Techmeme: Trump signs American AI Initiative executive order that will prioritize federal funding for AI, create resources for AI researchers, establish standards, more (Will Knight/MIT Technology Review)

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Amazon announces it's acquiring mesh WiFi company eero to make it easier for customers to set up and connect their smart home devices — Amazon announced today that it has signed an agreement to acquire eero, a company that offers products and services for high-performing, reliable, and simple home WiFi

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Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:

LinkedIn debuts LinkedIn Live, a new live video broadcast service, as an invite-only beta in the US — LinkedIn — the social network for the working world with close to 600 million users globally — says that video is the fastest-growing format on its platform alongside original written work, shared news and other content.

More: GeekWire, Windows Central, 9to5Mac, Mashable, OnMSFT.com, and Notes from Silicon Valley

Tweets: @rubytrubes, @mattnavarra, @qweety_, @theotherjeff, and @bradesposito

Will Knight / MIT Technology Review:

Trump signs American AI Initiative executive order that will prioritize federal funding for AI, create resources for AI researchers, establish standards, more — Artificial intelligence may have been invented in the United States, but other nations, including China, Canada, and France …

South China Morning Post:

IDC: Apple's Q4 smartphone shipments in China fell 19.9% YoY and Xiaomi's fell 34.9%, but Huawei's shipments grew 23.3% — Huawei racks up 23 per cent gain in shipments in fourth quarter against 9.7 per cent slump in industry shipments.

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Tweets: @lisaabramowicz1 and @pelstrom

Joshua Brustein / Bloomberg:

Current and former contractors employed by Apex Systems who work at an Apple “black site” in Sunnyvale discuss fear of termination, inadequate facilities, more — Apple's new campus in Cupertino, California, is a symbol of how the company views itself as an employer …

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Tweets: @mims, @menakadoshi, @joshuabrustein, @bentarnoff, @business, @laura_nelson, and @shaft

Bill Bostock / Business Insider:

Apple and Google's mobile app stores host Absher, an app from the Saudi government to help men in the country track and dictate where women can travel — - Apple and Google have been criticized by rights groups for hosting Absher, an app which allows men in Saudi Arabia to track and control where women travel.

More: INSIDER, Android Authority, and Android Police

Tweets: @aaschapiro, @aaschapiro, @aaschapiro, @jacknicas, @gartenberg, @ronwyden, @tomgara, @jamesrbuk, and @amelscript

Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch:

Google announces the general availability of an API for Google Docs task automation — Google today announced the general availability of a new API for Google Docs that will allow developers to automate many of the tasks that users typically do manually in the company's online office suite.

More: SiliconANGLE, Engadget, and VentureBeat

Zac Hall / 9to5Mac:

Apple says it has partnered with the US Department of Veterans and will soon let veterans access their digital health records through iPhone's Health app — Apple has announced that it will soon support accessing digital health records for veterans through the Health app on iPhone.

More: Apple, Digital Trends, TechCrunch, CNBC, CNET, TechSpot, BetaNews, PYMNTS.com, MacRumors, SlashGear, The Verge, Cult of Mac, Apple Must, and Engadget

Tweets: @aneeshchopra, @kifleswing, and @rickybloomfield

Chris Welch / The Verge:

Google Fi SIM cards for calls and texts are now available at 500+ Best Buy stores for $9.99 each, with a $10 credit toward service within a week of activation — They cost $10, but you get it back as a service credit — Google Fi is taking a big step into retail today …

More: Engadget, 9to5Google, CNET, Android Police, Android Authority, and Neowin

Reuters:

Autonomous vehicle startup Nuro says it has raised $940M from SoftBank's Vision Fund, valuing the company at $2.7B — (Reuters) - Autonomous technology startup Nuro said on Monday it raised $940 million from SoftBank Group Corp, which valued the Silicon Valley-based company at $2.7 billion.

More: Ars Technica, Silicon Valley Business …, Wall Street Journal, TechCrunch, The Robot Report, Financial Times, VentureBeat, and PYMNTS.com

Tweets: @khanoisseur, @binarybits, and @teddyschleifer

Julia Boorstin / CNBC:

Reddit raises $300M Series D at $3B valuation, with Tencent, Sequoia, a16z, Fidelity among investors, says it has 330M MAUs, half between the ages of 18 and 24 — - CEO Steve Huffman says the company will use the investment to improve Reddit's website and work to take digital ad market share away from Facebook and Google.

More: PYMNTS.com, The Verge, and Bloomberg

Tweets: @joshconstine, @edbott, @can, @seldo, @alexisohanian, and @stevekovach. Thanks:@mattrosoff

Yuliya Chernova / Wall Street Journal:

Source: DoorDash is raising ~$500M at a valuation of over $6B — Food-delivery startup DoorDash is in the process of raising roughly $500 million at a valuation of more than $6 billion, according to a person familiar with the situation.

More: TechCrunch. Tweets: @ychernova

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