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Twitter suffers large outage on web and mobile — Social network has been suffering an ongoing outage across all platforms since 8:20am GMT — Twitter was unavailable for users worldwide on Tuesday morning, with the site apparently suffering a total outage followed by serious access problems lasting over an hour.
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Microsoft acquires MinecraftEdu, a modified version of Minecraft tailored for use in schools, used in 7K classrooms in over 40 countries — Microsoft Acquires MinecraftEdu, Tailored for Schools — SEATTLE — When Microsoft acquired the creator of the game Minecraft in 2014 …
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Social networking site Friends Reunited shuts down after 15+ years as founder works on new private sharing site Liife — Friends Reunited founder Steve Pankhurst says the site is closing — It allowed countless adults renew friendships and even rekindle old relationships long before Facebook arrived on the scene.
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GM buys Sidecar assets for less than the company raised, hiring 20 including CTO, as it plans possible commute-sharing service for GM owners — General Motors Salvages Ride-Hailing Company Sidecar for Parts — The automaker is buying the startup's technology and assets
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Apple acknowledges iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus bug showing inaccurate battery meter percentages, says it is working on a fix, suggests temporary workaround — Apple promises fix for iPhone 6s, 6s Plus not displaying accurate battery data — In a new support document … | Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
WhatsApp plans to drop $0.99 annual subscription fee, tests accounts for businesses, reiterates promise not to include ads, now has around 990M users — WhatsApp Ditches $1 Annual Fee, Tests Business Accounts But No Ads, Says CEO — Today at the DLD conference in Munich, Germany …
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Karma restores 5 Mbps speeds for $50 Neverstop unlimited data plan but will throttle to 64-128 Kbps after 15GB a month — Karma revamps unlimited data plan in response to heavy users — About 10 days ago, Karma announced that it would be cutting the speeds of its Neverstop data plan …
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CB Insights and KPMG: funding to VC-backed companies worldwide reached a record $128.5B in 2015, but slowed down in Q4 — Global Venture Capital Report - Q4 2015 — KPMG and CB Insights' Q4 2015 quarterly VC report highlights a banner year for venture capital funding …
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Apple will increase App Store prices in Canada, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Russia, Singapore, and South Africa by Friday due to exchange rate changes — App Store prices increasing in Canada, Mexico and more thanks to exchange rates — Apple will soon be increasing the prices of paid apps … | Sarah Jeong / Motherboard: |
From impersonation and spammers to Gamergate: how Twitter's rules evolved from the tension between its free-speech ethos and business reality — The History of Twitter's Rules — “Because of these principles, we do not actively monitor and will not censor user content, except in limited circumstances described below.”| Reuters: |
Facebook allocates €1M to NGOs and launches Initiative for Civil Courage Online, a Europe-wide campaign against extremist posts on social media — Facebook begins Europe-wide campaign against extremist posts — Facebook Inc (FB.O) began a Europe-wide campaign on Monday …
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Google's AMP, launching late February, will support native ads, paid subscriptions, analytics tools, and have positive effect on ranking — Google's AMP Poised To Take The Lead From Facebook's And Apple's Walled Gardens — By the end of February, Google will deploy at full scale … Sponsor Posts
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