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Vox Media acquires Re/code in all-stock deal, Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher to stay at Re/code after merger — Vox Media Acquiring ReCode — ReCode, the news website led by the veteran journalists Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher, is being acquired by Vox Media, a deal that reflects …
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See also Mediagazer| Zachary M. Seward / Quartz: |
Comcast, investor in Vox Media and Recode, could end up buying them both — Vox on the block. — Before Vox Media struck a deal to buy Recode, the two digital publishers already had something in common: Comcast, which has invested in both companies and could end up owning them outright.
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Re/code's reviews team of Katie Boehret, Bonnie Cha, and Lauren Goode to join Verge staff, Mossberg to write reviews, columns for both sites — The Verge and Recode are joining forces — I'm excited to announce that The Verge's parent company Vox Media is acquiring Recode …
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| Jeff John Roberts / Fortune: |
Obama administration sides with Oracle in Supreme Court fight with Google over copyrighted Java APIs — Let Oracle own API's, Justice Dept tells top court in surprise filing — The right of companies to use key elements of computer code, known as application programming interfaces (API's) …
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| Wall Street Journal: |
Google and Yahoo have both held early acquisition talks with Flipboard in recent weeks but deal price hasn't yet been discussed — Google, Yahoo Have Had Talks to Buy Flipboard — Twitter's Flipboard discussions have largely stalled since April — Several Internet giants have inquired …
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| Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac: |
Apple replaces problematic OS X networking process discoveryd with mDNSResponder in new beta — Apple drops discoveryd in latest OS X beta following months of network issues — After many complaints from the developer community about poor networking performance on Yosemite …
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| Stephen Ohlemacher / Associated Press: |
IRS says hackers gained access to tax returns, other info of more than 100K taxpayers by targeting “Get Transcript” service and using SSNs, birth dates, more — APNewsBreak: IRS says thieves stole tax info from 100,000 — WASHINGTON (AP) — Thieves used an online service provided …
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| Lizette Chapman / Wall Street Journal: |
Dell Ventures and Intel Capital Invest $45 Million in DocuSign — Just weeks after closing funding from growth investors at a $3 billion valuation, DocuSign Inc. has raised an additional $45 million from the venture arms of Dell and Intel at the same valuation.
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| Jack Marshall / Wall Street Journal: |
Mobile web traffic adds to desktop, which is not in decline as some reports might suggest — Mobile Isn't Killing the Desktop Internet — People are increasingly accessing online content on mobile devices, but that doesn't mean the desktop is in decline.| Kurt Wagner / Re/code: |
Snapchat's Evan Spiegel on eliminating push-to-view for videos, approaching 100M daily active users, being about “entertainment”, more — Snapchat's Evan Spiegel Takes the Stage at Code Conference (Liveblog) — Snapchat considering changing or eliminating push-to-view feature.
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See also Mediagazer| Dashiell Bennett / Bloomberg Business: |
Brick and mortar retailer Hot Topic to buy ThinkGeek parent company Geeknet for $122M in cash and stock — One of the Biggest Tech IPOs of All Time Is Getting Bought by a Teen Clothing Store — From hardware company to e-tailer — Hot Topic, the fashion staple of suburban malls everywhere …
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| Juli Clover / MacRumors: |
New iOS bug crashes Messages app and reboots iPhones when a specific string of text is received via iMessage or SMS — New iOS Bug Crashing iPhones Simply by Receiving a Text Message [Includes Fix] — A new bug has been discovered in the Messages app, allowing a string of characters sent …
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