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Manage Email SubscriptionsGrocery delivery startup Instacart, which today said it raised $220 million at a $2 billion valuation, is trying to succeed where Webvan failed.
Privacy International says the U.K. "simply cannot command foreign manufacturers and providers of services such as Whatsapp or Google Hangout to modify their services to accommodate the desires of British spies.”
U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron has sparked controversy by saying that should he win the upcoming general elections, his government would push through new legislation allowing law enforcement access to the content of private, encrypted Internet communications.
Music-streaming service Spotify says it has 15 million paying users out of a base of 60 million active monthly users – a 25% conversion rate which has remained steady since last May. The company now faces imminent and strategic competition from tech giants Google and Apple.
Database-technology company Teradata has agreed to buy Tel Aviv-based mobile-marketing-automation startup Appoxee for about $20 million, according to two people familiar with the matter.
The picture is a bit muddy for personal computer sales over the holiday season. One thing is crystal clear, though: Cheap machines led the pack.
For data-hungry TV executives and ad agencies, tweets about television programs are an “additional signal” that can help determine how new programs might fare on premiere night, according to a new Nielsen study.
The White House is catching up with the public perception that Americans have lost control of their personal data.
Apple's much-anticipated smart watch isn't even available yet, but digital marketing firms are already experimenting with ways to place brands directly on users’ wrists.
Google appears to no longer be fixing security flaws in the oldest versions of its smartphone Internet browser.
IBM was awarded more U.S. patents than any other company for the 22nd consecutive year, according to a new report, but Google and Apple climbed in the ranking.
MongoDB is one of several young database companies that aims to handle new types of data that are emerging that don’t fit into the traditional columns and rows.
A joint statement signed by EU leaders places the onus on major Internet providers to report terror-related material online.
Here's what you need to know about Paytm, the Indian company Alibaba is investing $575 million in.
It's game over for Nintendo in Brazil.
Fuhu's CEO Jim Mitchell wants to take on not just the iPad, but Beats headphones, GoPro rugged action cameras and more with a full lineup of devices that are built for not only kids, but their parents, too.
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