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Leaked dataset from a location data company reveals a log of the movements of 12M+ Americans with 50B location pings across major cities between 2016 and 2017 — EVERY MINUTE OF EVERY DAY, everywhere on the planet, dozens of companies — largely unregulated, little scrutinized …
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MyShake, an app that uses data from the USGS alert system that senses earthquakes, sent out its first public alert for a 4.3 magnitude earthquake on Tuesday — In a milestone, California's new statewide earthquake early warning cellphone app sent out its first public alert for a magnitude 4.3 earthquake …
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| Lauren Feiner / CNBC: |
Lawmakers balk after Facebook explains how it collects and monetizes location data of users who have denied location services in their smartphone OS for its app — - In response to a letter from Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., and Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., Facebook explained why it tracks users' locations …
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| Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch: |
Adviser to EU's highest court issues a complex legal opinion that adds uncertainty for the future of EU-US Privacy Shield personal data transfer mechanism — Facebook tried to block the referral but today an influential advisor to Europe's top court has issued a legal opinion …
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| Todd Spangler / Variety: |
TiVo announces a ~$3 billion merger with Xperi, a company that sells audio, imaging and computing tech, scrapping its plan to split into two companies — TiVo has scrapped plans to split itself into two separate companies, and instead announced a $3 billion merger with Xperi … | Antoine Gara / Forbes: |
A look at Cross River, a bank that is underwriting loans at a rate of $1B+ per month to customers of some popular fintech apps, including Affirm and Upstart — If you want a glimpse of the future of banking, don't look to Silicon Valley or Manhattan's financial district.
Tweets: @mdudas, @antoinegara, and @jake_bernstein
| Salvador Rodriguez / CNBC: |
Facebook acquires Spanish cloud gaming startup PlayGiga, reportedly for ~€70M — - Facebook has acquired PlayGiga, a Madrid-based company that specializes in cloud gaming. — Over the past few years, Facebook has been expanding its efforts in gaming.
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| Todd Haselton / CNBC: |
Apple, Amazon, Google, and the Zigbee Alliance announce a partnership to create a universal smart home standard, called the “Project Connected Home over IP” — - Amazon, Apple, Google and the Zigbee Alliance announced a new partnership. — It's called Project Connected Home over IP …
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| Faiz Siddiqui / Washington Post: |
US government says Uber will pay $4.4M to victims of alleged gender discrimination and strengthen sexual harassment defenses, following an EEOC investigation — An Equal Employment Opportunity Commission investigation found “reasonable cause to believe that Uber permitted a culture …
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| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Spotify is prototyping Tastebuds, a social feature that allows users to interact with and discover music by searching the people they follow — Spotify is prototyping a new way to see what friends have been listening to, called “Tastebuds.” Despite how discovering music is inherently social …
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| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Snackpass, an order-ahead takeout app with a social feed and shareable loyalty points, available on 11 college campuses across the US, raises $21M Series A — “We were in the back washing blenders so they could keep taking Snackpass orders" recalls co-founder and CEO Kevin Tan.| First Round: |
State of startups survey: 33%+ of founders worry about the end of a tech bubble, 65% say 2020 fundraising will be hard, and diversity and mental health are key — Welcome to the fifth edition of State of Startups. What started as an experiment in 2015 has since become a treasured tradition here at First Round.
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