Author: dumbcapital

BlaBlaCar acquires carpool rival BeepCar from Russia’s Mail.Ru

Another acquisition for French carpooling platform BlaBlaCar: It’s picked up Russian Internet giant Mail.Ru’s relatively recent rival offering, BeepCar, in what’s being billed as both an acquisition and a partnership. BlaBlaCar says the move is aimed at consolidating its international growth. “Through this acquisition, we are doubling down our commitment to develop carpooling in Russia,…

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Roku headquarters relocation extends San Jose ‘hot streak’ of landing tech companies

SAN JOSE — San Jose officials hope the Bay Area’s largest city can extend a winning streak for landing tech companies and their headquarters, an aspiration bolstered by a recent Roku mega-lease. This news organization reported Aug. 3 that Los Gatos-based Roku had signed a lease to move its headquarters to 472,000 square feet of offices…

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Chilling effects

The removal of conspiracy enthusiast content by InfoWars brings us to an interesting and important point in the history of online discourse. The current form of Internet content distribution has made it a broadcast medium akin to television or radio. Apps distribute our cat pics, our workouts, and our YouTube rants to specific audiences of followers,…

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