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  • Gannett Plans First Regularly Scheduled News Show in Virtual Reality

    Gannett Co.’s USA Today Network is planning the first regularly scheduled news show in virtual reality called ‘VRtually There.’ The show will cover politics, sports, technology and finance.

    Gannett Plans First Regularly Scheduled News Show in Virtual Reality
  • Bosch Launches Own Cloud for Internet of Things

    Robert Bosch said it is launching its own cloud for the Internet of Things, the latest step in its transition from a traditional industrial company to equal parts manufacturer and information technology group.

    Bosch Launches Own Cloud for Internet of Things
  • Mic Acquires Mobile Video App Hyper

    Mic, the venture-backed online publishing company that focuses on reaching millennials, is acquiring mobile app Hyper, which aspires to aggregate the best video content on the Web each day.

    Mic Acquires Mobile Video App Hyper
  • 10 Disruptive HR Technology Trends for 2016: Weekend Reading

    HR technology is headed in a decisively consumer-focused direction in 2016, with features and designs aimed first and foremost at engaging employees and improving their performance rather than easing HR administration. This is good news for organizations seeking improved tools for IT workforce planning, performance management, and recruiting and retention, according to a report from Bersin by Deloitte.

  • Why Your Bank Wants to Track Your Phone

    Banks are starting to experiment with a new way of reducing credit-card fraud: tracking their customers’ cellphones. If the phone and card are in the same place, they figure, the transaction is probably legitimate.

    Why Your Bank Wants to Track Your Phone
  • Snapchat Raises $175 Million From Fidelity at Flat Valuation

    Snapchat Inc. has raised $175 million in fresh funding from Fidelity Investments, valuing the messaging company at the same $16 billion valuation from one year ago, a person familiar with the matter said.

  • Facebook Gets More Love From Wall Street

    Investors really “like” Facebook. In fact, they arguably “love” it. Nomura's Anthony DiClemente is the latest analyst to get even more bullish on Facebook shares.

    Facebook Gets More Love From Wall Street
  • Zynga CEO Mark Pincus to Step Down

    Mobile-game maker Zynga said Chief Executive Mark Pincus is passing the reins to Frank Gibeau, who joined the board in August after more than two decades at Electronic Arts.

    Zynga CEO Mark Pincus to Step Down
  • The Morning Ledger: Corporate Debt’s Choosy Customers Raise Financing Costs, for Some

    High-grade corporate issuance during the first two months of the year is up from the same period a year ago, but for lower-rated firms, it has been a different story.

    The Morning Ledger: Corporate Debt’s Choosy Customers Raise Financing Costs, for Some
  • Sanders Fans Go Online to Volunteer, Crash—and Date

    The young, tech-savvy volunteers who have flocked to Bernie Sanders’s presidential campaign created a constellation of apps and websites to track his popularity, prod new donors and even send pizza to campaign offices.

    Sanders Fans Go Online to Volunteer, Crash—and Date
  • GoPro Buying Video-Editing Firms

    GoPro Inc. is buying two video-editing app companies for a total of $105 million in cash and stock as the company seeks to diversity its top line amid a challenging market for its wearable cameras.

    GoPro Buying Video-Editing Firms
  • Domino’s Pizza CIO Sees Mobile as ‘Growth Engine’ for Digital Business

    “The real growth engine for Domino’s is the mobile platform,” Chief Information Officer Kevin Vasconi said in an interview. Mobile is the fastest growing area of the pizza company’s e-commerce business, prompting continued work to develop applications for different mobile operating systems.

    Domino’s Pizza CIO Sees Mobile as ‘Growth Engine’ for Digital Business
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    B.J. Novak Reveals What’s on His iPhone

    The actor, producer and best-selling author’s latest project: the List App. The social-media platform, which launched last fall, allows users to share lists—on everything from favorite books to must-see movies.

    B.J. Novak Reveals What’s on His iPhone
  • Despite Big-Name Backers, 120 Sports Struggles to Break Out on Mobile

    Since 120 Sports launched with backing from investors such as Time Inc., MLB and the NHL two year ago, the sports-centric mobile video app has struggled to develop a significant following. Now it’s pivoting to focus on social video.

    Despite Big-Name Backers, 120 Sports Struggles to Break Out on Mobile
  • Picking the Right Recipe for Connected Health

    Connected health (cHealth) promises to be a hot topic at the annual HIMSS conference taking place this week in Las Vegas. Harry Greenspun, M.D., and director of the Deloitte Center for Health Solutions for Deloitte LLP, shares his views on cHealth, including approaches for encouraging adoption among the various stakeholders in the continuum of care.

  • The Morning Download: CIOs Stand With Apple

    The standoff between Apple and the FBI may divide the general public, but chief information officers and other IT leaders side squarely with Apple, according to exclusive research from CIO Journal. Almost 60% of 706 CIOs and other readers polled say Apple CEO Tim Cook should refuse to provide the government with software to unlock an iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino shooters.

    The Morning Download: CIOs Stand With Apple
  • Alibaba in Talks With Banks for up to $4 Billion Loan

    Chinese Internet giant Alibaba is in discussions with banks for a loan of up to $4 billion to fund expansion plans, including acquisitions.

    Alibaba in Talks With Banks for up to $4 Billion Loan
  • CMO Today: Snapchat Working With Nielsen to Up Its Measurement Game

    Here's your morning roundup of the biggest marketing, advertising and media industry news and happenings.

    CMO Today: Snapchat Working With Nielsen to Up Its Measurement Game
  • DC Entertainment and Warner Bros. Roll Out Mobile App

    DC Entertainment and Warner Bros. have launched a new mobile app to bring together fans of the comic book company’s movie, TV and videogame franchises, while helping challenge Marvel’s brand ascension.

    DC Entertainment and Warner Bros. Roll Out Mobile App