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Gigaom shuts down

By glitchdata Team 1 min read

gigaom_logo1gigaom_logo1The tech portal Gigaom which has been covering tech news since 2006 has closed citing “Financial difficulties”. It has literally run out of money and its financiers will now own the assets of the portal.

Bye Gigaom!

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