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Yahoo Shutters That $US30 Million App It Bought From A Teen
Yahoo is shutting down an app created by teenager. Four years ago, said teenager sold the app to the struggling internet company for a reported $US30 ($40) million. It’s one of many casualties from Verizon’s recent acquisition from the big purple Dot Com giant, but it’s especially interesting since Yahoo turned so many heads by…
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The OnePlus 5 Is The New Android IPhone Ripoff – In A Very Good Way
The OnePlus employees seemed a little annoyed when I asked how they felt about people comparing its new device to an iPhone. Sure, both phones feature dual camera designs. Yes, the OnePlus 5 has curves that look a lot like an Apple product. Ugh, fine, it’s a really good phone, too. What’s the big deal?
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Amazon Is Buying Whole Foods For $18 Billion In Cash
Bloomberg News and others report that Amazon will buy Whole Foods for $US13.7 billion ($18 billion) in cash. In cash! That breaks down to Jeff Bezos and company paying $US42 ($55) per share for a US chain of health food and lifestyle stores. In cash!
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How Aluminium Cladding May Have Factored Into London’s Deadly Tower Fire
Experts and politicians are pointing fingers in an effort to explain what caused the devastating Grenfell Tower fire in London that killed at least 12 and injured dozens more on Wednesday. Quite unfortunately, all fingers appear to be pointing in the same direction, at a new aluminium rainscreen cladding installed, in part, to make the…