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Amazon unveils Amazon Video Direct, open to any video creator, with four ways to earn money: per-hour royalty, add-on subs, digital rent/sale, or ad-supported — Initial partners include Conde Nast, Samuel Goldwyn Films, Machinima, StyleHaul — Amazon, which touts itself as Earth's biggest store …
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Facebook VP of search Tom Stocky: we found no evidence contractors manipulated Trending Topics to suppress stories of interest to conservatives — My team is responsible for Trending Topics, and I want to address today's reports alleging that Facebook contractors manipulated Trending Topics …
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Republican Sen. John Thune sends letter to Mark Zuckerberg, asking for more details about curation of Facebook's Trending Topics — The US Senate Commerce Committee—which has jurisdiction over media issues, consumer protection issues, and internet communication—has sent a letter …
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| Jay Greene / Wall Street Journal: |
Microsoft to shutter MSN China portal June 7, to focus on providing software and services for Windows 10 devices in the country — Company to promote software and services for Windows 10 devices to China market — Microsoft Corp. is shutting down its Chinese Web portal next month …
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Dropbox debuts Education offering that comes with 15GB storage, costs $49 per user per year — Cloud file syncing and sharing service Dropbox today is announcing the launch of Dropbox Education, a version of the service tailored to educational institutions.
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Slack launches “Sign in with Slack”, the work chat platform's answer to Facebook Connect, with partners including Quip, Figma, Office Vibes, Smooz, Slackline — May 10, 2016, 10:01 amMay 10, 2016, 10:13 am — Slack is pushing to become the identity layer for all enterprise apps.
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| Chris O'Brien / VentureBeat: |
Sales of PCs, laptops, and tablets fell 13% in Q1; reaching lowest point since 2011 — The consumer electronics industry was dealt another punch in the face during the first three months of this year. — According to the latest report from market research firm Canalys, shipments of PC devices …
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| Don Clark / Wall Street Journal: |
HP launches HP Tech Ventures to invest in 3D-printing, VR, AI, wearable, and IoT startups — HP Tech Ventures will target fields such as 3-D printing, virtual reality and artificial intelligence — HP Inc., a descendant of Silicon Valley's original startup, plans to bet on the next generation of entrepreneurs.
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| Todd Shields / Bloomberg: |
FCC and FTC ask smartphone makers and mobile carriers for information on phone patching process, express concern about long delays and unpatched older devices — FCC and FTC ask for information on process for issuing patches — Letters go to carriers AT&T, Verizon and to device makers
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| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Facebook expands dynamic ad retargeting to Instagram and travel sector — Get ready for a lot more ads on Instagram and elsewhere that feel ever more personalised. Instagram today is turning up the volume on its ad tech play, courtesy of its owner, Facebook.| Ben Popper / The Verge: |
Amazon's drone delivery program acquires team of top computer vision experts from EU, including many Microsoft veterans — The most important attribute in today's cutting-edge drones is the ability to see and understand the world so that the drone can safely navigate to its destination and around obstacles.
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Sources: Zenefits co-founder Parker Conrad, who authored cheating “macro”, sold $10M in stock when company raised Series C at $4.5B valuation — Parker Conrad, the Zenefits co-founder who resigned in scandal from the human resources startup, sold stock last year worth $10 million … | Natalie Gagliordi / ZDNet: |
Rackspace reports Q1 net income of $49M, up 77% YoY, and $518M in revenue, up 8% YoY — Rackspace CEO and president Taylor Rhodes noted that the company's OpenStack private cloud, which is powered by Red Hat, is “scaling rapidly.” — Rackspace reported first quarter financial results Monday that topped analyst EPS estimates.
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