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SiriusXM to acquire Pandora in a $3.5B all-stock deal — Satellite radio company SiriusXM is acquiring music streaming service Pandora in a $3.5 billion all-stock deal, the companies announced Monday. — Pandora shares rose 14.4 percent in premarket trading from Friday's close of $9.09 a share …
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| Matthew Green / A Few Thoughts …: |
Thoughts on why Chrome 69's forced login behavior is so bad: when Google silently changes its biggest user-facing privacy option, it risks burning users' trust — This blog is mainly reserved for cryptography, and I try to avoid filling it with random “someone is wrong on the Internet” posts.| Bálint's extended musings: |
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| Nellie Bowles / New York Times: |
Former ProPublica reporters are starting The Markup, a news site to investigate big tech, with a $20M gift from Craigslist's Craig Newmark and other funding — The Markup, dedicated to investigating technology and its effect on society, will be led by two former ProPublica journalists.
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| Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
Microsoft announces Windows Virtual Desktop, a new Azure-based service that provides a full virtualized multi-user Windows 10 experience — There are plenty of third-party solutions for running a Windows desktop in the cloud, but until now, Microsoft itself seemed hesitant to offer the same kind of user experience.
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| Natalie Gagliordi / ZDNet: |
Walmart says 17,000+ Oculus Go headsets will be used in its US stores by end of year to train its employees, in an expansion of a pre-existing program — Walmart said it is using the headsets to train within three key areas: new technology, compliance, and soft skills like empathy and customer service.| Adam Satariano / New York Times: |
Behind the rise of app-only banks in the UK and Europe, where favorable regulations and an influx of venture capital have fueled their growth — LONDON — Greg Stevenson was trying to refinance the mortgage on his four-bedroom home in eastern England when things started going awry.| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Tile appoints GoPro COO CJ Prober as new CEO, announces investment from Comcast; sources: “sizable investment” was at a higher valuation than previous round — There's a changing of the guard, and a new strategic partnership, over at Tile, the startup that helps you keep tabs … Thanks:@ingridlunden
| Ryne Hager / Android Police: |
Yubico launches new YubiKey 5 Series 2FA keys, supports passwordless FIDO2 and NFC — Supporting FIDO2 — Yubico, the leading provider of hardware authentication security keys, today announced the launch of the YubiKey 5 Series, the industry's first multi-protocol security keys supporting FIDO2.
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Bird is looking to hire staff to oversee its scooter fleet in almost a dozen cities across Asia and Latin America, including Hong Kong, Mumbai, and Mexico City — Scooter rental start-up Bird is preparing to embark on a massive new phase of expansion across Asia and Latin America … | Aradhana Aravindan / Reuters: |
Singapore fines Grab and Uber $9.5M over merger, outlines measures that it is says will spur competition and lessen the deal's impact on drivers and riders — SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore's anti-trust watchdog fined ride-hailing firms Grab and Uber a combined S$13 million ($9.5 million) …
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TechCrunch, ZDNet, Fortune, Channel NewsAsia, PYMNTS.com, Bloomberg, Roadshow, Wall Street Journal, and Financial Times
Tweets: @jonrussell, @jonrussell, @jonrussell, @jonrussell, and @jonrussell
| Lora Kolodny / CNBC: |
Eric Schmidt says the internet will bifurcate in the next 10-15 years into a Chinese-led internet, with fewer freedoms and more censorship, and one led by US — - Speaking at a private event hosted by Village Global VC yesterday night, tech luminary and former Google CEO Eric Schmidt predicted …
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| Wolfie Zhao / CoinDesk: |
California's Fair Political Practices Commission bans political donations in cryptocurrencies for candidates running for public offices in the state — Candidates running for public offices in the U.S. state of California may not receive donations in cryptocurrencies, according to a new ruling from the state's political watchdog.
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| Rani Molla / Recode: |
Review of Chase checking accounts shows that earnings for drivers for services like Uber, Lyft, and Postmates dropped from $1,469/month in 2013 to $783 in 2017 — More people are working for ride-sharing and delivery companies but on average they're making less.
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