Facebook speeds past 1.55B users, Google's 2005 plan to start Uber, & more

Thursday, November 5, 2015 Posted by bloggerdaddy

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5 2015 TODAY'S TOP STORIES:

TOP HEADLINE | Frederic Lardinois

Expedia Acquires Airbnb Rival HomeAway For $3.9B

Expedia Inc. today announced that it has agreed to acquire the publicly traded vacation rental service HomeAway and its brands (including VRBO.com) for $3.9... Read More…

Drew Olanoff

Remember When Google Tried To Start Uber In May 2005?

The internet is a wonderful thing. It’s a place for new and fresh ideas, forums for people to discuss them. And well, ways to find ones that had been... Read More…

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CRUNCH NETWORK | Lenny Pruss

Party Like It’s 1849: The Developer Tools Gold Rush

"You can't make money selling to developers." That was a common axiom that permeated the venture community as recently as a few years ago. But just in the... Read More…

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Twitter Ditches Favorites and Stars For Likes and Hearts

Uber test launches UberCommute in China, Gmail launches Smart Reply for quick responses, Jon Stewart signs on for a new HBO show, Proposition F is rejected by San Francisco voters. Watch Now

Josh Constine

Facebook Speeds Past 1.55 Billion Users And Q3 Estimates With $4.5B Revenue

Facebook’s growth continues as it hit 1.55 billion users and beat the street’s estimates in its Q3 2015 earnings with $4.5 billion in revenue and... Read More…

Alex Wilhelm

Bitcoin Fluctuates

If you haven’t stared at the price of bitcoin over the past few days, you’ve missed some excitement. After spending large swaths of 2015 middling... Read More…

Matthew Lynley

Dropbox Lays Out An Updated Enterprise Playbook

Dropbox CEO Drew Houston and his lieutenants took the stage today to give their big enterprise pitch to customers. Houston, of course, has to answer questions... Read More…

Sarah Perez

Karma’s Mobile Hotspot Adds “Neverstop,” A $50 Per Month Unlimited Data Plan

Karma, the makers of the pay-as-you-go LTE mobile hotspot that began shipping earlier this summer, announced today a new type of data plan meant to appeal to... Read More…

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