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Square files publicly for an IPO on $560.6M revenue and $77.6M loss for first half of 2015, seeks listing on NYSE under symbol SQ — Square Files For IPO On $560.6M In Half Year Revenue, Slim $77.6M Loss — As expected, Square has filed to go public. The financial transactions shop reported …
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| Ken Yeung / VentureBeat: |
Square lost $56M+ in Starbucks deal over three years, partnership to end in Q3 2016 — Square's deal with Starbucks is a bust, and will end in Q3 next year — In 2012, Square formed a partnership with Starbucks that ranked among the biggest of the payments company's history.| William Alden / BuzzFeed: |
Square guaranteed investors in its most recent round a 20% return, S-1 shows — Square Promised Some Venture Capital Backers A 20% Return — The payments company revealed the special provision, known as a ratchet, in its IPO prospectus today. — Jack Dorsey, CEO of Square.| Katie Roof / TechCrunch: |
Dorsey owns 24.4% of Square, co-founder McKelvey 9.4%, Khosla Ventures 17.3% — Jack Dorsey Owns 24.4% Of Square — Square's newly revealed IPO filing shows that co-founder and CEO Jack Dorsey is the largest shareholder, owning 24.4 percent of the company.
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| Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac: |
Apple opens restricted stock unit program to all employees, including retail and AppleCare staff — Tim Cook Memo: Apple launches RSU shares program for all employees to retain talent — Apple today announced a significant new initiative internally for employees that “effectively [makes] …
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| Miguel Helft / Forbes: |
What bubble? With so many high-growth companies building sustainable businesses, the unicorn boom has just begun — What Bubble? The Unicorn Boom Has Just Begun — For the anxious throng worried about spiraling startup valuations-a group now big enough to pass for conventional wisdom …
Tweets: @paultoo, @mikesimonsen, @mhelft, @pkedrosky, @pmarca and @dangillmor
| Ben Popper / The Verge: |
Netflix Q3: $1.74B in revenue, $74M in profit, down from $110M for same period last year, company adds 3.62M new subscribers globally — Netflix stumbles on profit, but subscriber base swells to nearly 70 million — Netflix is one of the best performing stocks in the S&P 500 right now …
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US Justice Department and FBI investigating whether fantasty sports sites should continue operating under “games of skill” exemption — FBI, Justice Department Investigating Daily Fantasy Sports Business Model — FBI agents have been contacting customers of DraftKings to ask them about their experiences
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Twitter appoints former Google chief business officer Omid Kordestani as executive chairman — Omid Kordestani Leaves Google, Joins Twitter As Its Executive Chairman — Yet more changes afoot for Twitter as the social network continues its big turnaround effort.
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| Chris Ziegler / The Verge: |
Tesla autopilot software begins rolling out to Model S cars in US Thursday, Europe and Asia within weeks; fully autonomous cars three years away says Musk — Tesla's cars can drive themselves starting tomorrow — At a press event today, Tesla announced the release tomorrow of version 7 … | Praveen Maloo / Office Blogs: |
Skype for Business iOS app comes out of preview, Android public release later this year — Skype for Business iOS app now available — It's never been more important to be able to get work done and collaborate with others from anywhere—be it participating in an important meeting … | Ina Fried / Re/code: |
AT&T to launch NumberSync, a service that lets multiple devices share one phone number, removing friction from owning multiple devices with cellular — AT&T Readies Technology to Let Multiple Devices Share One Phone Number — AT&T is nearly ready to launch a feature that will allow …
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