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CSR breaks the billion-dollar sales mark
Chipmaker reaches milestone and improves outlook for first-quarter revenues despite operating profit coming in lower than analysts expected at $108m
Investors tire of ‘copycat’ start-ups
Number of entrepreneurs trying to emulate Airbnb model has reached a point that risks harming broader market of similar groups, venture capitalists say
Sony bets on new PlayStation for recovery
Japanese electronics group is relying on PS4 to help recapture leadership of the games market from Microsoft, but it failed to reveal console itself
Google to debut Chrome for touchscreens
Plans to open a new front in its battle with Microsoft, will enable Google to make inroads into rival’s core operating system business
Twitter tries new tool to unlock ads
Micro-blogging site says users would not see more marketing as a result of the planned automated advertising system – at least not in the short term