Welcome to this morning’s edition of “First To Know,” a series in which we keep you in the know on what’s happening in the digital world. We’re keeping our eyes on three particular stories of interest today.
Wikileaks.org Downed by Loss of DNS Services Provider
WikiLeaks has been struggling to fend off DDoS attacks ever since it started leaking secret U.S. embassy cables, and now it has lost one more ally: its domain name systems (DNS) services provider, EveryDNS.net, which terminated its service to WikiLeaks after the attacks began to threaten the service and its other customers. Amazon also released a statement explaining why it terminated service for the organization.
Amazon Invests $175 Million in LivingSocial
Groupon rival LivingSocial has closed a massive $183 million round of financing. Amazon has invested a majority of the sum — $175 million to be exact — but repeat investor Lightspeed Venture Partners has joined in with an additional $8 million, bringing the Washington, D.C.-based startup’s total funding to $232 million.
Google Secures New York Property for $1.9 Billion [REPORT]
Google Inc. has purchased the downtown property that houses its New York City offices in a deal that values the building at $1.9 billion, sources familiar with the matter have told The Wall Street Journal.
Further News
- Google is implementing a number of anti-piracy measures for its services, such as speeding up responses times to DMCA takedown requests on its properties and blocking piracy-related terms from autocomplete.
- Zynga has acquired Texas-based mobile games studio Newtoy for an undisclosed amount.
- Women’s lifestyle magazine Marie Claire has arrived on the iPad.
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