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Google Fiber Adds 5 Major Cities with Webpass Acquisition

Indie ISP Webpass has been acquired by Google Fiber, adding 5 major US cities to the super high-speed service’s operational markets, Webpass announced Wednesday. Continue reading

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It’s About the Money – Buying a Hosting Company: Part Three

Developing and deciding to advance an internet or cloud acquisition program is like going to war. From here on we are going to take a more aggressive approach to this process. We need to talk money. Continue reading

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Data May Be Key in Microsoft-LinkedIn Probe, EU’s Vestager Says

Any probe into Microsoft Corp.’s acquisition of professional social network LinkedIn Corp. is likely to focus on the tie-up’s potential to leverage vast amounts of user data, the European Union’s antitrust chief said Friday. Continue reading

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LinkedIn Founder Plans to Take on Larger Role in Microsoft

LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman is very interested in helping Microsoft tackle challenges like artificial intelligence and quantum computing. Continue reading

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Samsung Acquires Cloud Startup Joyent, Commits to Keeping Platform Open Source

Samsung has acquired Joyent to use its platform to support its mobile and IoT services, the companies announced Wednesday. Continue reading

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