TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 19, 2019

It echoes the same message from Kik’s chief executive Tim Livingston last week when he rebuffed earlier reports that the company would shut down amid an ongoing battle with the U.S. In a post on Kik’s blog on Friday the MediaLab said that it has “finalized an agreement” to acquire Kik Messenger.

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Xconomy

JULY 1, 2016

No PhD, “No Fear”: Alice Zhang, 27, Aims Software at Neuro Diseases. Layoffs Reflect New Turbulence at High-Flying 3D Robotics. Frank Vinluan reports from North Carolina on a new effort to boost agtech startups and university research. Time to look back on the past six months—and some of the top stories of the year so far.

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Artificial Inteligence Layoffs Report Startup 40

Xconomy

JULY 1, 2016

But as Xconomy reported, details about the reorganization were scant, leaving open questions whether drug regulation actually needs to move faster. —Buzzfeed ran a lengthy report Wednesday on the sexual harassment charges against University of Washington vaccine researcher Michael Katze.

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