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Hunch Acquired By eBay

The online auction site has bought data analysis firm Hunch as it seeks to develop its technology for recommendations. Hunch founders Chris Dixon, Tom Pinckney and Matt Gattis are to stay on with the firm, which is based in New York. The financial terms of the deal have not been disclosed.

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