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Apple finally adds stereo pairing to HomePod, four months after its release, as part of iOS 11.4 update that includes AirPlay 2 with multi-room streaming — The HomePod smart speaker will finally do what Apple promised it would be able do nearly a year ago: play in multiple rooms simultaneously and in stereo mode.
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Uber's new in-app emergency button that lets riders call 911 assistance goes live across the US — Dial 911 directly from the app — In April, Uber announced that it would be adding a direct way for riders to call 911 within its app, in an effort to boost its flagging safety reputation.
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Source: French mobile freemium game maker Voodoo raises $200M from Goldman Sachs and plans to more than double staff to 150 by the year's end — Mathieu Rosemain, Gwénaëlle Barzic — PARIS (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs' (GS.N) private equity fund has invested about $200 million …
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Papua New Guinea will ban Facebook for a month in a bid to crack down on fake users and study how fake news and pornography spreads — Analysts will explore how fake news and pornography spreads, and assess whether country needs its own version of the platform
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Sources: Alibaba's fintech affiliate Ant Financial has raised $10B, valuing the firm at $150B, up from ~$60B valuation after April 2016 fundraising round — HONG KONG (Reuters) - Ant Financial Services Group, operator of China's biggest online payment platform by market share, Alipay … | Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Russian search giant Yandex announces Prime-like service Yandex.Plus, a ~$160 smart speaker, and a new skills platform for its Alice assistant — Russian search giant Yandex is sometimes described as the “Google of Russia”, but maybe it should be described as the Amazon of Russia, too.| Paul Vigna / Wall Street Journal: |
Block.one, a Cayman Islands-based startup hoping to build a mainstream blockchain platform, is on track to raise $4B+ through a yearlong sale of digital tokens — Block.one's sale of its EOS digital tokens dwarfs other coin sales—and most of this year's IPOs| Larry Dignan / ZDNet: |
Private equity firm KKR to acquire BMC Software for an undisclosed sum, 5 years after a Bain Capital, Golden Gate Capital-led investor group bought it for $6.9B — Private equity firm KKR is broadening its technology reach as it acquires BMC Software from a Bain Capital and Golden Gate Capital led investor group.
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Alibaba leads a $1.38B investment in Chinese delivery service ZTO Express for 10% stake, helping boost Alibaba's ability to ship items globally — - The investor group will get 10% of the Chinese delivery giant — Alibaba's Cainiao and ZTO will then collaborate on logistics
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French startup Comet, a marketplace for tech and data freelancers, raises $12.8M Series A led by Daphni — French startup Comet (not to be confused with Zyl, which was formerly named Comet) is building a marketplace of talented tech and data freelancers as well as companies that are looking …
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Sources: Facebook plans to roll out WhatsApp payment services in India as early as next week, despite only three of four launch partners being ready — - Was due to start with 4 partners but will press ahead with 3 — Facebook looking to claw market share from Google, Paytm| Jonathan Shieber / TechCrunch: |
DHS moving forward on plans to rescind International Entrepreneur Rule, which would have let immigrant founders of startups stay in the US for up to five years — After nearly a year of protest and litigation, the Department of Homeland Security finally announced late last week …
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