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Wednesday, August 23, 2017 Report: Match Group Spurned By Dating App Developer Bumble Dallas-based Match Group, which runs dating sites Match.com, Tinder, OkCupid, PlentyOfFish, Meetic, Twoo, OurTime and FriendScout24, has been rejected by dating app developer Bumble, according to multiple reports on Wednesday morning. According to those reports, Bumble turned down a $450M acquisition offer from Match Group in the last two months. Bumble runs a dating app where the woman, not the man, makes the first move on communications. Bumble wa (More info...) posted on Wednesday, August 23, 2017(Full story) EZneeds Takes On Warehouse Stores, Amazon.com Houston-based EZneeds said on Tuesday that it has launched a new, online site which will deliver household and office essentials, including laundry, grocery, kitchen, bathroom, and dozens of other categories. The startup, founded by CEO Nidal Ganim, said it provides typical savings of 20 to 30 percent on products compared with elsewhere. The site does not require membership and says it offers up free 1-2 day shipping on orders over $50. The company sai (More info...) posted on Wednesday, August 23, 2017(Full story) Vast Adds Former Kelley Blue Book CEO To Board Austin-based automotive data provider Vast said this morning that it has added the former Presidentand CEO of Kelley Blue Book, Paul Johnson, to its board of directors. Johnson was President and CEO at KBB for 13 years. According to Vast, the appointment will help it accelerate the growth of its CarStory platform. Vast's CarStory uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to help provide automotive data to consumers, helping dealers to better provi (More info...) posted on Wednesday, August 23, 2017(Full story) Tyler Technologies Signs Deal In South Carolina Plano-based government software developer Tyler Technologies continues to grow its already large customer base, reporting on Tuesday that it has signed a deal with a large South Carolina school district for its enterprise resource planning software. Tyler did not announced the size of the deal, but said the Berkeley County School District (BCSD) in Moncks Corner, South Carolina will use its Munis ERP software. The district has 44 schools, wit (More info...) posted on Wednesday, August 23, 2017(Full story) |
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