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Imagination Technologies: Apple will stop using our IP for graphics tech in 15 to 24 months as it has been working on its own independent graphics design — Imagination Technologies Group plc (LSE: IMG, “Imagination”, “the Group") a leading multimedia, processor and communications technology company …
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Imagination Tech says Apple will struggle to avoid infringing its IP, while the UK company's shares fall as much as 69% — Apple is a major source of revenue for the U.K. tech company — Imagination, Apple in talks regarding future contract — Imagination Technologies Group Plc shares plunged …
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How Uber and Lyft use behavioral science, gamification, well timed messages, and other marketing techniques to entice specific behavior from drivers — The secretive ride-hailing giant Uber rarely discusses internal matters in public. But in March, facing crises on multiple fronts …
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| Peter Kafka / Recode: |
YouTube to start letting outside firms like DoubleVerify and comScore audit its efforts to avoid controversial ad placements — In an interview with Recode, Philipp Schindler, Google's top business exec, walks a fine line. — A top Google executive says the company's YouTube ad controversy … | Dan Goodin / Ars Technica: |
Remote exploit, successfully demoed on two fully-updated Samsung smart TV models in Feb., compromises TVs via maliciously-crafted digital video broadcast signal — Demo exploit is inexpensive, remote, scalable—and opens door to more advanced hacks. — A new attack that uses terrestrial radio signals …
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Facebook, Craig Newmark, Mozilla, Betaworks, others help launch $14M global News Integrity Initiative administered by CUNY to improve online news literacy — A global coalition of tech leaders, academic institutions, nonprofits and funders, including Facebook, Mozilla and Craigslist Founder Craig Newmark … | Neil Cybart / Above Avalon: |
Excluding iPad mini, iPad unit sales have started growing again; aggressive 9.7" iPad pricing and iPad Pro line may portend an Apple strategy to move beyond Mac — Apple is pulling out all the stops when it comes to selling iPad. We are seeing the company take its most aggressive stance yet … | Benedict Evans: |
Beyond obvious effects like better efficiency and safety, thoughts on the 2nd and 3rd-order consequences that electric and autonomous cars might have on society — There are two foundational technology changes rolling through the car industry at the moment; electric and autonomy.
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| Nathan McAlone / Business Insider: |
How Verizon stumbled when go90 launched in 2015, spending $200M+ on programming but falling short with discovery, and how it rebuilt with Vessel's tech team — The anticipation was palpable inside Verizon in the weeks leading up to the big launch. — The forthcoming video service …
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| Alejandro Tauber / The Next Web: |
18-month-old Dutch online supermarket Picnic, which offers free delivery of groceries via custom built EVs on set routes and times, raises €100M Series B — After just 1.5 years in existence, Dutch grocery delivery startup Picnic has nabbed a historically large Series B funding round …
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Industry insiders shed light on how pricing war between Amazon and Walmart is putting pressure on suppliers of consumer packaged goods — Grocery suppliers are feeling the squeeze — big-time. — Last month, Walmart gathered some of America's biggest household brands near its Arkansas headquarters for a tough talk.Thanks:@ravichandrans25
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Carvana, online used car seller using vending machines for some sales, files for $100M IPO; firm had revenue of $130.4M in '15, $365M in '16 on loss of $93.1M — Carvana, the online marketplace for buying used vehicles, filed for an initial public offering on Friday.
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