So the rumours were true! Yahoo is buying the blogging website Tumblr, founded six years ago by David Karp in his bedroom in his mother's apartment in New York.
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United States - 19/05/2013
Someone who bought a Powerball ticket at a Publix supermarket in Florida is $590.5 million richer today - less $200 million or so in taxes (exact amount not yet known) .
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United States - 19/05/2013
WCRS has won the £15m advertising account for Betfair following a four-way pitch.
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Marks and Spencer’s customers have found themselves out of pocket after its contactless payment system took payments from their cards without permission, according to a Telegraph report.
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HeadCast, a new technology which allows users to create a personalised animated talking head which is brought to life through audio, has been backed by Stephen Fry.
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Yahoo is set to announce “product related news” at an event in New York on Monday 20 May.
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Tesco has confirmed that it is planning to expand its F&F clothing brand across the Middle East.
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International - 19/05/2013
Hyper Island students studying Interactive Art Direction, have launched The Pop Up Agency as part of a three month internship, aiming to challenge the traditional ways of approaching a client brief.
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International - 19/05/2013
"You are a company that says you do no evil. I think that you do do evil in that you use smoke and mirrors to avoid paying tax."
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Athenos, the feta cheese brand, has unveiled a new cooking show as part of a larger marketing campaign.
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A newly-single character decides - after a lifetime of faithfulness and the demise of his partner - to go out and explore the world of modern dating in all its dubious glory. The long-lived tortoise - for this is our hero - discovers all manner of... Read more
Google has revealed that social networks including Facebook, Tumblr, and Twitter as well as Ebay have been developing apps for Glass ahead of its general release next year.
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International - 19/05/2013
How do you persuade Russians who like big, expensive cars - proof of their success - to try out the tiny Smart car? Answer: You give them a test drive when they need it most: when their illegally parked car has been towed or picked up from... Read more
The website Gawker has launched an appeal to raise $200,000 to purchase a video alleged to show Rob Ford ,the mayor of Toronto, smoking crack cocaine.
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North America - 18/05/2013
Another beautifully daft ad from the online retailer; giving an insight into the world of Head Buyer Barry Catchpole. White goods are his life, and he has to learn when to "let them go"; off to their new homes. But it's a serious business - as he... Read more
Former Dragon's Den judge, Doug Richard, has asked would-be entrepreneurs to pitch him their best business ideas in six seconds as part of his Launch Me campaign.
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The Scottish Government has unveiled proposals aimed at regulating trading and advertising surrounding the Commonwealth Games 2014, in a bid to protect sponsor’s rights and the associated value of funding they provide.
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Cheil Worldwide has appointed Chris Chalk as president, chief strategy officer for Europe.
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