has left Yahoo, just as the company rolled out Flickr 4., the latest redesign of the photo-sharing …
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Filing shows mobile shopping app Wish is now valued at $3B+ after possibly raising more than $500M — Mobile Shopping App Wish Possibly Raised More Than $500 Million, Now Valued At $3 Billion — Earlier this week, startups including human resources software provider Zenefits … | Christian Sandvig / Social Media Collective: |
Facebook's news polarization study is flawed because it only counted users self-reporting their ideological affiliation — The Facebook “It's Not Our Fault” Study — Today in Science, members of the Facebook data science team released a provocative study about adult Facebook users in the US …
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Google may debut an à la carte app permission system for Android, similar to App Ops in Android 4.3, at Google I/O — Android could finally be getting back à la carte app permissions — As it stand right now, app permission control in Android is frustratingly monolithic.| James B. Stewart / New York Times: |
In Europe, Google is considered a search monopolist, but its entry into wireless and broadband in the US could make it a champion of competition — Not to Be Stopped, Google Takes On the Wireless World — Call it the Google paradox. — Last month, the European Union's antitrust chief accused Google … | TechCrunch: |
AOL Q1 Beats With $625.1M In Sales, EPS Of $0.34 On Back Of Ad Growth — Amid a challenging market for tech stocks this quarter, AOL today reported its most recent earnings. For the quarter that ended March 31, the company posted revenues of $625.1 million and adjusted earnings per share of $0.34.| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Facebook's app install ads can now deep link to information in an app opened for the first time — Facebook Launches In-App Purchase Install Ads — Facebook is combining its lucrative app install ads with deep linking so a specific in-app purchase page opens once the app downloads.
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