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Open letter outlining Facebook's attempts to build a more inclusive community, including improving tools for reporting abuse, squashing misleading stories, more — On our journey to connect the world, we often discuss products we're building and updates on our business.
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Facebook just changed its mission, because the old one was broken — With great power comes long letters — Facebook used to repeat its mission statement so often that most tech reporters could recite it from memory: “to give people the power to share and make the world more open and connected.”
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| Kurt Wagner / Recode: |
Zuckerberg's letter, while short on specifics, hints at how Facebook might “create the greatest positive impact on the world” — The Zuckerberg manifesto, explained. — Mark Zuckerberg posted nearly 6,000 words today outlining his vision for Facebook's future …
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Samsung Vice Chairman Jay Y. Lee arrested on charges of bribery, perjury, and embezzlement, after last month's arrest warrant request failed — Court accepts prosecutor's second request of Lee's arrest — Lee faces allegations of bribery, perjury and embezzlement
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Sources: Apple will start assembling iPhone SE in India at contract manufacturer Wistron's plant in Bengaluru starting April — NEW DELHI: Apple will kick off its India manufacturing plans by initially assembling 3-4 lakh units of its iPhone SE model at the Karnataka plant being set … | Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Sources: Beepi, a used car marketplace that raised $150M, shuts down and is selling off assets after efforts to sell the startup to Fair.com and DGDG broke down — Yet more developments for Beepi, the used car marketplace that had raised $150 million but then went bust … | Recode: |
Alphabet reduces the amount of balloons needed to test Loon from 200-400 to 10-30 using AI and an improved system for altitude control and navigation — The Loon project says these advancements shorten their timeline for deployment. — Loon, the balloon project that aims to deliver internet …
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| Sam Shead / Business Insider: |
Niklas Zennström's London-based VC firm Atomico, which is focused on European tech startups, closes its fourth fund at $765M — Atomico has raised a $765 million (£613 million) fund to invest in European technology startups, shrugging off any concerns that Brexit has made it harder …
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| Brian Fung / Washington Post: |
AT&T debuts $100/mo “unlimited” data plan that doesn't require DirecTV subscription, but speed is throttled after 22GB usage; additional lines cost $40/mo each — AT&T on Thursday announced an expanded version of its unlimited data plan that does not require an additional subscription to a pay-TV service.
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| Olivia Zaleski / Bloomberg: |
Airbnb buys Canadian company Luxury Retreats; sources say the price was about $300M in cash and stock, and Luxury Retreats rebuffed Expedia and Accor bids — Airbnb said to have been in talks to offer $300 million — High-end rentals encroach on Expedia and Priceline's turf| Eric M. Zeman / Phone Scoop: |
HTC to exit entry-level phone market this year but will continue to support current models; its focus is shifting to high-end, high-margin devices — HTC plans to exit the entry-level phone market moving forward and will instead focus its handset portfolio on high-margin devices.
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| Shona Ghosh / Business Insider: |
Spotify-backed Soundtrack Your Brand, which streams music to businesses, raises $22M round led by Balderton Capital and Stockholm-based Industrifonden — A Swedish startup that wants to bring music streaming to businesses has raised $22 million (£17.5 million) in a round led … Sponsor Posts
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