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Facebook Rolls Out Curated News Feature

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With the soft launch of a new curation product called Facebook News, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and News Corp CEO Robert Thomson engaged in a discussion at the Paley Media Center in New York City. The news curation product is said to showcase daily news of a high quality, Venture Beat reported.

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Rescuing The Restaurant Business From App Decline

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Currently exiting beta in New York City, Fahmy’s new company, DineVite, claims to put the discounts back where they belong — with the restaurant owners. The model for the DineVite online and mobile app is actually similar to social media.

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Fintech Fundings: 12 Companies Raise $205 million Week Ending June 18

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HQ: New York City. HQ: Houston, Texas. Social cryptocurrency . Tags: Bitcoin, mobile, social media, P2P payments. Year-to-date, $7.7 billion has been invested in the sector. Here are the fundraisings from June 13 through June 18, ranked by size: Bond Street. Marketplace lender for small businesses.