Pandora is taking a cash infusion to maintain “a strong balance sheet” as it struggles to shift from radio to the increasingly popular on-demand streaming model. Private equity firm KKR has agreed to buy $150 million in Series A preferred Pandora shares and be paid a 7.5 percent or 8 percent quarterly dividend; KKR’s Richard Sarnoff will take a board seat. Read More
Source: TechCrunch
Amazon could be about to launch Echo with a touchscreen as soon as tomorrow. The word comes from the WSJ citing sources familiar with the matter. The new model would feature a 7-inch touchscreen, display answers to verbal questions and feature internet-based telephone calls. Last week several sites posted images of a device they claimed to be the upcoming Echo touchscreen speaker. The… Read More
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Call us when you have real drama. The post Sorry, But the Guardians of the Galaxy Are No Fleetwood Mac appeared first on WIRED.
Source: Wired
In the world of venture-funded companies, not much surprises industry observers. Yet a new strategy employed by one privately held company might have founders and venture investors wondering if it’s a maneuver worth replicating.
What happened: the U.S. subsidiary of a venture-backed Berlin-based search optimization company called Searchmetrics just filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy… Read More
Source: TechCrunch
Forth, the electric vehicle proponent formerly known as Drive Oregon, has opened the nation’s first electric vehicle showcase in downtown Portland, Oregon. Anyone who wants to test drive one of the handful of EVs at the city’s World Trade Center can make a reservation. There are only three cars on hand so far: the Chevy Bolt, Ford C-MAX Energi, and the Nissan Leaf. Staff will be… Read More
Source: TechCrunch
Google’s Project Zero locates flaws in systems like Microsoft Windows and promises to publicize them no later than 90 days after notifying the developer. It has discovered a new Windows flaw that it claims is the “worst … in recent memory,”
The post Google’s Project Zero finds Windows vulnerability, calls it “crazy bad” appeared first on Digital Trends.
Source: Digital trends
BenQ introduced the PD2500Q desktop monitor that is Technicolor-certified. It will include CAD, Animation, and Darkroom modes to meet the needs of all digital designers. It will also support 100 percent of two color spaces.
The post BenQ’s 25-inch display for video and animation pros is Technicolor-certified appeared first on Digital Trends.
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Researchers say they’ve now come up with a way to give nearly every surface touch-sensing tech.
Source: CNET
Commentary: With the arrival of a new FCC chairman, the HBO comedian returns to his favorite subject and mocks Bing in the process.
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An ambitious search for signals from aliens across space hasn’t found much yet, but there was an odd blip from a star system popular with science fiction fans.
Source: CNET