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A marginal idea poorly executed: Vessel offers early access to YouTube stars for $2.99/mth

By Duncan Riley Mar 24, 2015

Vessel Group, Inc. (Vessel), the company founded by former Hulu CEO Jason Kilar, now offers exclusive content from YouTube stars for a price. The service was launched Tuesday after a period of private beta testing. The site,…

Samsung and 11 more manufactures team-up with Microsoft to preinstall apps on Android devices

By James Farrell Mar 24, 2015

On Monday Microsoft revealed that it was expanding its partnership with Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd to pre-install Microsoft Office apps (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote), OneDrive, and Skype, on Samsung’s Android tablets. Adding to…

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Rubrik launches out of stealth with ambitious plan to “eliminate backup software” in the enterprise

By Maria Deutscher Mar 24, 2015

A team of veteran engineers and technology executives exited stealth this morning to change how organizations protect their most sensitive information. The 22-strong Rubrik Inc. hopes to stop at nothing short of “redefining” the…

Rumor: Slack in talks to raise capital at a valuation of $2B-plus

By Collen Kriel Mar 24, 2015

Slack Technologies, Inc., the company behind the enterprise messaging platform Slack, is said to be in talks with investors to raise capital at a valuation of between $2 billion and $2.6 billion. The news…

Do not want: Twitter is testing auto-playing videos

By Duncan Riley Mar 24, 2015

Following the worst trends in forced viewership as pioneered by Facebook, Twitter, Inc. is now testing the abomination of auto-playing videos. According to Adage, the microblogging come messaging service is currently testing it in the…

Cyanogen raises $80 million Series C from investors including Twitter & Rupert Murdoch

By Duncan Riley Mar 23, 2015

Mobile operating system startup Cyanogen Inc. has raised $80 million Series C financing in a round led by Premji Invest included Twitter Ventures, Qualcomm Incorporated, Telefónica Ventures, Smartfren Telecom, Index Ventures, Access Industries, Rupert…