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Microsoft launches Skype version 8.0 for desktop, with HD video, screen-sharing in calls, and improved chat, plans more features this summer like call recording — Skype's redesign launched last year was met with mixed reviews, but the company is forging ahead by rolling out a number …
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Skype Blogs, The Verge, SlashGear, 9to5Mac, The Verge, Engadget, Forbes, SiliconANGLE, Paul Thurrott, CNET, gHacks Technology News, GeekWire, MacRumors, Ars Technica, iPhone in Canada Blog, Neowin, ZDNet, and 9to5Google
Tweets: @mattnavarra and @maryjofoley
| Zac Hall / 9to5Mac: |
Instapaper says Pinterest will transfer ownership of the service to an independent company owned and operated by the team that has worked on it since 2013 — Read-it-later and bookmarking service Instapaper announced today that it will once again be an independent operation.
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Instapaper, CNET, MacStories, Engadget, VentureBeat, Adweek, Neowin, and KnowTechie
Tweets: @ow, @alexeheath, and @marcoarment
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Netflix reports Q2 membership growth of 5.2M, 1M less than forecast, and a profit of $384M, up from $65M last year; stock down 14% after hours — Video site blamed faulty internal forecasting, not business reasons like price increases — Netflix Inc. missed its own forecasts …
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Netflix, Axios, New York Times, Reuters, CNET, TheStreet, TechCrunch, CNBC, TheStreet, Variety, Bloomberg, Gizmodo, CBS News, Financial Times, Barron's Online, New York Post, ABC News, Tubefilter, CNBC, USA Today, BGR, Investor's Business Daily, and Business Insider
Tweets: @lucas_shaw, @dealbook, @benbajarin, @pkafka, @pkafka, and @benbajarin
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Amazon suffers glitches in both mobile app and desktop site as Prime Day kicks off, including shopping cart errors and endless loops when trying to get to deals — - Some users saw an error page featuring the “dogs of Amazon” and were never able to enter the site.
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USA Today, Business Insider, Engadget, Axios, Mashable, Business Insider, Wired, PYMNTS.com, Quartz, Adweek, CNET, Slate, Business Insider, and Fortune
Tweets: @shiraovide, @stevekovach, @shiraovide, @cnbcnow, and @cnet
| Greg Bensinger / Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: Uber is being investigated by the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission over gender discrimination, a probe which began last August — EEOC investigators have been seeking information related to hiring practices, pay disparity and other matters
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New York Times, Bloomberg, Fortune, Mercury News, Engadget, Ars Technica, The Verge, The Hill, BBC, CNET, TechCrunch, TechSpot, Telegraph, Mashable, Axios, and Reuters
Tweets: @gregbensinger and @gregbensinger
| BBC: |
The company behind a Kodak-branded crypto-currency mining rig, which was shown to the press at CES and seen as a scam by critics, has dissolved — The company behind a Kodak-branded crypto-currency mining scheme has confirmed the plan has collapsed. — In January, a Bitcoin mining computer …
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ZDNet, CoinDesk, Engadget, NewsBTC, TechCrunch, CryptoGlobe, and Peter O'Kelly's Reality Check
| Kif Leswing / Business Insider: |
Ming-Chi Kuo report: Galaxy S10 to come in three sizes in 2019, with 5.8", 6.1", 6.4" screens; the larger two will have fingerprint sensors built into display — - Samsung's Galaxy S10 lineup is expected to be composed of three models when it launches next year, according to a well-known research analyst.
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CNET, MacRumors, The Verge, SiliconANGLE, Gotta Be Mobile, BGR, iPhone in Canada Blog, Android Authority, Android and Me, TechSpot, iDownloadBlog.com, and Cult of Mac. Thanks:@stevetweedie
| Lily Katz / Bloomberg: |
Coinbase says SEC and FINRA have given it the green light to list coins deemed to be securities by approving three acquisitions, including Keystone Capital — - SEC, Finra sign off on deals that give firm federal licenses — Company is exploring addition of five new digital tokens
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TechCrunch, CCN, and SludgeFeed
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Uber rolls out new features to improve pickups, like giving riders in US and Canada guaranteed pickup windows, offering a $10 credit if scheduled rides are late — Uber is aiming to perfect the art of the pick-up with three features it says minimize cancellations.
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Uber Newsroom, Engadget, The Verge, Axios, KnowTechie, Cult of Mac, Android Police, Mercury News, 9to5Google, and MacRumors. Tweets: @joshconstine
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Apple removed QDrops, an app that sent alerts about the Qanon conspiracy theory, after months near the top of the App Store; app still on Google Play Store — One of the App Store's top entertainment apps pushed a conspiracy theory about a child sex ring and a Trump secret police force.| Daniel Boffey / The Guardian: |
Airbnb found in breach of EU consumer law regarding hidden costs, unclear terms and conditions, and more; regulator gives company until end of August to rectify — Accommodation service told it needs to be clearer on total cost including fees and charges — Airbnb has been found in breach …
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EU Press Room, Financial Times, BBC, The Verge, CNBC, Telegraph, Fortune, and Bloomberg. Tweets: @eu_commission
| Chaim Gartenberg / The Verge: |
Roku unveils Roku TV Wireless Speakers that use company's Roku Connect platform to link-up with Roku-powered smart TVs over WiFi, coming in October for ~$200 — The first speakers to use the new Roku Connect platform are also Roku's first foray into the speaker market
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Axios, Roku Online Newsroom, TechCrunch, TechSpot, KnowTechie, Gizmodo, Investor's Business Daily, Engadget, TechHive, Digital Trends, Ars Technica, Thurrott.com, and Washington Post. Tweets: @reckless
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