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Snap reports Q3 net loss of $443.2M, vs. last year's $124.2M, and writes off $39.9M in unsold Spectacles inventory — VENICE, Calif.—(BUSINESS WIRE)— Snap Inc. (NYSE: SNAP) today announced financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2017.
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| Chris Welch / The Verge: |
Evan Spiegel says Snap is redesigning Snapchat to make it easier to use and expects that it will be “disruptive to our business in the short term” — New version of the Android app also in the works — In today's earnings letter to Snap investors, CEO Evan Spiegel revealed …
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| Alex Heath / Business Insider: |
Snap reports Q3 revenue of $207.9M, up 62% YoY, vs. $235.5M est., as DAUs grew 17% YoY or 3% QoQ to 178M; stock down 15%+ after hours — Snap CEO Evan Spiegel. — Snap Inc. will report its third-quarter earnings after the closing bell on Tuesday. — The primary question for investors … | Timothy B. Lee / Ars Technica: |
Waymo now offers free taxi rides in fully driverless cars in Phoenix, plans for a paid taxi service; at first, most of the cars will have employee in back seat — Waymo's first product will be a driverless taxi service in the Phoenix area. — Driverless cars are here.
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| Casey Newton / The Verge: |
Twitter is rolling out 280-character tweets around the world — Double trouble — In most of the world, the iconic 140-character tweet is now officially a thing of the past. Twitter said today that after a global test, 280-character tweets will roll out to users around the world.
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| Dara Khosrowshahi / LinkedIn: |
Uber CEO announces new “cultural norms” for company after employee input: celebrate differences, do the right thing, act like owners, make big bold bets — I've spent my first two months as Uber's CEO meeting our teams around the world, dealing with a few firefights …
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| Caitlyn Gribbin / ABC: |
Facebook tests hashing to eliminate revenge porn in some countries; users send nude pics to themselves that Facebook will hash so they never appear on its sites — If you've had a nude photo taken, you might be nervous about where it could end up. — Your phone may be hacked …
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| Jon Russell / TechCrunch: |
Major flaw in Parity multi-sig wallets, often used in ICOs, potentially freezes hundreds of millions of dollars worth of Ethereum — Today is not a good news day for Ethereum. A vulnerability found within a popular wallet has frozen potentially hundreds of millions of dollars …
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| Ali Breland / The Hill: |
After declining multiple invitations, ex-Yahoo CEO Mayer subpoenaed to appear before Congress, alongside Equifax execs, to shed light on respective breaches — The Senate Commerce Committee has issued a subpoena requiring former Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer to testify before the committee … | Ron Miller / TechCrunch: |
Amazon's AWS S3 adds five new tools, including default encryption and warnings about unencrypted files, to prevent data leaks — If you do a search for Amazon S3 breaches due to customer error of leaving the data unencrypted, you'll see a long list that includes a DoD contractor, Verizon …
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Google is testing an AirDrop competitor, file manager, and cleanup utility for Android called Files Go, which reportedly will launch globally in December — Google is preparing to soon launch a new mobile app called Files Go that will allow Android users to better manage the files on their phone …
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| Dieter Bohn / The Verge: |
Google patches Wi-Fi KRACK flaw in Android, adds new saturated color display option in Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL, releases fix for Pixel 2 “clicking” noise — It's also fixing the clicking problem on the Pixel 2 — The regular, monthly patches for the Pixel are one of the main reasons …
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Facebook promoted comments expressing disbelief under news stories as part of an experiment that has since ended — A Facebook test that promoted comments containing the word fake to the top of news feeds has been criticised by users. — The trial, which Facebook says has now concluded …
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| Olivia Solon / The Guardian: |
How employers are increasingly monitoring their staff's web-browsing patterns, keystrokes, social media posts, and private messaging using third-party tools — Employers are using a range of technologies to monitor their staff's web-browsing patterns, keystrokes, social media posts and even private messaging apps
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| David Lumb / Engadget: |
Facebook launches closed beta of Customer Chat, a plugin for businesses to enable Messenger chats on company websites that works across multiple devices — While most of the billion-plus users on Facebook Messenger are individuals, the company has refined its messaging platform to be more business-friendly.
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| Stephen Nellis / Reuters: |
TechInsights: iPhone X sells for $999 and costs Apple $357.50, giving it a gross margin of 64%; iPhone 8 sells for $699 with a 59% gross margin — (Reuters) - Apple Inc's (AAPL.O) new flagship iPhone X makes the company more money per phone than its iPhone 8 model, according to an analysis …
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| Steve O'Hear / TechCrunch: |
UK-based digital bank Monzo raises £71M Series D at £280M post-money valuation led by Goodwater Capital — Monzo, one of a number of “challenger” banks in the U.K. aiming to re-invent the current account, continues to be on a roll, both in terms of user numbers and now a significant new funding round.
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| Tarinder Sandhu / HEXUS.net Tech Latest Content: |
Memo: Raja Koduri, AMD Radeon Technologies Group leader, to leave company after two years — One of Raja Koduri's last acts as chief of the Radeon Technologies Group — Remember when we reported on the Radeon Technologies Group boss, Raja Koduri, taking a leave of absence with an intent to return to the fold in December?
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| Dan Primack / Axios: |
GOP tax bill, still in early stages, includes a big break for employees of privately held startups, would allow tax to be deferred on exercised stock options — House Republicans may win some new fans in Silicon Valley, with a new tax proposal that would help employees of highly valued startups that have not yet gone public.
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| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
SaaS provider Proofpoint acquires Cloudmark, a firm that provides messaging security for ISPs and mobile carriers, for $110M — As malicious groups continue to become more sophisticated in their hacking techniques, cybersecurity efforts are attempting to expand in their reach, and that is leading to some consolidation in the field.
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| Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss / Reuters: |
Berlin-based startup Neufund raises $11.6M for a platform that will let companies issue equity tokens when it launches in Q1 2018 — NEW YORK (Reuters) - Berlin-based Neufund said it has raised 10 million euros ($11.6 million) from private investors for its fund-raising platform …
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