Wavii shutting down service after Google acquisition

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Reports of Wavii’s acquisition by Google surfaced earlier this week, and now that’s been confirmed. But in a more interesting piece of news coming today, Seattle-based Wavii announced that it will be shutting down its news aggregation service as part of the deal. Wavii, which helps you find personalized feeds of the news, confirmed the deal… Read More…

Wavii exits stealth mode, touts a better way to consume news

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It’s been nearly two years since we first encountered Wavii. Operating in the equivalent of a bunker, the Seattle startup has offered just a few clues of the news aggregation service that it is building. But the company — backed by some of Silicon Valley’s top angel investors and led by former Microsoftie Adrian Aoun… Read More…

Evri’s iPad app lets you create personalized news channels on just about anything

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Flipboard may be the big kahuna of news reader applications on the iPad, with more than 4.5 million users. But Evri CEO Will Hunsinger thinks his company’s iPad app — which divides news and information into some 2.5 million niche topic areas ranging from knitting to wine to personal finance — offers an intriguing alternative…. Read More…

Wavii moves toward reality with goal of helping people manage information overload

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Wavii, the stealthy Seattle startup led by Adrian Aoun, is getting closer to unveiling a new service that’s designed to help people find the news that matters the most to them. “Today, most people get their news by searching Google or browsing sensationalized headlines that repeat the same story,” writes Wavvi’s Dan Lewis in a blog post today. ”If… Read More…

Super stealthy Wavii says a bit more: Making Facebook out of Google

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A few weeks ago, I wondered what was going on at Wavii, a high-profile Seattle startup that had been operating in stealth mode for 16 months. At the time of my inquiry last month, CEO Adrian Aoun didn’t want to say much. But now the company — which reportedly spurned a $10 million buyout offer… Read More…

Meet Wavii: The world’s longest-running stealth startup?

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Over the course of the past few weeks, a couple people in the Seattle startup community have independently asked me the same question: Whatever happened to Wavii? I first discovered the Adrian Aoun-led company back in July of 2010 — writing at the time that stealthy startup was working on new natural language technologies to… Read More…