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Apple finally adds stereo pairing to HomePod, four months after its release, as part of iOS 11.4 update that includes AirPlay 2 with multi-room streaming — The HomePod smart speaker will finally do what Apple promised it would be able do nearly a year ago: play in multiple rooms simultaneously and in stereo mode.
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Snap shares some workforce diversity stats, with just 13% of tech roles filled by women, amid internal debate over “toxic” culture ignited by ex-staffer's email — The Cheddar Summary — A former Snap software engineer wrote an email last November criticizing the company …
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| Andrew J. Hawkins / The Verge: |
Uber's new in-app emergency button that lets riders call 911 assistance goes live across the US — Dial 911 directly from the app — In April, Uber announced that it would be adding a direct way for riders to call 911 within its app, in an effort to boost its flagging safety reputation.
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| Paul Elias / Associated Press: |
US judge sentences Toronto man to five years in prison and fines him $250K for using data stolen in giant Yahoo data breach to hack into private email accounts — SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A young computer hacker who investigators say unwittingly worked for Russian spies was sentenced to five years … | Benny Geteng / Post Courier: |
Papua New Guinea says it will ban Facebook for a month in the future in a bid to crack down on fake users and study how fake news and pornography spreads — FACEBOOK Users In The Country Can Expect A Month's Shutdown Access To The Site In PNG In Order For The Communications And Information Technology Department To Carry...
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| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Sources: Snapchat is prepping Snapkit platform to let developers bring a version of Snapchat's camera, a “login with Snapchat” option, and Bitmoji to other apps — Snapchat is secretly planning the launch of its first full-fledged developer platform, currently called Snapkit.| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Imgur, the GIF and image sharing site with ~250M MAUs, launches video support, and COO says he expects the company to be profitable this year — Imgur is the internet's best time sink, where 250 million monthly users silently consume an endless community-curated collection of absurd GIFs … | Bloomberg: |
Sources: Bird, an electric scooter-sharing startup, is raising $150M led by Sequoia Capital at a $1B valuation and has plans to raise more for this round — - The $150 million round will help Bird fend off competition — CEO Travis VanderZanden was formerly a leader at Uber and Lyft
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Block.one, a Cayman Islands-based firm making a blockchain platform for decentralized apps, is on track to raise $4B+ through a yearlong sale of its EOS tokens — Block.one's sale of its EOS digital tokens dwarfs other coin sales—and most of this year's IPOs
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| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Russian search giant Yandex announces Prime-like service Yandex.Plus, a ~$160 smart speaker, and a new skills platform for its Alice assistant — Russian search giant Yandex is sometimes described as the “Google of Russia”, but maybe it should be described as the Amazon of Russia, too.
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Tweets: @sunil_nurture, @yandexcom, @ingridlunden, and @jasonabbruzzese
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Russia asks Apple to remove Telegram from App Store and block Telegram notifications, giving one month for a response, following its initial request on April 17 — After disrupting the entire country's internet services, Russia is now reaching out to Apple to ask for a helping hand in blocking Telegram.
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| Tom Krazit / GeekWire: |
Salesforce reports Q1 revenue of $3.01B, up 25% YoY, vs. $2.94B est., Sales Cloud revenue of $965M, up 16% YoY, and net income of $344M — One week after it opened its new tower in downtown San Francisco, Salesforce showed why it felt confident making that investment, posting strong gains …
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Acorns says it has 3.5M users investing roughly $50 to $60 per month and has seen 100,000 signups for its $2/month retirement product a month after its launch — It looks like the investment service Acorns may turn into an oak faster than expected. — Billed as an automated investment manager …
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Source: French mobile freemium game maker Voodoo raises $200M from Goldman Sachs and plans to more than double staff to 150 by the year's end — Mathieu Rosemain, Gwénaëlle Barzic — PARIS (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs' (GS.N) private equity fund has invested about $200 million …
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| Carolyn Said / San Francisco Chronicle: |
San Francisco subpoenas Lyft and Uber for a full list of drivers who worked in city since 2015 and info on their hours, wages, benefits, and contractor status — Are Uber and Lyft stiffing their drivers on wages? — San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera is subpoening the ride-hailing companies … Sponsor Posts
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