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Money Archive

Archives for January 2014

Technology
Facebook’s New Branch Hire Tweets About His Medium PostsFacebook’s New Branch Hire Tweets About His Medium Posts
Technology
uTest Raises $43 Million for Crowdsourced TestinguTest Raises $43 Million for Crowdsourced Testing
Technology

With 100,000 paid testers, uTest reviews software for companies including Google, Microsoft and Amazon.

By Liz Gannes
Technology
New Code Conference Speakers: Nest’s Fadell and Dropbox’s HoustonNew Code Conference Speakers: Nest’s Fadell and Dropbox’s Houston
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The entrepreneurs are in the house.

By Kara Swisher
Technology
Animal Planet! Team BuzzFeed Launches The Dodo With $2 Million and a Site Built by Rebel Mouse.Animal Planet! Team BuzzFeed Launches The Dodo With $2 Million and a Site Built by Rebel Mouse.
Technology

If you like looking at animals, and reading about animals, and watching videos of animals -- but nothing else -- this may be for you.

By Peter Kafka
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Augmented Reality CEO Calls for an End to Augmented Reality “Gimmicks”Augmented Reality CEO Calls for an End to Augmented Reality “Gimmicks”
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If AR is going to work, Catchoom’s David Marimon says, it has to be direct and actionable.

By Eric Johnson
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Airbnb Credits New Users With as Much as $300Airbnb Credits New Users With as Much as $300
Technology
By Liz Gannes
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Wealthfront Leaps Out in Online Financial AdvisingWealthfront Leaps Out in Online Financial Advising
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Wealthfront now has $570 million in assets under management, much of it from young wealth in Silicon Valley.

By Liz Gannes
Technology
Amazon Tries to Seduce You With Fish Taco Seasoning and Cream of Mushroom SoupAmazon Tries to Seduce You With Fish Taco Seasoning and Cream of Mushroom Soup
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In the wake of its San Francisco launch, Amazon Fresh is delivering free groceries to potential customers.

By Jason Del Rey
Technology
Heavily Funded Ideeli Sells to Groupon for $43 MillionHeavily Funded Ideeli Sells to Groupon for $43 Million
Technology

The once-promising site has been looking for a buyer.

By Jason Del Rey
Technology
Facebook Buys Branch, the Messaging Startup Backed by Twitter’s Co-FoundersFacebook Buys Branch, the Messaging Startup Backed by Twitter’s Co-Founders
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A $15 million “acqhire”; the team will be building out a new “Conversations group” for Mark Zuckerberg.

By Peter Kafka
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Wandoujia, One of China’s Biggest App Stores, Lands $120 Million RoundWandoujia, One of China’s Biggest App Stores, Lands $120 Million Round
Technology

SoftBank backs Beijing’s hottest Android App store.

By Mike Isaac
Technology
GoDaddy Strikes Office 365 Partnership With MicrosoftGoDaddy Strikes Office 365 Partnership With Microsoft
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The deal is yet another example of GoDaddy’s efforts to increase the number of the solutions it provides for its 12 million customers.

By Kara Swisher
Technology
What the Heck Is a RAM Scraper?What the Heck Is a RAM Scraper?
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A look at the kind of malware that appears to be at the center of the Target breach.

By Arik Hesseldahl
Technology
This Golden MomentThis Golden Moment
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By Voices
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NBCUniversal Invests in Ken Lerer’s NowThis NewsNBCUniversal Invests in Ken Lerer’s NowThis News
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By Peter Kafka