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Hiatus raises $1.2M in seed funding.

March 1, 2017
All, North America, Start Ups and Innovations, Startup Funding
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New York-based startup Hiatus has raised $1.2M in seed funding. The startup helps you identify (and potentially cancel) your monthly reoccurring subscriptions. Founded in 2015, Hiatus first connects to your…

Google Acquires Start-Up Divide

May 20, 2014
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Moving to strengthen Android's appeal to enterprise customers, Google on Monday acquired Divide, a mobile device management platform, for an undisclosed sum. Divide announced the deal on its blog, noting…

MOG founder Hyman sues Beats for $20 million

May 17, 2014
All, Mergers and Acquisitions, North America, Start Ups and Innovations, Technology
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Beats Electronics, which is close to being sold to Apple Inc for $3.2 billion, has been sued by the founder of a music service Beats bought two years ago claiming…

Apple and Samsung back in court over patent damages

November 13, 2013
All, Company News, North America, Technology

Apple and Samsung are returning to court in one of the most high-profile patent battles of recent times. The two archrivals are in a California court today as a new…

Twitter hit with $124 million lawsuit over private stock sale

October 31, 2013
All, Company News, North America, Social Media, Twitter

Twitter Inc was sued for $124 million on Wednesday by two companies claiming the social media darling fraudulently had them organize a private sale of its shares to stoke investor…

Charleston-based software firm PeopleMatter raises $16 million

October 29, 2013
All, North America, Start Ups and Innovations, Startup Funding

Charleston-based PeopleMatter announced on Monday that it has secured $16 million in Series E funding bringing its total startup capital kitty to $63 million. The $16 million funding was led…

Facebook to pay 614,000 users $15 each over privacy concerns

August 28, 2013
All, Facebook, News, North America, Social Media
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After more than two years of deliberation, a U.S. federal judge in California has granted final approval for Facebook’s $20 million settlement of a lawsuit over its “Sponsored Story” advertisements,…

New York Times, Twitter and Huffington Post hacked by Syrian group

August 28, 2013
All, News, North America, Security, Technology
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Media companies including the New York Times, Twitter and the Huffington Post lost control of some of their websites Tuesday after hackers supporting the Syrian government breached the Australian Internet…