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Content delivery network (CDN) firm Fastly, Inc. has raised $75 million Series D in a round led by Iconiq Capital that included existing investors Amplify Partners, August Capital, Battery Ventures, IDG Ventures, and O’Reilly AlphaTech Ventures. Founded in 2011, Fastly bills itself …
Circlejerk Google takeover stories miss one thing: why would anyone want to buy Twitter today?
Circlejerk: a pejorative slang term referring to a positive feedback loop which occurs when an idea, belief or meme that is already customary within an online community becomes re-iterated and rewarded in a perpetual cycle. Know Your Meme It’s a matter of …
Apple denies planning an MVNO as stock takes a battering on report
Apple, Inc. broke its usual policy of remaining silent on rumors and speculation Tuesday by coming out publicly and flat out denying that it was planning a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) service. “We have not discussed nor do we have any …
Hackers utilize Yahoo ads to deliver malware to millions of users
Yahoo, Inc.’s advertising network has been found to be unknowingly serving malicious code that may have seen millions of visitors to Yahoo properties hacked. The attack, which is reported to have started on July 28, saw malware that exploited Flash vulnerabilities delivered …
Samsung Galaxy Note 5 pics show no more removable battery or microSD card slot
An alleged photo leak of Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.’s upcoming Galaxy Note 5 not only confirms previous leaks about the device, it confirms many a Samsung fans’ worst nightmare: no removable battery and no microSD card slot. The pictures, provided to Android …
History repeats: Uber and the second great tech bubble
We’re going to meet a lot of lonely people in the next week and the next month and the next year. And when they ask us what we’re doing, you can say, We’re remembering. That’s where we’ll win out in the long …
Twitter testing new News tab feature with U.S. based iOS and Android users
Twitter, Inc. has started testing a new “News tab” feature with users of its Android and iOS apps in the United States, which as the name suggests, offers a service that provides breaking news to users. According to reports, the tab is …
Chinese accommodation sharing site Tujia raises $300m Series D on unicorn valuation
Chinese accommodation sharing site TuJia Online Information and Technology Company of Limited Liability (Tujia) has raised $300 million Series D in around led by All-Stars Investment that included The Ascot Ltd. According to reports, the new round was on a valuation over …
Report: Apple looking to launch MVNO service in U.S., Europe
Apple may be about to enter the telco business with a report Monday that the computing and device giant is considering launching a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) service. According to Business Insider, Apple is already privately testing an MVNO service in …