Activision Blizzard acquires Candy Crush maker King.com & more

Tuesday, November 3, 2015 Posted by bloggerdaddy

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3 2015 TODAY'S TOP STORIES:

TOP HEADLINE | Cat Zakrzewski, Alex Wilhelm

If The 2016 Candidates Were Tech Companies

Dear reader, Please keep in mind that this list is tongue-in-cheek. We are being silly. If you take this list seriously, and complain, we shall giggle at you.... Read More…

Sarah Perez

CBS Will Launch A New “Star Trek” TV Series On Its Streaming Service, Not Network TV

CBS's own over-the-top streaming service aimed at cord cutters has largely flown under the radar in comparison with more popular competitors like Netflix and... Read More…

BlaBlaCar COO Nicolas Brusson To Talk About France's New Unicorn At Disrupt London

BlaBlaCar has been building a global ride-sharing marketplace for long distance rides. It recently raised €180 million at an insane valuation of €1.4 billion (or $200 million at a $1.6 billion valuation). See what else he has to say about the future of this company! Ticket prices increase this Friday - Get yours now! Learn More…

Drew Olanoff

Activision Blizzard Acquires Candy Crush Maker King Digital Entertainment For $5.9 Billion

Well here's a blockbuster acquisition for you. Gaming mothership Activision Blizzard has entered into an agreement to acquire King.com, maker of the wildly... Read More…

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Line Messaging App's User Growth Tanks

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Frederic Lardinois

Vivaldi Browser Hits Beta After More Than 2M Downloads

Earlier this year, Opera’s former CEO Jon von Tetzchner launched Vivaldi, a new desktop browser for power users (and those who were unhappy with... Read More…

Frederic Lardinois

Google: Chrome OS Is Here To Stay

By now you have probably seen the WSJ report that says Google plans to fold its Chrome operating system into Android and phase it (and the "Chromebook" name)... Read More…

Ingrid Lunden

With Smart Reply, Google’s Inbox Can Now Respond To Emails For You Automatically

Some believe that email is bloated and dying, but by implementing advances from its machine learning and AI teams, Google has been using Inbox — its... Read More…

Ingrid Lunden

Google Apps For Work Passes 2M Paid Users, Now Vets And Recommends 3rd Party Apps

Last month, Google made a bold move to win over more business customers using cloud-based apps by making Google Apps for Work free for any company that is... Read More…

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