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Wednesday, May 13, 2015 AT&T, Hulu Partner On Video-On-Demand Dallas-based AT&T and streaming television provider Hulu announced Wednesday that the two are in a new, video-on-demand distribution deal between the companies. The companies said that AT&T will offer up Hulu's subscription television shows--which include Seinfeld, Empire, South Park, CSI, Nashville, plus a huge library of other content from ABC, Adult Swim, Cartoon Network, Comedy Central, FOX, FX, MTV, NBC, Nickel (More info...) posted on Wednesday, May 13, 2015(Full story) Vested Finance Finds $5M For Higher Education Funding Austin-based Vested Finance, a startup which allows students to trade a percentage of their future earnings in exchange for higher education funding, has raised $5M in a seed funding round, the company said this week. The funding was led by Sandleigh Ventures. Vested Finance said the funds will go towards expansion of its offices in Austin, San Francisco, and Washington D.C., and the hiring of a development team. Vested Finance says it will provi (More info...) posted on Wednesday, May 13, 2015 (More)(Full story) Compass Datacenters Looks To Link Wearables, Data Center Dallas-based Compass Datacenters said Tuesday that it has launched a new, beta software project which looks to connect Google Glass and other wearables with data center operations. Compass Datacenters said it has teamed up with American Electric Power (AEP) and ICARUS Ops, which will embed its detailed operational documentation for its data centers with software designed for Google Glass. Compass Datacenters said the initial project will del (More info...) posted on Wednesday, May 13, 2015(Full story) SuperiorHR Acquired By Zuman Frisco, Texas-based SuperiorHR, a provider of human resources outsourcing, consulting, and technology, has acquired by HR startup Zuman, the firms said last week. SuperiorHR was being advised by Generational Equity. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Zuman is based in Pleasanton, California, and just announced a $4M funding round on Monday. posted on Wednesday, May 13, 2015(Full story) |
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