Google launches a YouTube built for gamers
(Reuters) – Google Inc said on Friday that it is launching a live streaming gaming service called “YouTube Gaming”, creating a rival to Amazon.com Inc's Twitch service.
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Facebook shareholders shoot down ‘one share, one vote’ proposal
(Reuters) – A proposal to give Facebook Inc's stockholders one vote per share was rejected at the company's annual meeting, according to preliminary results. The stockholder proposal was filed to change Facebook's voting practices. Ordinary investors own Class A common shares, which provide one vote per share, but Facebook's Class B shares are worth 10 votes each.
Read moreDataminr finance chief departs unexpectedly: sources
By Lauren Tara LaCapra NEW YORK (Reuters) – Dataminr Inc, a technology company that alerts traders, government officials and journalists to important tweets, has lost its chief financial officer. The abrupt departure of Tania Secor, who had been CFO since November 2013, comes a few months after the company raised a third round of funding from high-profile investors, valuing the company at $700 million.
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