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California Clears SideCar Ride-Sharing App, Months After Competitors
Peer-to-peer ride-sharing service SideCar is cleared to operate in California, the California Public Utilities Commission is expected to announce today.
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Google’s End-to-End Advertising Business Draws FTC Scrutiny
Google is nowhere near as dominant in advertising as it is in search, but the FTC may be interested in taking a closer look at the business.
The Global Carrier Perspective: Telefonica and MTS on Balancing Developed and Developing Markets (Video)
Telefonica and MTS talk about what comes after dumb pipes.
Lyft Raises $60M Funding From Andreessen Horowitz to Expand Ride-Sharing Internationally
The peer-to-peer ride-sharing company brings down a huge round.
TaskRabbit Would Like to Be Your New Temp Agency
TaskRabbit says it will have lower fees and much more transparency than a traditional temp agency.
Q&A: “The Internship” Director Shawn Levy on Making a Feel-Good Movie About Google
What happens when you bring the “Wedding Crashers” dudes to the fictional — but also non-fictional — Googleplex.
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Triaged Email at Tablet Scale: Mailbox App Comes to iPad
Mailbox, the iPhone email app that some folks really love — and that Dropbox loves so much it paid many millions for — is now available for the iPad. The swipe-to-triage service still only works with Gmail, but it has been modified with panels to fit the larger screen. No Android yet.News Byte
Next Up for Google X, Airborne Wind Turbines: Google Acquires Makani Power
Google has acquired Makani Power, which makes wind turbines that fly like kites, for its Google X unit, Bloomberg Businessweek reported and Makani confirmed. Google had previously invested directly in the company, which said it “completed the first ever autonomous all-modes flight with our Wing 7 prototype last week.”Ushahidi’s Juliana Rotich: The Greater Global Lesson Is Local “Context Intelligence” (Video)
An Internet-connected world does not mean a homogenous world.
This Could Be a Problem: NYC Fines Airbnb’s Seemingly Least-Offending Host
The ruling applies to the part of Airbnb’s business that the company saw as entirely unimpeachable.
Bebo Founders Go Analog With Exclusive Battery Club in San Francisco
One way to spend your millions: Build a private clubhouse, with no oversharers welcome.