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MediaLab acquires messaging app Kik, expanding its app portfolio

TechCrunch LA

In a post on Kik’s blog on Friday the MediaLab said that it has “finalized an agreement” to acquire Kik Messenger. “ Kik is one of those amazing places that brings us back to those early aspirations,” the blog post read. .” Now we know the the company: MediaLab.

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Xconomy’s Top Innovation Stories of the Half Year

Xconomy

No PhD, “No Fear”: Alice Zhang, 27, Aims Software at Neuro Diseases. Layoffs Reflect New Turbulence at High-Flying 3D Robotics. AgTech Accelerator Aims to Sway Agriculture Investment Trends. Alex Lash profiles an unusual rising star in the hypercompetitive world of brain diseases and biotech.