October 23, 2017
Snapchat dangles referral traffic with link sharing from other apps
In an update to Snapchat’s iOS app today, Snap began rolling out two important new features. You now can share links from other apps via the iOS share…
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October 23, 2017
Google ‘actively investigating’ reports of OLED burn-in issues on Pixel 2 XL displays
The Google Pixel 2 XL may have just launched this past week, but over the weekend reports began to surface that the device’s OLED screen was already exhibiting…
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Global app revenue and downloads hit record levels in Q3
App downloads and revenue hit record levels in the third quarter of 2017, according to a new report out this morning from App Annie. Downloads across the two…
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Heartland startups finally strike back
A year ago the Midwest seemed on the cusp of a renaissance. Small towns and cities from Pittsburgh to Omaha had perfected the YC model of accelerator creation…
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Netflix is raising $1.6B in debt as its content costs balloon
Netflix today said it was raising a very large lump of debt for the typical laundry list of uses that you’ll find in a filing with the SEC —…
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Hearsay acquires Mast Mobile’s tech for adding work numbers and CRM integration on your smartphone
Hearsay Systems is announcing that it has acquired technology and intellectual property from Mast Mobile. The Mast service allowed businesses to manage work and personal numbers on a…
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Analogue’s Super Nt comes with two SNES games, including a ‘Director’s Cut’
The SNES Classic from Nintendo is pretty great, and it ships with the previously unreleased Star Fox 2 in the box. But Analogue’s amazing Super Nt – a…
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Cisco scoops up BroadSoft for $1.9 billion to boost communications tools portfolio
One thing is clear, Cisco is not afraid to use its considerable cash on hand to fill in holes in its product portfolio. Today it wrote out a…
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WeWork acquires Flatiron School
WeWork, the behemoth co-working company valued at $20 billion, has today announced the acquisition of Flatiron School. Flatiron School is a coding education platform that offers both online…
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ActionIQ nabs $30M led by A16Z to bring big data targeting to marketers
The trend of using big data analytics to glean more targeted insights for your business continues to be democratized, with an increasing number of startups hitting the market…
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