Apple Acquires Spotsetter, A Social Search Engine For Places

Apple Acquires Spotsetter, A Social Search Engine For Places

TechCrunch Spotsetter, a social search engine using big data to offer personalized recommendations as to places to go, has been quietly snapped up by Apple, TechCrunch has learned. The technology, which involves layering social data on top of a maps interface could be...
Dropbox Acquires Stealth Messaging Startup Droptalk

Dropbox Acquires Stealth Messaging Startup Droptalk

TechCrunch June 5, 2014 Dropbox has swallowed up another early stage startup, this one a stealthy company called Droptalk which was developing a tool that allowed you to share links privately with friends via a Chrome extension, to be followed by both iOS and Android...
Chris Boardman sells cycle business to Halfords for £20m

Chris Boardman sells cycle business to Halfords for £20m

Telegraph Bikes and car parts firm Halfords buys Boardman Bikes in deal to expand the brand. Tour de France racing cyclist Chris Boardman and his business partners have received a pay day of around £20m from Halfords for the sale of the bicycle brand he created. Mr...