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Uber says drivers will remain contractors under AB5, as they aren't core to its business which serves as a platform for several types of digital marketplaces — The ride-hail company shrugs off a new bill in California, but legal challenges loom — Uber won't be reclassifying its drivers …
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California passes landmark bill that requires gig economy workers to be treated as employees, going into effect Jan 1, affecting companies like Uber and Lyft — SACRAMENTO — California legislators approved a landmark bill on Tuesday that requires companies like Uber and Lyft to treat contract workers …
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| Salvador Rodriguez / CNBC: |
Sources: Palmer Luckey's border surveillance tech startup Anduril Industries has raised a funding round at a $1B+ valuation from Andreessen Horowitz and others — KEY POINTS — Anduril has secured a funding round with participation from Andreessen Horowitz that values the defense company at more than $1 billion.
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| Jordan Novet / CNBC: |
Oracle says co-CEO Mark Hurd is taking a leave of absence for health reasons, releases its earnings a day early, reporting $9.2B in revenue, flat YoY — KEY POINTS — Oracle's Mark Hurd, who was hired by founder Larry Ellison in 2010, is taking a leave of absence, the company said on Wednesday.
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| Michael Potuck / 9to5Mac: |
Apple updates AppleCare+ monthly payments option for newly purchased iPhones, iPads, and Watches, extending it beyond the 2 years, until canceled — Last year Apple rolled out the option to pay monthly for some of its two (in some cases three) year AppleCare+ plans for iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch.
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| Devindra Hardawar / Engadget: |
Apple debuts iPhone 11 Pro and Pro Max, with 5.8" and 6.5" screens, no 3D Touch, better battery life, triple camera system with zoom and wide angle, in 4 colors — As usual, Apple's latest batch of iPhones aren't exactly surprising, thanks to plenty of detailed leaks throughout the year.
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| Blake Montgomery / The Daily Beast: |
Filing: ICE will pay Cellebrite, an Israeli hacking tools vendor, between $30M to $35M over the next one to five years, more than ten times their 2017 contract — The agency's previous contract with Cellebrite was worth $2.2 million. — ICE wants to hack more phones. A lot more.
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| Nikkei Asian Review: |
Yahoo Japan agreed to issue a tender offer for a 50.1% stake in Japan's largest online fashion retailer, Zozotown; the deal will be worth up to $3.7B — Retailer's founder and CEO Maezawa steps down from management — TOKYO — Yahoo Japan plans to buy the operator of the country's largest … | Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Google introduces a new Chrome webpage sharing feature in version 77, letting users easily send links to other devices where they use Chrome — Not available on macOS just yet — Google is starting to make its Chrome 77 browser update available to Windows, Mac, iOS, and Android this week.
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| Alex Konrad / Forbes: |
Profile of Daniel Dines, the CEO of robotic process automation company UiPath, which has 3,000+ employees around the world and generated $155M revenue in 2018 — The man who at once epitomizes the hottest new growth area in tech and the burgeoning hopes for entrepreneurship in Eastern Europe twirls … | Elisabeth Brier / Forbes: |
Samsara, a maker of sensors and GPS units for fleet vehicle management, raises $300M at $6.3B valuation from Tiger Global, Dragoneer, a16z, and General Catalyst — Sanjit Biswas and John Bicket, cofounders of Samsara, are newly minted billionaires following the company's $300 million Series F funding round … | Ron Miller / TechCrunch: |
Open-source NoSQL database startup ScyllaDB raises $25M Series C extension round, bringing the total raised to $60M — There are a lot of open source databases out there, and ScyllaDB, a NoSQL variety, is looking to differentiate itself by attracting none other than Amazon users.Sponsor Posts
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