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Apple acquires a renewable power plant in Oregon

Apple is expanding its use of clean energy to power its iCloud data centers, with the company's Prineville, Ore., facility now flanked by a small hydroelectric project acquired by the...

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Salesforce announces plans for new San Francisco headquarters

The CRM giant Salesforce.com announced Friday plans for a new world headquarters in San Francisco — one that expands the company's workspace by 700,000 square feet and boosts its workforce...

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Dropbox users want Condoleezza Rice removed from the board

With the unveiling of new Carousel and Mailbox apps and the rolling out of Dropbox for Business, CEO Drew Houston made it clear on Wednesday that Dropbox wants to be a bigger part of your day-to-day life....

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Digital comic book store ComiXology get acquired by Amazon

Amazon today announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire digital comics vendor ComiXology for an undisclosed sum. ComiXology developed and distributes the engine used by most major comic book publishers...

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E.U. approves of Microsoft’s enterprise cloud privacy protection

Microsoft’s privacy changes to its online enterprise cloud storage system won EU regulators’ approval for meeting the bloc’s stringent data protection standards, a move that could force rivals to follow...

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Google launches Project Ara modular smartphone MDK

Google has taken one step closer to launching its Project Ara modular smartphone design. The company on Wednesday announced that the first version of its Project Ara Module Developers Kit is now available...

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Twitter is testing in-browser notifications feature

Twitter notifications may soon find their way into your web browser. The micro-blogging service is currently beta testing the notifications feature. According to Twitter the new feature allows users to...

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Indiegogo completely revamps its website design

Lots of companies claim they put their users first, but Indiegogo is trying to prove it. The crowdfunding platform is changing its website design and logo to feature a different Indiegogo...

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WebMD and Napster veteran appointed as AOL’s new CTO

AOL on Monday named William Pence as chief technology officer. Pence is a veteran of WebMD and Napster. At AOL, Pence will oversee the company's technology strategy around the world. At...

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Internet ad spending to reach $121 billion this year

Companies around the world are set to spend $121 billion on Internet advertising in 2014, nearly a quarter of the overall ad investment, according to ZenithOptimedia. TechCrunch reports the figures present an...

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eBay adds a new Virtual Currency category to their sales site

eBay has quietly added a new category that allows users to buy and sell items related to cryptocurrency including actual virtual currency, mining rigs and mining contracts. In a statement to TechCrunch on the matter,...

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Numari makes it easy to purchase dresses

Cherry trees aren’t the only things getting ready to blossom around Washington this spring. Arti Anand, 30, and Komal Kushal Raj, 33, cooked up a new women’s fashion Web sitethat could launch as...

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