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ThePlatform in Australia; Oregon VC; 'The plot to kill Google,' etc.
ThePlatform, the online video distribution unit of Comcast, has inked a deal to publish and manage online video on behalf of News Corp.'s Australian subsidiary News Limited. As part of the deal, ThePlatform will handle video distribution for 50 Web properties, including newspaper sites such as The Australian. Based in Seattle, ThePlatform also provides its video service to The Associated Press, Gannett and other media companies.
The White House has a new blog, the first post of which appeared at 12:01 p.m. shortly after Barack Obama became president.
ImaRx, a struggling biotech company led by former Icos employee Bradford Zakes, has moved its headquarters from Tucscon, Arizona to Redmond, according to Xconomy. The company, with just $2.4 million in cash and cash equivalents at the end of the last quarter, is developing an ultrasound stroke treatment for stroke patients.
The Wall Street Journal's Rob Guth puts together a fascinating historical report on how Microsoft missed opportunities in the search business, focusing primarily on the role of former LinkExchange and current iLike executive Ali Partovi.
And speaking of historical pieces, "The Plot to Kill Google" provides an in-depth account in Wired on how Microsoft and others worked behind the scenes to scuttle a Google-Yahoo partnership.
Oregon startups raised $186 million last year, down 11 percent. That compares to $906 million invested in Washington state, which saw a 35 percent drop.
Woodinville music products company Loud Technologies is voluntarily removing its shares from the Nasdaq, a move that should take place next month.
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