Financing articles

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  Zach Braff's new film hits Kickstarter goal as director attempts to retain creative control

  By Nathan Ingraham on April 27, 2013 02:31 pm + 73 comments

  Last month, the creators of Veronica Mars took to Kickstarter to fund a movie adaptation of the cult Continue reading…

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  Canada gives Telefonica a $256 million credit line to boost BlackBerry

  By Adi Robertson on April 4, 2013 04:29 pm + 83 comments

  The Canadian export credit agency is trying to revive the ailing BlackBerry platform with special Continue reading…

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  Lauded indie film 'Upstream Color' only came about after the death of a science fiction epic

  By Jacob Kastrenakes on March 21, 2013 01:20 pm + 8 comments

  Shane Carruth's sophomore film Upstream Color debuted at this January's Sundance Film Festival to Continue reading…

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  Clearwire to take $80 million in financing from Sprint, hampering odds of Dish buyout

  By Chris Welch on February 27, 2013 09:04 am + 6 comments

  Clearwire plans to take $80 million in financing from Sprint, the first time the company has pulled Continue reading…

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  Cricket, MetroPCS offering phone finance programs to lower upfront costs

  By Dan Seifert on December 13, 2012 01:55 pm + 30 comments

  This holiday season, both Cricket and MetroPCS are offering new financing programs to customers that Continue reading…

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  'Wastebook' of government spending highlights overpriced routers, robot squirrels, and other tech programs gone awry

  By Chris Welch on October 16, 2012 06:11 pm + 55 comments

  Senator Tom Coburn has released a 200-page document that assails a number of government spending Continue reading…

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  Square stands as rare mobile payments success, now valued at $3.25 billion

  By Chris Welch on September 17, 2012 10:35 am + 12 comments

  In the convoluted mobile payments space, there's perhaps no other company with more momentum than Continue reading…

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  Best Buy founder reportedly hopes to save company by cutting prices after buyout

  By Adi Robertson on August 10, 2012 01:50 pm + 115 comments

  Best Buy founder Richard Schulze, who offered to buy out the struggling company this week, Continue reading…

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  Roku secures BSkyB and News Corp funding to develop new streaming hardware and services

  By Jeff Blagdon on July 26, 2012 05:24 am + 4 comments

  We knew that BSkyB was bringing more content to streaming device maker Roku with its Now TV Continue reading…

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  Square reportedly seeking a new round of capital at a massive $4 billion valuation

  By Nathan Ingraham on April 18, 2012 11:46 am + 24 comments

  Square has had a big 2012 so far — it relaunched its mobile payment app under a new brand, and its Continue reading…