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July 16, 2018, 2:05 PM

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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Microsoft launches Skype version 8.0 for desktop, with HD video, screen-sharing in calls, and improved chat, plans more features this summer like call recording  —  Skype's redesign launched last year was met with mixed reviews, but the company is forging ahead by rolling out a number …
Chaim Gartenberg / The Verge:
Roku unveils Roku TV Wireless Speakers that use company's Roku Connect platform to link-up with Roku-powered smart TVs over WiFi, coming in October for ~$200  —  The first speakers to use the new Roku Connect platform are also Roku's first foray into the speaker market
Jessica Guynn / USA Today:
Facebook's diversity efforts fall short as just six African-American and ten Hispanic women serve as senior managers in the US, out of 769 such jobs  —  The global director of diversity at Facebook, Maxine Williams, says the company needs to invest in local communities in order to become more diverse.
Steven Scheer / Reuters:
Salesforce to acquire Datorama, an Israeli cloud-based AI marketing platform; Israeli media says the deal was worth more than $800M  —  JERUSALEM (Reuters) - U.S. sales and marketing software company Salesforce (CRM.N) said on Monday it signed an agreement to acquire Datorama …
Kyle Samani / Multicoin Capital:
An attempt to describe Web3 stack, the many component parts of crypto ecosystem being built by hundreds of teams all over the world  —  I have yet to see an actual illustration of the Web3 stack.  So this is an attempt.  Given how expansive the Web3 ecosystem is, this diagram …
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