Axel Springer Buys 88% of Business Insider for $343 Million
German media company Axel Springer SE agreed to buy an 88 percent stake in Business Insider Inc. for $343 million. — Axel Springer already owns a 9 percent stake in New York-based Business Insider, ...
Service marketplace Thumbtack raises $125M at a $1.3B valuation, led by Scottish money management firm Baillie Gifford
Thumbtack Raises New Funding at a $1.3 Billion Valuation — Thumbtack, which handles marketing and job listings for professionals like yoga instructors and electricians …
OS X 10.11 El Capitan review: Apple focuses on refinements with under-the-hood improvements, tweaks to apps and Spotlight, and new Split View multitasking mode
OS X 10.11 El Capitan: The Ars Technica Review — Apple brings refinement and under-the-hood changes to Yosemite's new design.
Google Nexus event keynote liveblog
Live from Google's Nexus event — We're live from Google's Nexus event in San Francisco, California. Join us as we see the new flagship Android device take shape.
Microsoft's Project Spark game creator will move from microtransactions to a free and open creation model
Project Spark Transitions into Free Incubation Engine Next Week — On October 5, Project Spark will transition from its microtransaction model to a free and open creation engine.
Google tries to make its cars drive more like humans by cutting corners, edging into intersections, and crossing double-yellow lines
Google Tries to Make Its Cars Drive More Like Humans — Autonomous vehicles are learning to edge into intersections, cut corners
Sources: Indian mobile wallet firm Paytm gets $680M from Alibaba and Ant Financial
Alibaba, Ant Financial invest about $680 million in Paytm, up stake to 40% … NEW DELHI: Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding has made a strategic investment in One97 Communications …
Apple's new privacy site explains exactly how it uses your data
Apple has launched a new privacy policy website to explain in exacting detail how it users customers' data. — The updated site is intended to list virtually every core use of data by services like A...
Microsoft details Azure Data Lake plans, says public preview is coming later this year
Microsoft fleshes out its Azure Data Lake plans; readies public preview — Microsoft plans to make its Azure Data Lake store, analytics service and new query language — all derivatives …
Google and NASA extend quantum computing contract with D-Wave Systems
The quest for an entirely new type of computer will continue at NASA's Ames Research Center, which is nestled in the heart of Silicon Valley. The space agency, along with Google GOOG and the Universi...
LG enters US laptop market with 13" and 14" LG Gram ultrabooks, starting at $899
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Amazon Launches Flex To Rival Postmates In On-Demand, Crowdsourced Delivery
Amazon looked at buying Postmates earlier this year, but in the end it built a service that will go head to head in competing with it: the e-commerce giant today took the wraps off Flex, a new on-dema...
Live stream of Google's press event; Nexus 5X, Nexus 6P, Pixel C tablet, new Chromecast expected
Google Press Event 9/29/15 — S'more to love...
Skype gets cozy with Android Wear, brings calls and chats to your wrist
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Google equips Street View cars with Aclima sensors to map air quality in California, following its successful pilot program in Denver
Karin Tuxen-Bettman / Google Green Blog :
Chipworks: Both Samsung and TSMC are making the A9 chip for Apple
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Slack revamps Posts feature to better compete with email, making it easier to create, share, and discuss long-form messages
Slack does messaging. JC Torres / SlashGear : Slack's Posts 2.0 is trying to kill email this time Christopher Klimovski / Engadget : Slack Posts 2.0 explains big ideas without sending more emails Nate...
Microsoft explains data collection practices, says Windows 10 doesn't infringe on user privacy
In today's connected world … Peter Bright / Ars Technica : Microsoft reaffirms privacy commitment, but Windows will keep collecting data Steve Dent / Engadget : Microsoft promises that Windows 10 does...
Microsoft revamps its financial reporting into three new operating segments: Productivity, Intelligent Cloud, and More Personal Computing
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Samsung to Shutter Milk Video Service in November
Janko Roettgers / Variety :
Drupal-focused web-software provider Acquia raises $55M Series G, bringing total raised to nearly $189M, staying private for now
Curt Woodward / BetaBoston :
Microsoft acquires product and tech assets of Adxstudio, which makes web portals for Dynamics CRM
project and portfolio management (PPM) for the mobile-first, cloud-first world Bill Bennett / The Register : Microsoft eats its Dynamics CRM young with Adxstudio buy Dave Shanahan / WinBeta : Microsof...
Google launches Customer Match enabling advertisers target ads based on customer e-mail addresses, rolls out Universal App Campaigns announced in May
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch :
Yahoo will proceed with Alibaba spinoff even if IRS does not issue favorable ruling on the transaction as tax free
Alexei Oreskovic / Business Insider :
Google Expeditions Pioneer teams to offer classrooms one-day access to Cardboard-based VR kits for virtual field trips
David Quaid / Official Google for Work Blog :
Medium says it raised $57M in a round led by Andreessen Horowitz, at a $400M valuation according to sources
it's basically this generation's version of PR Newswire M.G. Siegler / 500ish Words : The Medium and The Message Duncan Riley / SiliconANGLE : Blogging platform provider Medium raises $57m Series B Dr...
Sources: cybersecurity startup Tanium adds $30M to the previously reported $120M Series G
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Zoho CRM Plus in 2025: A year of thoughtful CX improvements
2025 marked 11 years of building a customer experience platform designed to support organizations as customer expectations, channels …
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Backing up Office 365, Google Workspace, Dropbox & Box data is critical to preventing data loss or corruption, complying with laws and avoiding critical downtime in case of a disaster.