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As his fifth anniversary as Apple CEO approaches, Tim Cook reflects on his tenure and Apple's future: mistakes, progress made, AI and AR efforts, more — Apple's CEO talks iPhones, AI, privacy, civil rights, missteps, China, taxes, Steve Jobs — and steers right past the car rumors
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World Economic Forum report envisions blockchains as the “beating heart” of global finance, estimates 80% of banks will start using the technology in 2017 — A new report from the World Economic Forum predicts that the underlying technology introduced by the virtual currency Bitcoin … | Amir Efrati / The Information: |
Sources: Lyft recently rebuffed acquisition approach from General Motors after consulting with other potential acquirers, will raise a new funding round instead — General Motors in recent weeks told Lyft it was interested in acquiring the company, according to a person briefed on the situation.
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Steeply discounted on-demand services will fade in China due to consolidation and an investment drought, after its tech sector peaked with $20.3B raised in 2015 — Ridiculously cheap everything-on-demand is great ... while it lasts — For the past year, Li Weiling has been living large …
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| Lucia Maffei / TechCrunch: |
You don't need a Google+ profile to post reviews on Play Store anymore — The Google Play Store will not require you to have a Google+ account to write reviews anymore. — In an email to TechCrunch, Google confirmed the news that “a G+ profile is no longer needed to post a review.”| Wall Street Journal: |
Uber's new option for riders to pay with cash in Johannesburg, South Africa and a few other markets fuels tensions with traditional taxi drivers — Uber drivers complain of increased intimidation by metered-taxi rivals — JOHANNESBURG—A new service by Uber Technologies Inc. that allows riders … | Josh Mitchell / Wall Street Journal: |
Tech companies are increasingly hiring students from coding boot camps but doubt whether such academies can replace the four-year computer science degree — Employers are increasingly hiring graduates from nontraditional schools like Flatiron — NEW YORK—In a graffiti-splashed classroom …
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| Paul Mozur / New York Times: |
With China's Great Firewall and the unique internet ecosystem it created, Chinese tech companies struggle to succeed at home and abroad simultaneously — HONG KONG — For teenagers who like to sing along with Ariana Grande and Flo Rida, Musical.ly is a must-have.
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| Ruth Reader / Fast Company: |
Crowdfunding app Tilt launches peer-to-peer payments to serve international markets neglected by Venmo — With $62 million in funding, Tilt may be poised to establish itself as the social payment app for a global audience. — James Beshara, CEO of the crowdfunding platform Tilt …
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| Mike Shields / Wall Street Journal: |
Media brands, including many Snapchat Discover partners, are testing Instagram Stories and report solid early traffic — Media brands, including many Snapchat Discover partners, are seeing solid early traffic — Media firms are flocking to the new Instagram Stories … | J.M. Porup / Ars Technica: |
Two-man startup Copperhead ships a hardened version of Android that fixes its security problems and currently works with Nexus devices — A multi-billion-dollar megacorp, Google, apparently needs help to secure its OS. — A startup on a shoestring budget is working to clean up the Android security mess … | Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Facebook rolls out new code to nullify adblock workaround introduced by Adblock Plus — Adblock Plus launched a workaround to Facebook's ad block bypass today that ham-handedly removes posts from friends and Pages, not just ads, according to a statement provided by Facebook to TechCrunch.
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