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 Code42, the Minneapolis-based developers of the Crashplan enterprise backup tool, announced a massive $85 million round today. Code42 doesn’t do them small. It has had only one previous round for $52.5 million at the beginning of 2012. The company could have gotten more if it wanted it, according to CEO Joe Payne. “This was the amount of money we needed for the next stage of… Read More source: TechCrunch http://ift.tt/1WK9JXK

 In what’s been the worst-kept secret thanks to a number of leaks, including photographs of the new player, streaming media device maker Roku is at last officially announcing the launch of its latest product, the Roku 4. The updated hardware is now designed to support both 4K Ultra HD and HD TVs, and includes a faster processor, better Wi-Fi, optical audio out, and more. Read More source: TechCrunch http://ift.tt/1M9ZokE

 As part of Internet.org, its initiative to bring billions of people around the world online, Facebook will partner with Eutelsat to launch a new satellite that will provide Internet access to parts of Sub-Saharan Africa. Internet.org’s network infrastructure already includes drones and a laser communication system that are now undergoing lab tests, but this is its first project to… Read More source: TechCrunch http://ift.tt/1j2QXfj

 The European Court of Justice has today declared invalid the Safe Harbor data-transfer agreement that has governed data flows from European users of U.S. cloud services to the U.S. for processing. “The Court of Justice declares that the Commission’s U.S. Safe Harbour Decision is invalid,” the ECJ said in a statement today, reported by Reuters. Some 4,000+ U.S. companies… Read More source: TechCrunch http://ift.tt/1OUUedU

 There’s money in the beautiful game, even if it’s not very evenly distributed. London-headquarted 90min, which describes itself as a ‘contributor-driven’ football media platform (meaning that it relies largely on unpaid, volunteer writers) has raised a further $15 million. Read More source: TechCrunch http://ift.tt/1L3MWi2

 Apple just unveiled six new 15-second Watch ads highlighting the instantaneous utility that the device offers. The ads feature color gradient backgrounds, pop tunes and beautiful people wearing Apple Watches. These ads are a bit of a departure from the previous more cinematic Watch ads that have focused largely on the emotional integration of the device into users’ lives.… Read More source: TechCrunch http://ift.tt/1NhXKz3

 Apple confirmed today to Bloomberg that it has acquired deep learning company Perceptio, which uses artificial intelligence to classify photos on smartphones. Read More source: TechCrunch http://ift.tt/1QVBuZA

 America has a well-known love affair with the open road — and it’s a good thing, because we’re also known for spending a lot of time in our cars. According to DOT statistics, the average driver logs 13,476 miles per year (that’s 37 miles a day) and spends 34 hours a year sitting in traffic, a figure that has more than doubled in the last 30 years. So if our cars are… Read More source: TechCrunch http://ift.tt/1Ohb6Ku