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Sources: Larry Page has invested over $100M in flying-car startup Zee.Aero, also backs competing firm Kitty Hawk — With Zee.Aero and Kitty Hawk, the Google co-founder looks to the skies. — Three years ago, Silicon Valley developed a fleeting infatuation with a startup called Zee.Aero.
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Sources: Google Play is testing an 85/15 app revenue sharing model for all subscriptions — Unlike Apple, the Play Store split would take effect immediately. — On Wednesday, Apple detailed major shake-ups coming to its powerful app store. Those include a new revenue sharing model …
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| John Gruber / Daring Fireball: |
New App Store policies are unclear as to whether apps that don't offer content or services qualify for subscriptions — From Lauren Goode's interview with Phil Schiller for The Verge, specifically regarding the new 85/15 revenue split after the first year of a subscription (italic emphasis mine):
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Microsoft launches a free trial of Minecraft: Education Edition for teachers to test over the summer — Following up on its promises from January, Microsoft today released a free trial of Minecraft Education Edition - the version of Minecraft meant for use in the classroom - to educators worldwide.| Akshay Kannan / Official Android Blog: |
Google is rolling out Nearby feature on Android, which notifies you about relevant apps, websites, and more based on your location — The Play Store offers over one million apps - many of which are created to be used in specific locations or situations. The right app at the right moment lets you get more done.| Sarah Butler / Guardian: |
Amazon starts UK fresh food delivery — Amazon Fresh intends to offer extensive choice, low prices and fast delivery to an initial 69 postcodes in London — Amazon is stepping up its battle against British supermarkets with the launch of fresh food deliveries on Thursday.
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| Calvin Lee / Uber Global: |
Uber opens its RUSH API to all, letting developers add on-demand delivery to their products — We started the Uber Developer Platform to make it easy for any developer to get their users from A to B. With the launch of a private UberRUSH API beta in January, we expanded that mission to include …
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| Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat: |
Google and U.S. Cellular partner for expanded coverage area for Project Fi; additional coverage to roll out next week — Google today announced a new Project Fi partner network: U.S. Cellular. The additional coverage will be automatically rolling out to all Fi users “over the coming weeks” …
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| Jordan Crook / TechCrunch: |
Tinder discontinues service for users under 18 — Tinder is discontinuing use of the app for everyone under the age of 18 starting next week, according to a statement from Tinder VP of Communications Rosette Pambakian. — The dating app has allowed everyone 13 years of age or older to use the app since it launched back in 2012.| Paul Sawers / VentureBeat: |
France fines Uber $900,000 over ‘illegal’ UberPop service, 2 execs spared jail — A French criminal court has finally reached a verdict in a long-running case against Uber that accused the company of running an illegal transport service. — A court in Paris has ruled that Uber must pay …
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| Peter Kafka / Recode: |
Facebook hires CollegeHumor's Ricky Van Veen as head of global creative strategy — Goodbye, Barry Diller. Hello, Mark Zuckerberg. — Last year, Ricky Van Veen argued that Mark Zuckerberg is the most powerful person in the world. — Now he's going to work for him.
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Sherpa Capital raises $172M for Sherpa Ventures II, a new early-stage fund, and $298M for Sherpa Everest, a mid-stage fund — Sherpa Capital, the San Francisco-based venture capital firm led by Shervin Pishevar and Scott Stanford, on Thursday announced that it has raised $470 million for a pair of new funds.
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