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Xiaomi files for an IPO in Hong Kong; sources say the Beijing-based company is seeking to raise $10B at a valuation of $100B — Xiaomi's 2017 sales jumped by two-thirds to 114.6 billion yuan, while operating profit tripled and adjusted net profit soared from a year earlier| Monica Nickelsburg / GeekWire: |
Amazon abruptly halts construction of new office in Seattle as it escalates fight over proposed city council tax on large companies to build affordable housing — Amazon is pausing construction on a new office tower at its Seattle headquarters and may put one of its biggest future office spaces …
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| Andrew Gebhart / CNET: |
Google Assistant now works with 5,000 smart home devices, up from 1,500 in January, and adds support for Dish Hopper, Logitech Harmony remotes, and more — With Google's developer conference right around the corner, the search giant wants you to know that its digital assistant is quite proficient at controlling the smart home.| Thuy Ong / The Verge: |
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Filing shows executives at Cambridge Analytica and SCL Group, along with the Mercer family, have moved to create a new firm, Emerdata, possibly for “rebranding” — The embattled political consulting firm Cambridge Analytica announced on Wednesday that it would cease most operations … | Wall Street Journal: |
Cambridge Analytica is shutting down following the Facebook data misuse scandal, says it was losing clients and facing mounting legal fees — Company had lost multiple clients in recent months — Cambridge Analytica , a data firm that worked for President Donald Trump's 2016 campaign …
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| Harry McCracken / Fast Company: |
Amazon says there are now 40K Alexa Skills, up from 25K in December and 10K in February 2017, and makes in-skill purchases generally available in the US — [Photos: Rahul Chakraborty/Unsplash; geralt/Pixabay] — Just six months after Amazon revealed the AI-infused Alexa service …
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| Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
Google says it has started rolling out Google Pay on the web, available through desktop and mobile browsers, including iOS — Since Google Pay launched as the company's unified payment solution in February, it has added a number of new features with more on the roadmap.| Todd Bishop / GeekWire: |
Microsoft announces Microsoft Audience Network, an AI-based platform for advertisers that uses data from Bing, Outlook, Skype, and others to target audiences — Microsoft, which has quietly built a $6.9 billion/year advertising business through its Bing search engine, will attempt to expand …
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Google opens up Advanced Protection Program, which secures Google services via physical unlock keys, to Apple's native apps like Mail, Calendar, and Contacts — Last October, Google launched its Advanced Protection Program for users who want to ensure the highest degree of protection …
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Some of the 200+ cities Amazon rejected for its HQ2 have begun to make changes based on feedback given by Amazon during rejection phone calls — After the retail giant told cities why they didn't become finalists for its second headquarters, some started making changes
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| Laura Stevens / Wall Street Journal: |
Online survey and job postings suggest Amazon is working to predict how clothes will fit, a long-standing hurdle for online fashion retailers — The online retail giant is inviting people to New York to measure them with a 3-D body scanner — Amazon.com Inc. AMZN -.01% wants to understand … | Spencer Soper / Bloomberg: |
Amazon launches Wag, its own brand of pet products, starting with dry dog food, only available to Prime subscribers — Amazon.com Inc. has started its own brand of pet products, called Wag, expanding on existing private-label efforts that include batteries, baby products, clothing and household goods.
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| Nathaniel Popper / New York Times: |
Goldman Sachs to open a Bitcoin trading operation, will begin using its own money to trade Bitcoin futures contracts on behalf of clients in the next few weeks — SAN FRANCISCO — Most big banks have tried to stay far away from the scandal-tainted virtual currency Bitcoin.
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| Matthew Lynley / TechCrunch: |
SoundHound raises $100M from strategic investors including Tencent, Daimler, Hyundai, and others to grow its Houndify voice AI platform — As SoundHound looks to leverage its ten-plus years of experience and data to create a voice recognition tool that companies can bake into any platform … | Connie Loizos / TechCrunch: |
Online wedding registry company Zola raises $100M Series D led by Comcast Ventures with participation from NBCUniversal and Goldman Sachs — Zola, a fast-growing company that invites newly engaged couples to register their guests, shop from 600 different brands, and create customizable checklists …
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Spotify reports first financial results after its IPO with Q1 revenue of €1.139B, up 26% YoY, on operating loss of €41M; MAUs up 30% YoY to 170M — Spotify Technology S.A. (NYSE:SPOT) today reported financial results for the first fiscal quarter of 2018 ending March 31, 2018.
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Square Q1: non-GAAP revenue of $307M, up 51% YoY, gross payment volume of $17.8B, up 31% YoY, net loss of $24M; stock down 5%+ after hours due to low guidance — The company posted a Q1 net loss of $24 million, or six cents a share, compared to a net loss of $15.1 million, or four cents a share, a year earlier.Sponsor Posts
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