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Didi Chuxing acquires Uber China; Uber China investors get a 20% stake of the combined business, which sources say has a $35B valuation — Uber Technologies Inc. will merge its China business with Didi Chuxing, the dominant ride-hailing service in the country, according to people familiar with the matter.
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Didi Chuxing to acquire UberChina — Combined resources to promote healthy development of the rideshare industry — Didi Chuxing today announced a strategic agreement with Uber under which Didi Chuxing will acquire all assets of UberChina—including its brand,business operations and data—for operation within mainland China.
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Salesforce buys word processing app Quip, sources say for $750M — Salesforce is continuing its buying spree to expand the services that it offers to its customers. The company has just announced that it is acquiring Quip, the cloud-based word processing app that was co-founded by Bret Taylor, formerly CTO of Facebook.
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New York's correctional dept., at Gov. Cuomo's behest, makes playing online games a parole violation for sex offenders, spurred by report on Pokémon Go usage — At the direction of Governor Andrew Cuomo, New York's correctional department has made playing online games a violation … | Reuters: |
Judge voids VirnetX's $625.6M patent infringement verdict in case against Apple, says it was unfair that two lawsuits were combined in one trial; new trials set — A federal judge has thrown out a verdict requiring Apple Inc (AAPL.O) to pay VirnetX Holding Corp (VHC.A) …
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Verizon buys Fleetmatics, provider of SaaS GPS and logistics products, for $2.4B in cash — Hot off the heels of its acquisition of Yahoo last week for $4.8 billion, today Verizon announced another huge purchase: it's buying Fleetmatics, a telematics company based out of Dublin, Ireland … | Peter Sterne / Politico: |
Gawker Media founder Nick Denton files for Chapter 11 personal bankruptcy protection; in tweet, he says his colleagues will be “freed” from Thiel's “vendetta” — Denton's bankruptcy comes as a result of Hulk Hogan's lawsuit against Gawker| Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge: |
Washington state sues Comcast for $100M+, saying customers paid $73M for “near-worthless” protection plan over 5 years, had their credit unnecessarily checked — Comcast is being sued for more than $100 million by Washington state, which claims that the cable giant illegally deceived customers … | Kashmir Hill / Fusion: |
Researchers used 2D photos to reconstruct fingerprints, successfully unlock Samsung Galaxy S6 for police — Last week, Rose Eveleth reported that police in Michigan asked a 3D printing lab to recreate a dead man's fingers so they could unlock his phone and look for clues to who murdered him.
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Microsoft's Xbox Summer Update finally brings Cortana to all Xbox One systems in the US and UK, along with background music, enhanced language settings, more — Niantic Labs' John Hanke will be delivering a fireside chat for AR/VR day (augmented reality/virtual reality) at GamesBeat 2016.| Jack Marshall / Wall Street Journal: |
Brave Raises $4.5 Million to Fuel Growth of Ad-Blocking Browser — The company has raised $7 million in the last year — Brave Software announced Monday that it has raised $4.5 million to help grow its ad-blocking, privacy-centric web browser, which aims to nullify many of the ad targeting …
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Alabama-based Shipt raises $20M Series A to challenge Instacart, Amazon, and Google in fresh food delivery, after becoming profitable in most of its markets — Nestled in a valley between the two tailing ends of the Appalachian foothills, the southern city of Birmingham … Sponsor Posts
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