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US appeals court rules Google's book-scanning project legal, dismisses lawsuit brought by Authors Guild that alleged massive copyright infringement — Appeals Court Backs Google in Copyright Lawsuit Over Book Scanning — A federal appeals court in New York on Friday dismissed a lawsuit brought …
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Red Hat acquires devops firm Ansible, source says for over $100M — Source: Red Hat is buying Ansible for more than $100M — EXCLUSIVE: — Publicly traded enterprise software company Red Hat has acquired devops software startup Ansible for more than $100 million, VentureBeat has learned.| Fred Imbert / CNBC: |
Steve Ballmer says he bought a 4% stake in Twitter, which is larger than CEO Jack Dorsey's 3.2% stake — Twitter shares pop on report of Ballmer investment — Twitter's stock rose on Friday after a Bloomberg report said former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer took a 4 percent stake in the company.
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Sources: Nintendo distributing SDK for NX game console ahead of possible 2016 launch; package to include mobile unit for use with the console or on the road — Nintendo Begins Distributing Software Kit for New NX Platform — Move suggests Nintendo may launch NX in 2016, analyst says
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App Annie: iOS App Store revenue was about 80% higher than Google Play in Q3 2015, up from 70% in Q2 2015 — iOS App Store Revenue Now 80 Percent Higher Than Google Play, Thanks To China — The move to larger-screened iPhones has led to China becoming Apple's most important market … | Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat: |
Google removes “OK Google” hotword to trigger voice search from Chrome for Mac, Linux, and Windows — Google removes ‘OK Google’ voice search from Chrome — Google this week released Chrome 46, adding a slew of new developer features and simplifying the page's security icon.
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Sources: IBM allows Chinese government to review product source code in secure room — IBM Allows Chinese Government to Review Source Code — China has been pressuring U.S. tech companies to hand over source code to prove there are no security risks — BEIJING— International Business …
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Restaurant Search App Zomato Lays Off 300, 10% Of Staff, In Shift Away From Live Data Collection — Some belt tightening underway at Zomato, the $1 billion+ restaurant discovery portal based out of India that is now active in 22 countries. TechCrunch has learned, and has now confirmed with the company …
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Mobile storytelling app Flipagram, which has John Doerr and Mike Moritz on its board, cuts 20% of staff — Flipagram, a photo-story app that raised $70 million from 2 of the best investors in Silicon Valley, has laid off 20% of its staff — Flipagram, the mobile storytelling app … | Alice Truong / Quartz: |
Dorsey gave 15M shares back to Square and Start Small Foundation, an organization to invest in local businesses and underserved communities, pledges 40M more — Jack Dorsey is giving almost 20% of Square to an organization serving struggling communities — Square CEO Jack Dorsey is donating … | Douglas MacMillan / Wall Street Journal: |
YC raises $700M “Continuity Fund”, managed by Ali Rowghani, to invest in later rounds of all YC startups valued under $300M and select YC startups valued $300M+ — Tech Incubator Y Combinator Takes New Tack With Venture Capital Fund — Backers bet $700 million fund …
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