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Sources: Apple buys Pullstring, an SF-based enterprise voice app developer, for up to $40M; Pullstring has raised around $44M in venture capital — Apple has agreed to buy Pullstring, a San Francisco-based startup that enables the design and publishing of voice apps, Axios has learned.
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Amazon has made $11.2B in profits in 2018 but will pay no federal income tax and will receive a rebate of $129M due to unspecified tax credits — Amazon, the ubiquitous purveyor of two-day delivery of just about everything, nearly doubled its profits to $11.2 billion in 2018 from $5.6 billion …
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After Amazon misread New York's politics, pulling out was a typical Bezos power play of belligerently confronting opposition he views as unfair or unjust — In retrospect, the helipad was probably a bad idea. — The proposed transportation hub for senior Amazon executives was supposed …
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Amazon says it has canceled plans to build HQ2 in New York City, focusing instead on Northern Virginia and Nashville, following backlash — Amazon on Thursday canceled its plans to build an expansive corporate campus in New York City after facing an unexpectedly fierce backlash from lawmakers …
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| Kia Kokalitcheva / Axios: |
Uber reports Q4 revenue of $3B, up 24% YoY, gross bookings of $14.2B, up 37% YoY, and adjusted EBITDA losses of $842M, up 88% YoY and 60% QoQ — Uber on Friday released its latest quarterly financials, likely its last before formally filing to go public. showing continued growth and investment in areas like UberEats.
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Samsung unveils 10.5-inch Galaxy Tab S5e, its lightest and thinnest tablet and the first with Bixby built-in, starting at $399, launching in the second quarter — It's $399 and comes in three “millennial friendly” colors — There isn't a single Android tablet we can currently wholeheartedly recommend …
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| Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
Google rolls out ARCore 1.7 with a new Augmented Faces API for the front-facing camera that can overlay effects on a user's face even without a depth sensor — ARCore is Google's platform for mobile augmented reality which does not require specialized hardware.
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US Copyright Office has refused a copyright claim for the “Carlton Dance”, a potential blow to performers seeking rights to dance emotes in games like Fortnite — A government examiner also questioned the submission of the actor's performance on ABC's “Dancing With the Stars,” …
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| Todd Spangler / Variety: |
SEC filing: Spotify paid €300M to buy Gimlet Media and Anchor; Spotify told investors it expects to spend $400M-$500M in total on podcast acquisitions in 2019 — Streaming-audio giant Spotify shelled out around €300 million, or about $337 million, to buy podcasting companies … | Eriq Gardner / Hollywood Reporter: |
Pokémon Go creator Niantic agrees to settle class action with property owners for unsanctioned PokéStop and Gym placements; monetary damages up for mediation — After fighting over the meaning of “trespass” in the digital age, Niantic agrees to a system for resolving nuisance complaints …
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| Shara Tibken / CNET: |
Samsung to open stores in LA, Houston, and Long Island on February 20, the first US retail stores to be operated by the company — Samsung's coming to a mall near you — if you live in California, New York or Texas. — The company on Thursday said it plans to open three Samsung Experience Stores …
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Uber sues New York City over the law that caps the number of ride-hail cars and pauses the issuance of licenses to drivers for 12 months starting last August — The city's approach amounts to a ‘ban first, study later’ approach, Uber says — Uber filed a lawsuit on Friday to overturn … Sponsor Posts
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