Wednesday, February 3, 2016
Zillow Buys New York's Naked Apartments
Seattle-based real estate site Zillow Group said Wednesday that it has acquired Naked Apartments, an online apartment rental site serving New York City. The acquisition was worth $13M in cash. The com (More info...)
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Google Starts Testing Self Driving Cars In Kirkland
Google has started testing its self-driving, Lexus RX450h SUVs in North Kirkland, the company said today, as part of an extension of testing for its technology. Google said the test is part of an effo (More info...)
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Amazon Planning 400 Bricks-and-Mortars Stores?
A report on Tuesday said that Amazon.com is looking at opening up 300 to 400, bricks and mortar bookstores--although the company refused to comment on the news. The reports came from a comment from Ge (More info...)
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Microsoft Buys SwiftKey
Redmond-based Microsoft has acquired predictive typing software developer SwiftKey, in a deal that is reportedly worth around $250M. SwiftKey, which is based in London, develops software that uses art (More info...)
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Vulcan Backs Avalanche Technologies For NVRAM
Seattle-based venture investor Vulcan Capital has put its backing behind non-volatile memory maker Avalanche Technology, in a $23M funding round. Avalanche--which is based in Silicon Valley--said that (More info...)
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