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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft and Sony announce a strategic partnership to explore development of future cloud solutions in Microsoft Azure for game and content-streaming services — An unusual partnership — Microsoft and Sony are announcing an unusual partnership today, allowing the two rivals to partner on cloud-based gaming services.
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| Casey Newton / The Interface: |
As the definition of “bias” expands to include instances where social media users don't have the desired outcome, it's harder for platforms to say there is none — Three years ago this month, Mark Zuckerberg gathered together a group of influential conservatives to defend Facebook against allegations of political bias.
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| Makena Kelly / The Verge: |
White House launches tool to solicit information from people who had social media accounts suspended or banned and who suspect political bias behind the actions — 'If you suspect political bias caused such an action to be taken against you, share your story with President Trump'
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| Thomas Brewster / Forbes: |
Europol and FBI arrest the leader and ten members of the GozNym criminal network, who broke into 44K computers and tried to steal ~$100M — Paying money and buying online concept, couple doing internet shopping with computer, customers making secure payment on laptop via e-banking service, close up view of hand holding credit card
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| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Instagram is shutting down Instagram Direct, its standalone direct messaging app that it was testing to rival Snapchat, on iOS and Android — As Facebook pushes ahead with its strategy to consolidate more of the backend of its various apps on to a single platform, it's also doing a little simplifying and housekeeping.
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| Dan Seifert / The Verge: |
Google clarifies Works with Nest shutdown, says connections will continue to work beyond Aug. 31 until they are replicated in new Works with Assistant program — Works with Nest moves from fully dead to on life support — Google has issued a response to the criticisms of its recent announcement …
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| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Instagram adds personalized Stories to the Explore tab which has been redesigned with shortcuts to Shopping, IGTV and channels for topics like Travel and Design — Instagram's pivot to Stories continues with an overhaul of Explore designed to let users dig deeper into their niche interests.
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| Becky Peterson / Business Insider: |
Freelance services marketplace Fiverr files for a US IPO, says it had losses of $36M in 2018, up from $19M in 2017 and a revenue of $75.5M in 2018, up 44.9% YoY — - Fiverr, an Israel startup backed by Bessemer and Accel, has filed to go public on the New York Stock Exchange.| Dieter Bohn / The Verge: |
Google to add the ability to save transcriptions in Live Transcribe and will include indicators for sounds like door knocks, dog barks, and phones ringing — [Clapping] — When Google released Live Transcribe this past February, it was a hugely important accessibility feature for people …
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Results of The Voice Kids TV show in Russia have been canceled after Group-IB finds that bots were used to rig the competition, won by a millionaire's daughter — The result of a popular Russian TV talent show - The Voice Kids - has been cancelled after thousands of fraudulent votes were found … | Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Facebook is updating the News Feed algorithm to include data from user surveys about which links users find most worthwhile and who their closest friends are — Facebook is updating the News Feed ranking algorithm to incorporate data from surveys about who you say are your closest friends and which links you find most worthwhile.| Nat Levy / GeekWire: |
Amazon upgrades its $50 Fire 7 tablet with faster processor, doubled storage, and hands-free activation of Alexa, available for pre-order now, shipping June 6 — Amazon today unveiled the next generation of its Fire 7 tablet and Fire 7 Kids Edition, speeding up the devices and adding more storage and features.
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| Jeremy Horwitz / VentureBeat: |
Sprint says it will begin offering 5G in Atlanta, Dallas, Houston, and Kansas City on May 31, with preorders for LG's V50 ThinQ 5G starting tomorrow — Having previously set general targets for its initial launch of 5G services and devices in the United States, Sprint says today …
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| Chaim Gartenberg / The Verge: |
Asus announces Zenfone 6 with a 48 megapixel flip-top camera, Snapdragon 855, and a 5,000mAh battery, starting at €499 — Plus a giant 5,000 mAh battery — The Asus ZenFone 6 has officially been announced, and where the ZenFone 5 was basically just a boring iPhone X clone …
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| Washington Post: |
Trump issues order blocking US companies from doing business with information and communications technology companies owned or controlled by a foreign adversary — Amid a deepening trade war with China, President Trump on Wednesday declared a “national emergency” to protect U.S. communications networks …
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| Larry Cermak / The Block: |
Sources: Coinbase is in advanced talks to acquire the Bitcoin custody provider Xapo for around $50M — Regulated U.S.-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase is in advanced talks to buy custody provider Xapo for about $50 million to boost its custody business, people familiar with the matter said on Thursday.| Adi Robertson / The Verge: |
Google says it will bring YouTube VR to Facebook's Oculus Quest VR headset when it ships on May 21 — Google will bring YouTube to Facebook's Oculus Quest virtual reality headset when it ships on May 21st. Like existing versions on the Oculus Go, Samsung Gear VR, and other headsets …
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Ticketmaster announces “Safetix” digital tickets with NFC support, tied to user's phone via an encrypted barcode that automatically refreshes every few seconds — Ticketmaster is turning to new technology to help fight ticket fraud. The ticketing giant today unveiled … | Yogita Khatri / CoinDesk: |
Opera to add support for Tron's TRX and TRC-standard tokens in its browser-based crypto wallet, available on Android, Mac, Windows, Linux, and on iOS in beta — Opera is working to integrate support for Tron's TRX and TRC-standard tokens in its browser-based crypto wallet.| Salvador Rodriguez / CNBC: |
Sources: acceptance rates for Facebook job offers among graduates of top US schools like Stanford fell from nearly 90% in late 2016 to around 50% in early 2019 — KEY POINTS — Among top schools, Facebook's acceptance rate for full-time positions offered to new graduates has fallen … | Jordan Novet / CNBC: |
Cisco reports Q3 revenue of $12.96B, up ~4% YoY as its profits rose 13% YoY to $3B; stock is up 7+% — KEY POINTS — Cisco's Chairman and CEO Chuck Robbins speaks to participants during the Viva Technologie show at Parc des Expositions Porte de Versailles in Paris on May 24, 2018.| Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: |
Revenue Analytics, which uses AI to help clients like Toyota, Best Buy, and Marriott to instantly adjust prices to drive sales, raises $11M Series A — Imagine you're a retailer with a diverse clientele. To whom should you extend a promotion when a product isn't flying off the shelves, and how steep should the discount be?| Larry Dignan / ZDNet: |
Cloud-based IT management startup Apptio says it has acquired Cloudability, which makes software to automate, optimize, and manage multi-cloud deployments — Cloubability is focused on managing multi-cloud deployments and spending across Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud| Steven Loeb / VatorNews: |
Phil, a platform that connects doctors, pharmacies and insurers to deliver speciality drugs to patients' homes, raises $25M Series B — Phil works with everyone from patients to manufacturers to make drugs cheaper and easier to get — It's no secret that medication is prohibitively expensive …
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| Christina Farr / CNBC: |
Nimble Pharmacy, a startup that raised $60M from Sequoia, Khosla Ventures, and others, pivots to become an “Instacart” for independent pharmacies — KEY POINTS — With Amazon's jump into the pharmacy business, Nimble is focusing on helping local pharmacies deliver to customers.Thanks:@chrissyfarr
| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Travel activities booking platform GetYourGuide raises $484M Series E at a $1B+ valuation led by SoftBank Vision Fund, says it has now sold 25M tickets — As we swing into the summer tourist season, a company poised to capitalise on that has raised a huge round of funding.Sponsor Posts
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