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EU announces deal to end all wireless roaming charges starting June 2017 — The European Union took a big step toward creating a Digital Single Market today with the announcement of a deal that would end roaming charges for mobile consumers across the continent.
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| Todd Spangler / Variety: |
WSJ: Facebook building video app for Apple TV and other set-top boxes as it ramps up its original programming efforts — Facebook is developing an app for set-top boxes including Apple TV, as a way to bring longer-form video content — and video ads — to big-screen TVs in consumers' living rooms, the Wall Street Journal reported.
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Report: Snap Inc. is working on adding in-app lenses that can recognize and interact with landscapes, an extension of the current set which recognize faces — Snap, Inc. is working on an updated version of its in-app Snapchat lenses that would be able to recognize landscapes as well as faces …
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| Brian Heater / TechCrunch: |
Kickstarter acquires video streaming startup Huzza and opens a Vancouver office — Couple of pieces of news out of Kickstarter headquarters this morning. First, the crowdfunding service has announced the acquisition of Canadian video streaming startup Huzza.
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| Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac: |
Apple stock is up 6%+ after record Q1 results, nearing all-time high of $135 — Last night, Apple reported all-time record earnings with revenue topping $78.4 billion, beating analysts consensus. The stock market investors appear to be pleased with Apple's results; AAPL stock opened up more than 5%.
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| Ben Fox Rubin / CNET: |
Amazon plans to spend $1.49B to create its first worldwide air cargo hub in Hebron, Kentucky, says the hub will create up to 2.7K new full- and part-time jobs — The investment, which could create over 2,000 new jobs, points to Amazon's continued ambitions to expand in shipping and logistics.
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| Sean O'Kane / The Verge: |
GoPro's Karma drones are back on sale, three months after they were recalled due to a design flaw that made them lose power mid-flight — Grounded no more — GoPro's Karma drone is returning to store shelves after a three-month-long recall. The company announced in a press release …
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AppleInsider, GoPro Official Website, TechCrunch, Engadget, CNET, USA Today, and Mashable
| Brian Heater / TechCrunch: |
Fitbit to shut down Coin product services on February 28; cards will still be usable until end of their battery life — This was all inevitable, of course. Fitbit has made its plans for Coin clear since it bought the mobile payment company back in May of last year.| Megan Rose Dickey / TechCrunch: |
Twitter's Blackbirds, an employee resource group for African-Americans, debuts a Black History Month bot that chats in DMs about cultural events, music, history — Twitter's employee resource group for African-Americans, Blackbirds, is launching a Twitter bot for Black History Month.
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| Ginny Marvin / Marketing Land: |
Pinterest introduces Search ads with Keyword and Shopping campaigns; Barilla, eBay, Garnier, and Target are among the brands testing the new ads — The new offerings should help Pinterest scale its advertising efforts. — Pinterest introduced its anticipated Search Ads product on Wednesday.
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| Kurt Wagner / Recode: |
Flipagram CEO says the video creation app has been acquired by Chinese news aggregator Toutiao, will remain “completely independent” — Flipagram says it will remain “completely independent.” — Flipagram, the video creation app that was once considered a serious threat to Instagram …
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| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Take-Two Interactive, which once rebuffed a $2B acquisition offer from EA, buys mobile games publisher Social Point for up to $276M — Some more consolidation is afoot in the gaming industry. Take-Two Interactive, the games maker behind big titles like Grand Theft Auto …
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Tech Trader Daily, Business Wire, and Tech.eu
| Dan Primack / Axios: |
Jim Goetz to step down as a “steward” of Sequoia, to be succeeded by Roelof Botha; Botha and Alfred Lin will lead US venture team — Sequoia Capital on Tuesday told investors that partner Jim Goetz will be stepping back as the firm's “steward” and head of U.S. venture capital …
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