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Dozens of companies in Vision Fund's portfolio have struggled lately; sources: Oyo founder invested $2B into his company by using a loan backed by Masayoshi Son — Other companies the huge tech investment fund has backed have struggled lately — SoftBank Group Corp. 's longtime strategy …
Tweets: @rolfewinkler, @aaronlucchetti, @second_measure, @maxseddon, @realmikelarson, @eliotwb, @arashmassoudi, and @shiraovide
| Kashmir Hill / New York Times: |
Data brokers like Sift and Kustomer, which share consumers' est. lifetime value with companies, now share it with customers on request due to new privacy laws — Little-known companies are amassing your data — like food orders and Airbnb messages — and selling the analysis to clients.
Tweets: @kashhill, @carnage4life, @craigmod, @dhh, @privacyproject, @sub8u, @staradvertiser, @blm849, @kimzetter, @nxthompson, and @nytimes
| Andy Greenberg / Wired: |
Researchers show that they can use lasers to send commands to smart speakers, tablets, and phones via Siri, Alexa, and Google Assistant from far away — By pointing lasers tuned to a precise frequency at a smart assistant, researchers could force it to unlock cars, open garage doors, and more.
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New York Times, Ars Technica, Business Insider, Engadget, Android Authority, Android Central, The Verge, Android Police, and 9to5Mac
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Google Play Points, which rewards Android users with store credit or discounts for purchases like apps and movies, expands to the US from Japan and South Korea — Google Play is launching a new rewards program, Googe Play Points, that will allow you to earn points for everything …
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The Keyword, BetaNews, Thurrott, Digital Trends, Android Central, SlashGear, Engadget, TechSpot, PYMNTS.com, The Verge, 9to5Google, and XDA Developers
| Lauren Kaori Gurley / VICE: |
1,100+ Googlers sign a letter asking Google to commit to eliminating its carbon footprint by 2030 and stop working with orgs harming climate change refugees — Google employees announced a campaign today to push the company to eliminate its massive carbon footprint by 2030.
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Google Workers For Action …, Bloomberg, Business Insider, Engadget, Yahoo Finance, The Guardian, Gizmodo, Vox, IT PRO, The Hill, Reclaim The Net, CNET, CNN, Associated Press, and OneZero
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| Antonio Lucio / Facebook: |
Facebook debuts logo with text that has context-dependent coloring, says it's to further distinguish the company from the Facebook app, which keeps its branding — Facebook started as a single app. Now, 15 years later, we offer a suite of products that help people connect to their friends and family …
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| Kurt Wagner / Bloomberg: |
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| Dieter Bohn / The Verge: |
Microsoft Surface Pro X review: beautiful design and good screen but expensive, slow for the price, and has an unimpressive battery and app compatibility issues — Better than expected isn't enough — The Surface Pro X is the computer Microsoft has tried to make for at least seven years.
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Windows Central, Engadget, CNN, Petri, MSPoweruser, Gizmodo, CNET, AskWoody, and CNBC
Tweets: @sinclairinator, @rdrv3, @reckless, @backlon, @tomwarren, @tomwarren, and @codinghorror
| Frank Pallotta / CNN: |
Netflix added a “skip politics” button to a segment of Seth Meyers' new comedy special “Lobby Baby”, following a request from the comedian — New York (CNN Business)Seth Meyers thinks some comedy fans may be burned out by DC politics, so he asked Netflix (NFLX) to help him do something about it.
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The Verge, TechSpot, GameSpot, SlashGear, CNET, Slate, The Next Web, Engadget, Business Insider, and Quartz
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| Uber: |
Uber reports Q3 revenue of $3.8B, up 30% YoY, gross bookings of $16.5B, up 29%, net loss of $1.2B; Uber Eats revenue up 64% to $645M; stock down 5%+ after hours — Revenue of $3.8 billion, with growth accelerating to 30% year-over-year, or 31% on a constant currency basis
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Tweets: @_drivers_united, @reformedbroker, @hedgemind, @greg_shill, @faizsays, @heathersomervil, and @verge
| Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet: |
Microsoft launches Office app on iOS and Android, combining Word, Excel, PowerPoint functionality into one app, expanding from initial debut with Galaxy Note10 — Microsoft is looking for new ways to encourage people to use Office apps on their mobile phones by combining lightweight versions of the core apps into a single app.
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Office Apps Blog, Windows Central, CNET, LarrysWorld.com, SlashGear, Firstpost Tech, Pocket-lint, XDA Developers, Thurrott, Memeburn, and Android Central
Tweets: @kevinctofel, @maryjofoley, @tomwarren, and @tomwarren
| Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: |
Microsoft unveils Azure Synapse Analytics, a service that leverages big data analytics with tools to manage various data sources in a unified workspace — Workflow automation was a predictable focus as Microsoft Ignite kicked off in Orlando, Florida this morning.
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Microsoft, ZDNet, SiliconANGLE, Microsoft Azure Cloud …, and Redmond
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| Yaël Eisenstat / Washington Post: |
A former head of election integrity operations at Facebook says the company's business model and ad targeting tools make it hard for it to not harm democracy — The company can't avoid damaging democracy. — I joined Facebook in June 2018 as its “head of Global Elections Integrity Ops” … | Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica: |
Mozilla urges Congress to reject ISPs' lobbying against encrypted DNS in Firefox and Chrome, says the campaign is using Google as boogeyman to spread confusion — ISPs lobby against DNS encryption, but Mozilla tells Congress not to trust them. — Mozilla is urging Congress to reject …
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The Next Web and Internet Governance Project
| Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
Google News for Android and iOS adds an option to show stories for up to two languages and regions — In recent years, Google has strived to make its products work better internationally. Google News for Android and iOS now supports bilingual feeds to show stories for up to two “languages & regions of interest.”
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The Keyword, TechCrunch, Firstpost Tech, Neowin, XDA Developers, and Android Police
Tweets: @tech2eets, @peggyktc, @googlenewsinit, and @wongmjane
| Natalie Gagliordi / ZDNet: |
Cloud HR software company Workday to acquire Scout RFP, which makes cloud-based e-sourcing and procurement software, for $540M — Based in San Francisco, Scout RFP makes cloud-based e-sourcing and procurement software. — Workday announced Monday that it plans to acquire Scout RFP …
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Workday Blog, TechCrunch, Workday, Enterprise Times, SiliconANGLE, MarketWatch, Nasdaq, and Seeking Alpha
Tweets: @eastdakota and @halletecco
| Kia Kokalitcheva / Axios: |
Study of ~10K startups: women represent 13% of founders but own 7% of founder equity; 31% of all equity owners are women, but hold 6% of total startup equity — Female entrepreneurs have less equity in their own companies than do male entrepreneurs, according to a new report from Carta.
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Table Stakes and Carta
Tweets: @cartainc, @ekp, @fox, @axios, @cartainc, @mrp, @janeventurecap, @tablestakes, @cartainc, and @femstreet
| Imran Hussain / Wccftech: |
Photoshop for iPad is now available in the App Store, with full PSD editing, layers, context-aware tools, and more, for $9.99 per month and a 30-day free trial — Adobe has finally released the first version of Photoshop for iPad. The update is available as a 30-day trial …
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Adobe Blog, Adobe Blog, MacStories, BGR India, MSPoweruser, Digital Photography Review, and Macworld
| Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
Microsoft debuts Project Cortex, a new Office 365 service for knowledge management that uses machine learning to classify documents into topics and collections — At its annual Ignite IT conference in Orlando, Florida, Microsoft today announced Project Cortex, its first new commercial product since the launch of Teams.
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Wall Street Journal, Forrester, Information Age, IT Pro, and SiliconANGLE
Tweets: @scastellwsj, @omarshahine, and @maryjofoley
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