Apple shuts Twitter data analytics platform Topsy after buying it for over $200m

Apple shuts Twitter data analytics platform Topsy after buying it for over $200m

Photo: Reuters/Beck Diefenbach

Apple Inc has shut down its Topsy Labs unit, which specialised in analyzing Twitter data and providing insights into current sentiment on a variety of topics, and the move prompted an outcry from many of its users.

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