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Tech CEOs from Apple, Facebook, Google, Airbnb, Twitter, and others have spoken out against the Trump administration's “zero-tolerance” immigration policy — “It's heartbreaking to see the images and hear the sounds of the kids,” Tim Cook said.
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| Satya Nadella / LinkedIn: |
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says new US border policy to separate immigrant children from parents is abhorrent and “simply cruel and abusive” — Below is an e-mail I sent to all Microsoft employees today sharing my views on U.S. immigration policy. This is an incredibly important topic and one I care deeply about.
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| Sheera Frenkel / New York Times: |
In internal open letter to CEO Satya Nadella, more than 100 Microsoft employees protest the firm's work with ICE and ask that it stop working with the agency — SAN FRANCISCO — In an open letter posted to Microsoft's internal message board on Tuesday, more than 100 employees protested …
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After Senator Wyden's probe into whom the US carriers sell real-time location data to, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, and Sprint say they are reexamining the practice — Carriers forced to make changes after leak of real-time phone location data. — Verizon and AT&T have promised to stop selling …
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EU Parliament committee votes for tougher copyright rules that could force tech firms to bear liability for copyright infringement in user generated content — In a key vote this morning the European Parliament's legal affairs committee has backed the two most controversial elements …
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| Rob Bennett / Windows Blog: |
Microsoft News launches on Android and iOS as a rebranded MSN app, also powers news on Windows 10, Skype, Xbox, and Outlook.com — Microsoft has been in the news business for more than 23 years. When we launched MSN in 1995, the news industry was just beginning to provide content online.| Wolfie Zhao / CoinDesk: |
Bithumb, one of South Korea's largest cryptocurrency exchanges, suspends asset deposit and withdrawal services after ~$31M hack, promises full reimbursement — Bithumb, one of the largest cryptocurrency exchange in South Korea by trading volume, is halting asset deposit and withdrawal services …
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Tweets: @bithumbofficial and @business
| Stephanie Chan / VentureBeat: |
Sensor Tower data: Epic Games' Fortnite has generated $100M revenue on iOS in its first 90 days on the platform — Epic Games' hit game Fortnite has hit yet another milestone on mobile. Since its iOS launch in mid-March, it has generated $100 million in revenue on those devices in 90 days, according to market analyst Sensor Tower.| Patricia Hernandez / The Verge: |
Theater chain AMC announces AMC Stubs A-List, a MoviePass-like $19.95/month service that lets patrons watch three films a week — It'll be twice as expensive, but it boasts fewer restrictions than MoviePass — The largest theater chain in America has announced that it will now offer …
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Tweets: @db, @alexiskold, @peterpham, and @kerrymflynn
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Amazon expands its Prime Wardrobe service, which lets users try between three and eight items, to all US users — Prime Wardrobe, Amazon's “try before you buy” shopping service first announced last summer, is officially out of beta and open to all Prime members in the U.S. as of today.
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Source: White House has begun planning a federal approach to data privacy, led by Trump's special assistant for tech Gail Slater, as EU rolls out GDPR — The White House is in the early stages of determining what a federal approach to online data privacy should look like, Axios has learned.| Taylor Soper / GeekWire: |
Microsoft to acquire Bonsai, which had raised $13.6M and helps add AI capabilities to firms' systems; Bonsai's 42 staff to join Microsoft's AI and Research unit — Microsoft is adding more firepower to its artificial intelligence arm. The tech giant has agreed to acquire Bonsai …
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| Paul Sawers / VentureBeat: |
Meditation app Calm raises $27M Series A led by Insight Venture Partners at a pre-money valuation of $250M — Meditation startup Calm has raised $27 million in a series A round of funding led by Insight Venture Partners, with participation from Ashton Kutcher's Sound Ventures and … | Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway, and JPMorgan Chase announce that doctor and writer Dr Atul Gawande will be CEO of their as-yet unnamed joint healthcare venture — Amazon, BerkshireHathaway and JPMorgan Chase have not been especially public about their plans for how they plan to take on employee healthcare …
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Tweets: @peterbachmd and @farzad_md
| Issie Lapowsky / Wired: |
University of Cambridge professor Jon Rust warned about dangers of Cambridge Analytica in '14; Facebook now accuses his department of being complicit in scandal — IN DECEMBER 2014, John Rust wrote to the head of the legal department at the University of Cambridge, where he is a professor, warning them that a storm was brewing.| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Facebook begins letting Group admins test a feature that charges members $4.99 to $29.99 per month for access to exclusive sub-groups — Facebook is starting to let Group admins charge $4.99 to $29.99 per month for access to special sub-Groups full of exclusive posts.| Michael Moritz / Financial Times: |
Chinese tech companies now surpass almost all their global rivals in size and value, even US giants, which will fundamentally reshape the world — Cast your eyes down the list of the world's most valuable private technology companies and you might be put in mind of the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
Tweets: @patrickc, @jrichlive, @jonrussell, @soundboy, @calebwatney, and @sub8u
| Ron Miller / TechCrunch: |
Open source web server developer Nginx raises $43M Series C led by Goldman Sachs, bringing total raised to $103M — Nginx, the commercial company behind the open source web server, announced a $43 million Series C investment today led by Goldman Sachs Growth Equity.| Robert Ferris / CNBC: |
Tesla sues former employee Martin Tripp for allegedly exporting gigabytes of confidential data, after Musk sent memo saying an ex-staffer committed sabotage — - Tesla is suing former process engineer Martin Tripp for allegedly illegally exporting data and making false claims to reporters.
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How Amazon has expanded its lobbying efforts in Washington over the years, where it now employs nearly 100 lobbyists and spent $13M last year — The company has built a huge presence in the nation's capital, with an army of lobbyists and a growing list of government contracts
Tweets: @rebeccaballhaus, @michaelhwrdsaul, and @jackshafer
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