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US government reportedly tried to get Jack Dorsey to fund a subversive ‘Cuban Twitter’ project

Apr03
by on April 3, 2014 at 9:07 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Cuba

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It seems like the US may have tapped into the subversive power of social media as it sought to stir dissent against Cuba’s communist government with the creation of a “Cuban Twitter,” the Associated Press reports. The project dubbed “ZunZuneo,” which began in 2009 and lasted more than two years, attracted tens of thousands of users. The plan was to build up a critical mass of mostly young Cuban people on the social network, which could then lead to “smart mobs” — mass gatherings that are organized in a moment’s notice — that could rise up against the government, according…

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Online food delivery service Just Eat goes public with a £360m IPO in London, valuing it at £1.47b

Apr03
by on April 3, 2014 at 7:49 am
Posted In: Around the Web, online food delivery, Product Updates, UK

Just Eat, an online food ordering and delivery service, has listed on the London Stock Exchange’s ‘High Growth Segment’ today, offering 138,502,501 ordinary shares at 260 pence each to raise £360 million (about $599 million). My view opening the market on the LSE this morning. #JUSTEAT pic.twitter.com/eTh628wnBg — David Buttress (@davidjusteat) April 3, 2014 The IPO values the company at £1.47 billion, much higher than the valuation range of £700 million and £900 million the company was earlier said to be looking at. Just Eat will be receiving £100 million from the public listing. Earlier, a company spokesperson told TNW that the funding will go towards efforts…

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Online food delivery service Just Eat seeks to raise £360m in London IPO at a valuation of £1.47b

Apr03
by on April 3, 2014 at 7:49 am
Posted In: Around the Web, online food delivery, Product Updates, UK

Just Eat, an online food ordering and delivery service, has announced plans to list on the London Stock Exchange’s ‘High Growth Segment’, offering 138,502,501 ordinary shares at 260 pence each to raise £360 million (about $599 million). This article has been corrected to reflect that the company hasn’t gone public yet.  The IPO would value the company at £1.47 billion, much higher than the valuation range of £700 million and £900 million the company was earlier said to be looking at. Just Eat will be receiving £100 million from the public listing. Earlier, a company spokesperson told TNW that the funding will go towards efforts to formalize…

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