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(Discord image) Game-focused VoIP app Discord has reportedly made its way into the market and it’s possible Microsoft is the buyer. VentureBeat’s Dean Takahashi reported Monday that Discord is in final negotiating a sale with an unspecified buyer and is in “active talks” with a few others. The purchase price could be well north of … Read more
OTTAWA – When seven police officers arrived at Debbie Baptiste’s house in August 2016, circling the house and carrying rifles, they informed her that her son was dead. Instead of comforting the grieving mother, they asked if she had been drinking and told her to “put it all together.” Police’s persistent treatment of Ms. Baptiste, … Read more
Shares in Box, a well-known content and collaboration company that went public in 2015, rose today after Reuters reported the company was considering a sale. TechCrunch had previously discussed mounting investor pressures for Box to ignite its stock price after years in the wilds of the public market. As of today’s close of trading, Box’s … Read more
(CNN) – Curious about what your CNN readers are buying with underline? Each month we will round up our readers’ favorite products – the products readers like you have collected the most over the past 28 days. This month, readers bought products to show loved ones the importance of working more comfortably from the couch … Read more
Roku’s search for unique programming may have made it a focal point for home renovation fans. . reports that Roku bought the rights to This Old House, including its 1,500+ episodes and even the television studio. While it has already streamed past episodes of TOH and Ask This Old House for free on the Roku … Read more
AstraZeneca said Monday that advanced study data from a U.S. study on its vaccine shows it is 79% effective at preventing symptomatic COVID-19 and 100% effective at halting serious illness and hospitalization. The first results are among the information AstraZeneca is required to provide to the Food and Drug Administration. An FDA advisory committee will … Read more
(Photo without bottom) New financing: Bottomless, the small Seattle startup with big e-commerce dreams, has raised $ 4.5 million in a new Series A funding round to support the continued growth of its business. How it works: Developed four years ago by married couple Michael Mayer and Liana Herrera, Bottomless combines their WiFi-enabled rechargeable coffee … Read more
Here’s what you need to know: Luis Arellano receiving his first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine inside JBS USA’s beef plant in Greeley, Colo., this month.Credit…Pool photo by Alex McIntyre Employees at food processing facilities, which had some of the country’s largest known coronavirus outbreaks early in the pandemic, are now eligible for vaccines in … Read more
Kate Hiscox has a moment. Her company, Sivo, which was founded eight months ago, has already raised $ 5 million from investors with a post-money value of $ 100 million. She is in active conversation with others who would like her to consider accepting Series A funding from them. Part of the attention is owed … Read more
Apple’s copyright protection technology will cost the company dearly. According to Bloomberg, a Marshall, Texas court ordered Apple to pay $ 308.5 million to Personalized Media Communications for allegedly violating a digital rights management (DRM) patent. PMC claimed in 2015 that the FairPlay technology used in the App Store, Apple Music and iTunes infringed seven … Read more