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January 30, 2018, 2:15 PM
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Ina Fried / Axios:
Sources: Apple is delaying some planned iOS updates, including improvements to core apps, to next year in order to focus on performance and reliability issues  —  Apple has shaken up its iOS software plans for 2018, delaying some features to next year in an effort to put more focus …
Wall Street Journal:
Source: Apple to curtail iPhone X production in the first quarter to ~20M handsets, down from ~40M initially planned, due to weak demand  —  Company will offer its first report on iPhone X sales when it reports earnings Thursday  —  Apple Inc. AAPL -2.07% is slashing planned production …
Jeff Cox / CNBC:
Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway, and JPMorgan Chase partner to cut employee healthcare costs, will create a company targeting healthcare technology solutions  —  - Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway, and JPMorgan Chase on Tuesday announced plans to partner on ways to cut health care costs and improve services for U.S. employees.
Jon Russell / TechCrunch:
Google completes its $1.1B HTC deal involving the transfer of 2,000+ engineers and a non-exclusive license for HTC's intellectual property  —  Google has announced the completion of its $1.1 billion deal to buy a large slice of HTC's hardware business.  —  The acquisition was announced …
Bloomberg:
Sources: US DoJ, SEC are investigating whether Apple violated securities laws concerning its disclosures about a software update that slowed older iPhone models  —  The U.S. Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission are investigating whether Apple Inc. violated securities …
Bloomberg:
Sources: Verizon has dropped all plans to sell phones made by Huawei, including the new Mate 10 Pro, after facing pressure from the US government  —  Carriers pressured by U.S. government to avoid handset maker  —  Perceived threat draws Trump team proposal for nationalization
Josh Constine / TechCrunch:
Snap debuts new styles for its Bitmoji called Bitmoji Deluxe, now offers 40 skin tones, up from 25, twice as many hair colors, and 50 hair treatment options  —  Now you can customize your Snapchat Bitmoji avatar with 40 skin tones, 50 hair colors, 50 hair treatment options and more so it looks …
Andrew J. Hawkins / The Verge:
Waymo says it will buy “thousands” more Chrysler Pacifica self-driving minivans from Fiat Chrysler, with the first deliveries starting at the end of 2018  —  Google's self-driving unit deepens its partnership with one of Detroit's Big Three  —  Waymo, the self-driving unit …
Alan Travis / The Guardian:
UK court of appeal rules mass digital surveillance powers under the Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Act are unlawful  —  Appeal ruling means significant parts of 'snooper's charter' legislation must be changed … Appeal court judges have ruled the government's mass digital …
Lucas Matney / TechCrunch:
Microsoft buys gaming services startup PlayFab to bolster its Azure platform
Bérénice Magistretti / VentureBeat:
Next Trucking, which matches shippers and truck carriers through an online marketplace, raises $21M Series B led by Sequoia Capital  —  Next Trucking, which matches shippers and truck carriers through an online marketplace, announced today that it has raised $21 million in funding, in a round led by Sequoia Capital.
More: TechCrunch
Danny Crichton / TechCrunch:
Popular rewards app Drop raises $21M Series A led by NEA  —  Everyone loves free stuff, apparently including VC investors.  Toronto-based Drop, whose app allows consumers to collect points for transactions they make and then receive reward offers, has secured a $21 million Series A round led by Rick Yang at NEA.
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From Mediagazer

Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Some experts weigh in on how President Trump's trade policy could impact the entertainment industry: ad budgets may shrink, Netflix could be shielded, and more

Bloomberg:
The stock market briefly surged today after CNBC, Reuters, and others picked up an erroneous X post that Trump was considering a 90-day pause on tariffs

Rebecca Rubin / Variety:
A Minecraft Movie collects $157M at the US box office in its opening weekend, the biggest domestic debut of 2025 and best in history for a video game adaptation

More News

Johana Bhuiyan / Recode:
Indian ride-hailing service Ola, which counts Didi and SoftBank as investors, is launching in Australia; Europe-based Taxify also recently launched in Australia

Earlier Picks

Colin Campbell / Polygon:
Source: Microsoft considers buying Electronic Arts, as it seeks to increase exclusive games lineup; acquisition rumors also include Valve and PUBG
Peter Kafka / Recode:
Facebook to show more stories from local news sources in News Feed, will identify local publishers by looking at clicks in tight geographic areas
Alex Sherman / CNBC:
Sources: Dell considers a sale to VMware, of which it owns 80%, in a reverse merger, which would allow Dell to be traded publicly without formal IPO
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