Medium acquires rich media embedding API platform Embedly. Medium has acquired Embedly, the provider of technology enabling both publishers and consumers to share content across the web.
Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. In a (what else?) Medium post, Embedly cofounder Sean Creeley explained that the company will continue operations as always, servicing its customers: “Embedly will continue to focus on creating the best platform for embedding. The Embedly team will be helping to make embedded media faster, lighter and more robust across platforms.” Medium shared that all 10 Embedly employees will be staying on board, with four relocating to Medium’s San Francisco offices while the rest will stay in Boston to focus on improving its platform.
Android Marshmallow adoption passes 15% after 10 months. Android Nougat may be just around the corner, but everyone is still watching Android Marshmallow slowly grow.
After taking four months to hit 1 percent adoption, and eight months to pass 10 percent, the latest version of Android took another two months to hit 15 percent adoption, according to Google’s Platform Versions page. Android Marshmallow gained 1.9 percentage points to hit 15.2 percent, though it’s still in fourth place. The latest version of Android typically takes more than a year to become the most-used release, and unless something major happens in the next two months, Marshmallow’s story will be no different. Android Instant Apps arrive in latest Google app beta. Google has released a new beta version of its Android Search app, which it hopes will change the way we interact with apps.
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