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Facebook using beacons to show location ‘tips’

Facebook found a new way to track your location beyond GPS and Wi-Fi. The social network is using Bluetooth beacons in some businesses to send location-specific tips to your phone, all the while crushing any hope Foursquare had left for relevance. Also in this tech-news roundup, learn how Nickelodeon parent Viacom is joining the streaming club with CBS and HBO. …

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Jay Z splashes out $56 million on Spotify rivals WiMP and Tidal

Now playing: Watch this: Jay Z’s Tidal music service makes star-studded splash 1:14 Jay Z might have 99 problems, but a streaming service ain’t one. The rapper is splashing out $56 million on Swedish company Aspiro, which runs WiMP and high-quality audio service Tidal. Jay Z’s Project Panther has tabled a bid of 464 million Swedish crowns (around $56 million, …

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