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Airbnb Buys U.K. Room Renter Crashpadder. Airbnb has bought its U.K. competitor Crashpadder--good timing, with just a few months to go for the London Olympics. Three-year old Crashpadder has 7,000 hosts in 100 countries. Crashpadder accounts and details are being transferred to Airbnb, Crashpadder's co-founders explained in a blog on their website. --NS
Aziz Ansari Launches Online Comedy Show. Following comedian Louis C.K.'s lead, standup star Aziz Ansari has independently launched his new comedy special for the Web only. Ansari, like C.K., skipped over partnerships with big broadcasters to favor a cheaper, more direct path to his audience. Ansari's Dangerously Delicious went online yesterday, watchable for $5. --NS
Google Puts $5 In Your Google Wallet. Google has reactivated the pre-paid card feature on Google Wallet, and is giving back customers $5 for their patience while it was gone. Google took down the service a little over a month ago when security blog Zvelo discovered the PIN security feature on the NFC payment system could be hacked. --NS
--Updated 5:30 a.m. EST
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