In today’s wrapup of technology and science news:

  • Durham startup Mati Energy’s ABC interview coming later
  • Is Yahoo buying Foursquare?
  • Semantic reportedly talks with EMC
  • NetApp about selling Veritas
  • ​ Original content helps Netflix soar
  • Etsy goes public for $267 million

The details:

  • Mati Energy on ABC – later

Turns out Durham startup Mati Energy will be featured on ABC News – but at a later date.

“Interview with @DavidMuir and @abcnews went great. Taste tested on @CentralParkNYC and #madeinamerica segment airing next week. Date TBA,” Mati Energy tweeted Wednesday afternoon.

  • Is Yahoo buying Foursquare?

TechCrunch is reporting that Yahoo may be buying Foursquare. However, Re/Code of The Wall Street Journal says there are no talks.

Here’s what TechCrunch is reporting:

“Yahoo has been busy rebuilding its business around mobile under CEO Marissa Mayer, and soon it could make one of its biggest bets yet on the platform. We have heard perennially that the company has been looking to buy Foursquare, the New York startup behind theeponymous local search app and location-based social “check-in” app Swarm. The latest rumor we are hearing is giving the deal a price tag of around $900 million.”

Read more at: http://techcrunch.com/2015/04/15/sources-yahoo-in-talks-to-buy-foursquare/#.nt4gdv:db1V

  • ​Is Symantec selling or splitting off Veritas?

“Symantec reportedly has approached storage providers EMC, NetApp and a number of private equity firms in the past few months to test the market to sell its Veritas business or perhaps the entire company,” reports tech columnist The VAR Guy.

Read his roundup on the latest Symantec rumors at:

http://thevarguy.com/information-technology-merger-and-acquistion-news/041515/symantec-said-seek-veritas-buyer-ahead-planned-com

  • ​Netflix enthralls viewers in 1Q with original programming

Netflix is enthralling viewers and investors alike as popular original programming such as “House of Cards” lure subscribers at a quickening pace.

Netflix said Wednesday that it gained 4.9 million subscribers in the first three months of the year, more than any other quarter since the video streaming service’s debut eight years ago. About 2.3 million of the new customers were in the U.S., where Netflix’s subscriber count surpassed 40 million for the first time.

The results were far better than management had anticipated. Netflix had been hoping to add about 4 million subscribers in the quarter, which typically is a busy period because winter weather keeps people indoors more frequently. The company is on such a roll that it now expects to add another 2.5 million subscribers during the April-June quarter, traditionally its slowest time of year.

Netflix’s big quarter coincided with the return of “House of Cards,” an Emmy-winning political drama starring Kevin Spacey as a conniving U.S. president. The February release of the series’ third season attracted more viewers than ever, Netflix said, though the company didn’t provide specific audience sizes.

Two other made-for-Netflix series, “The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” and “Bloodline,” also helped the company retain existing subscribers and attract new customers curious about the programs. Netflix plans to spend more money advertising its expanding lineup of original programs while also using its recommendation system to pinpoint more subscribers likely to enjoy certain series that are unavailable on other services.

  • Etsy raises $267 million in IPO, company valued at $1.78B

Online crafts marketplace Etsy has raised $267 million in its initial public offering, pricing its shares at the top of the range it had predicted.

Etsy said Wednesday that it sold 16.7 million shares for $16 each, valuing the companyat $1.78 billion.

The New York company sold 13.3 million shares, while its early investors sold 3.3million.

Most of the shares sold in an IPO go to major investors like big asset managers. But Etsyhad said that it planned for 5 percent of the shares sold to be set aside for individual investors, including the people who sell their wares on Etsy’s site.

Etsy will list its shares on the Nasdaq under the sticker symbol “ETSY.” Trading is expected to begin on Thursday.