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Jolla’s Sailfish OS now certified as Russian government’s first ‘Android alternative’ | TechCrunch

Jolla’s Sailfish OS now certified as Russian government’s first ‘Android alternative’ | TechCrunch

The future for one of the few remaining alternative mobile OS platforms, Jolla’s Sailfish OS, looks to be taking clearer shape. Today the Finnish company which develops and maintains the core code, with the aim of licensing it to others, announced Sailfish has achieved domestic certification in Russia for government and corporate use. In recent years the Russian…

CNN Buys Casey Neistat’s Video App Beme

CNN Buys Casey Neistat’s Video App Beme

CNN has acquired video-sharing startup Beme, a social media app launched last year by popular YouTube star Casey Neistat, the cable-news network announced Monday. While the deal will bring the app’s video technology to CNN, it will also allow the news company to tap into Mr. Neistat’s large, young digital audience. The deal is valued…