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The Greatest App of All Time Day 10: Skype vs. Duolingo

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It’s Day 10 of Gizmodo’s March Madness bracket challenge to name the greatest app of all time! SwiftKey pulled off a surprise upset yesterday, eliminating Telegram and advancing to the next round. Today, we have two apps that don’t get a lot of attention but have changed the game in their own ways. If you’re … Read more

Founders of Wise and Skype raise $436 million to back Europe tech

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The partners of European venture capital firm Plural, from left to right: Ian Hogarth, Taavet Hinrikus, Carina Namih, Sten Tamkivi and Khaled Helioui. Plural The founders of Wise, Skype and Songkick have raised 400 million euros ($436.4 million) for a new fund to back technology startups in Europe. It seeks to compete with established funds … Read more