New Technology : Verizon Buys AOL, Facebook Launches Instant Articles, & More… [Tech News Digest]

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Verizon buys AOL, Facebook starts publishing, Microsoft starts translating, TunnelBear extends to Chrome, Domino’s delivers via emoji, and Conan O’Brien plays The Witcher 3. Verizon Buys AOL for $4.4 Billion Telecoms giant Verizon is buying Internet giant AOL for a total of $4.4 billion in cash ($50-per-share). Once the deal is completed later this year, AOL will become a mere subsidiary of Verizon. AOL CEO Tim Armstrong is expected to remain in charge of the company after the deal has gone through. According to Verizon, the deal “further drives its LTE wireless video and OTT (over-the-top video) strategy. The agreement...

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