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IBM seeks $167M from Groupon for infringing on ecommerce patents, says Amazon, Facebook, and Google licensed its patents for between $20M and $50M per company — WILMINGTON, Del. (Reuters) - International Business Machines Corp on Monday asked a U.S. jury to award it $167 million … | Wall Street Journal: |
Walmart strikes strategic partnership to use Microsoft's cloud technology, AI, machine learning, and other services — The shared rivalry with Amazon ‘is absolutely core to this,’ Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says — Walmart Inc. WMT -.07% agreed to use Microsoft Corp.'s MSFT -.49% cloud technology …
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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 …
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Netflix reports Q2 membership growth of 5.2M, 1M less than forecast, and a profit of $384M, up from $65M last year; stock down 14% after hours — Video site blamed faulty internal forecasting, not business reasons like price increases — Netflix Inc. missed its own forecasts …
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| Jon Russell / TechCrunch: |
Travel giant Booking Holdings, formerly known as Priceline, invests $500M in Chinese ride-hailing firm Didi Chuxing — Didi Chuxing, China's largest ride-hailing company, has pulled in some strategic capital after Booking Holdings invested $500 million into its business.
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Apple removed QDrops, an app that sent alerts about the Qanon conspiracy theory, after months near the top of the App Store; app still on Google Play Store — One of the App Store's top entertainment apps pushed a conspiracy theory about a child sex ring and a Trump secret police force.| Lily Katz / Bloomberg: |
Coinbase says SEC and FINRA have given it the green light to list coins deemed to be securities by approving three acquisitions, including Keystone Capital — - SEC, Finra sign off on deals that give firm federal licenses — Company is exploring addition of five new digital tokens
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The company behind a Kodak-branded crypto-currency mining rig, which was shown to the press at CES and seen as a scam by critics, has dissolved — The company behind a Kodak-branded crypto-currency mining scheme has confirmed the plan has collapsed. — In January, a Bitcoin mining computer … | Zac Hall / 9to5Mac: |
Instapaper says Pinterest will transfer ownership of the service to an independent company owned and operated by the team that has worked on it since 2013 — Read-it-later and bookmarking service Instapaper announced today that it will once again be an independent operation.
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Amazon suffers glitches in both mobile app and desktop site as Prime Day kicks off, including shopping cart errors and endless loops when trying to get to deals — - Some users saw an error page featuring the “dogs of Amazon” and were never able to enter the site.
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Tweets: @stevekovach, @shiraovide, @shiraovide, @cnbcnow, and @cnet
| Daniel Boffey / The Guardian: |
Airbnb found in breach of EU consumer law regarding hidden costs, unclear terms and conditions, and more; regulator gives company until end of August to rectify — Accommodation service told it needs to be clearer on total cost including fees and charges — Airbnb has been found in breach …
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Inside the world of self-published romance on Amazon Kindle Unlimited, where authors collaborate and compete to game Amazon's algorithm — To cash in on Kindle Unlimited, a cabal of authors gamed Amazon's algorithm — On June 4th, a group of lawyers shuffled into a federal court in Manhattan …
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