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Wavii Officially Confirms Google Buy Today
Wavii, a natural language technology startup, confirms the Google buyout today by shutting down its service and updating its logo. There was speculation earlier this week about Google’s acquisition of Wavii, rumored to cost...Evi App Allegedly Acquired by Amazon for $26M
Amazon’s reported purchase of Siri-like Evi App for $26 million points to development of a mobile handset/smartphone. Siri‘s success has spawned numerous copycats, however among the most successful was Evi. True Knowledge, a British Startup,...After decades of discussion, EU votes for unified patent system
The European Parliament voted today to create a unitary patent system and patent court, after discussing the idea for more than 30 years. The proposal, which passed on a 484-164 vote, may lower the...Member of IMAGiNE Torrent Release Group Jailed for 40 months
The end of last week’s reports listed a rather unfortunate record – the longest prison sentence for file sharing offences to date: Gregory Cherwonik, one of the members of the BitTorrent release group “iMAGiNE”...Google settles Rosetta Stone lawsuit, its last major dispute over AdWords
There are a lot of companies unhappy with how Google's lucrative AdWords system operates. Several of them have taken the issue to court over the years, saying Google shouldn't be allowed to key advertisements...Exclusive Usenet Offers: $7.95/month
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