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Verizon to acquire AOL at $50 per share at an estimated total value of $4.4B, Tim Armstrong to continue leading AOL operations — Verizon to Acquire AOL — Deal Creates Unique and Scaled Digital Media Platforms for Consumers, Advertisers and Partners — NEW YORK - Taking another significant step …
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See also Mediagazer| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Internal memo from AOL CEO Tim Armstrong on Verizon takeover — In Big Content Push, Verizon Buys AOL For $4.4B [Internal Memo From AOL CEO Tim Armstrong] — So this just happened. AOL, owner of TechCrunch, is getting acquired: U.S. carrier Verizon said in a statement that it is buying …
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See also Mediagazer| Kara Swisher / Re/code: |
Sources: AOL in talks to spin off HuffPost, primarily with Axel Springer, at a valuation over $1B — AOL Has Been in Talks to Spin Off HuffPost as Part of Verizon Acquisition Deal — According to numerous sources, while it has been negotiating its deal to sell to Verizon … | Alex Kantrowitz / AdAge: |
Ad-Tech, not Content, Is King in the Verizon-AOL Deal — Takeaways From This Morning's Announcement — The deal of the year may be upon us. — Today, Verizon announced it has reached an agreement to buy AOL for $4.4 billion. The move, expected to be completed this summer …
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See also Mediagazer| Fred Imbert / CNBC: |
AOL stock up more than 18% on news that Verizon is acquiring the company for $4.4B — Verizon to buy AOL for $4.4 billion — Telecom giant Verizon announced Tuesday it will be buying AOL for $50 per share, or about $4.4 billion. — The transaction will take the form of a tender offer followed …
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| Stephanie Sawler / Skype Blogs: |
Skype Translator Preview now available to all, no sign-up required — Skype Translator Preview Access Just Got Easier! — Skype's mission is to bring people together from all over the world, and with Skype Translator we are breaking down language barriers that have historically …
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| Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / Motherboard: |
Google Confirms Cops Can Wiretap Your Hangouts — In the wake of all the Edward Snowden revelations, a seemingly endless series of encryption apps, all promising some degree “NSA-proof” security, have come out trying to take advantage of this new anti-surveillance business opportunity.
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| Deborah Gage / Wall Street Journal: |
Database company MarkLogic announces $102M round led by Wellington Management at a pre-money $1B valuation — Database Vendor MarkLogic Joins Billion-Dollar Club With New Funding … MarkLogic Corp. has joined the ranks of the world's most valuable private companies …
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DocuSign raises $233M round led by Brookside Capital, sources say at a valuation of $3B — DocuSign Lands $233 Million Investment at $3 Billion Valuation — DocuSign, the digital signature software company, has raised a $233 million series F investment.
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| Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat: |
Firefox 38 arrives with DRM tech required to watch Netflix video, Ruby annotation, revamped look on Android — Mozilla today launched Firefox 38 for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Android. Notable additions to the browser include digital rights management (DRM) tech for playing protected content … | Matt Weinberger / Business Insider: |
Square Capital, the advance-payment arm of Square, announces new funding, says it's loaned $25M in last month, over $500M to small businesses in last 18 months — PayPal and Square are fighting over funding small businesses — Getting cash into the hands of small businesses is turning …
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| Ben Popper / The Verge: |
Lily is a drone that autonomously follows you with the aid of a pocketable GPS device, on sale for $499, will retail next month at $899 — To use this drone, just throw it in the air and start running — The consumer drone industry is increasingly positioning itself as a maker of flying cameras, not autonomous robots.
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| Periscope / Medium: |
Periscope update adds an option to sign up without a Twitter account using your phone number — Six Weeks In — The past six weeks have been unforgettable. Thank you for your global perspective, for your thoughtful feedback, and inspiring ideas. We've shipped three updates since our last blog post … | Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat: |
BitTorrent's encrypted P2P chat app Bleep launches publicly for Android, iOS, Windows, and Mac with new whisper option that deletes messages after 25 seconds — BitTorrent's encrypted P2P chat app Bleep launches publicly for Android, iOS, Windows, and Mac — BitTorrent today launched its encrypted P2P chat app Bleep.
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