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Twilio to acquire Seattle business texting startup Zipwhip for $850M

GeekWire

Zipwhip CEO John Lauer shows off the company’s Texterator, a text-enabled beer bot that made its debut at the 2016 GeekWire Gala. This allowed companies to text with their customers from landline phones, VoIP services, and toll-free numbers. million investment in September 2016 and McAleer joined the startup’s board.

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Telepath is a buzzy new social network trying to fix what’s broken on Twitter

The Verge

But what stands out about Telepath is its approach to moderation — which is both more aggressive and more constructive than any I have ever seen in a venture-backed social app at this stage of development. It requires the use of a real mobile number as well — the one you get from your carrier, not some VOIP burner number you get online.

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