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| Susan Fowler / Susan J. Fowler: |
Former Uber engineer says Uber HR repeatedly dismissed claims of sexual harassment by “high performing” manager — As most of you know, I left Uber in December and joined Stripe in January. I've gotten a lot of questions over the past couple of months about why I left and what my time at Uber was like.
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Thanks:@brianmcc| Kia Kokalitcheva / Axios: |
Uber CEO says he was unaware of former employee allegations; board member Arianna Huffington to work with Uber's new HR chief on “independent” investigation — Another tale of sexism and unacceptable workplace behavior in Silicon Valley company has emerged.
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| Kara Swisher / Recode: |
Travis Kalanick tells employees in memo former US AG Eric Holder has been hired to probe sexism allegations, and Uber will begin publishing diversity reports — The car-hailing company has tried to move quickly to quell the outrage over blog that alleges rampant sexism.
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| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Facebook-owned WhatsApp launches Status, an encrypted Snapchat Stories clone — WhatsApp could put the brakes on Snapchat's international growth with today's launch of WhatsApp Status, a new tab for sharing decorated photos, videos and GIFs that disappear after 24 hours.
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Tweets: @caseynewton, @mgsiegler, @mdudas, and @msg
Thanks:@joshconstine| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Snap starts selling Spectacles online in the US for $130 at Spectacles.com — Snap wants to prove to investors in its upcoming IPO that Spectacles can earn money for its business, not just be a brand stunt. So today, Snap begins selling its video-recording sunglasses Spectacles openly online …
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| Amar Toor / The Verge: |
Harris Poll: Samsung's reputation drops to #49 among US consumers, from #3 in 2016, following Note7 fiasco, as Amazon tops list for second consecutive year — Korean smartphone maker ranks 49th in annual reputation ratings, after coming in third in 2016 — Samsung's reputation among US … | Shoshanna Solomon / The Times of Israel: |
Report: Apple buys Israeli facial recognition startup RealFace — US giant acquires Tel Aviv-based Israeli cybertechnology startup for a couple of million dollars, Calcalist says — Apple Inc. has acquired Israel's Realface, a cybertechnology startup whose facial recognition technology can be used to authenticate users.| Katie Benner / New York Times: |
Snap explains how it's unique in these five clips from its 35-minute IPO roadshow video — SAN FRANCISCO — Snap, the parent company of the ephemeral-message application Snapchat, on Friday revealed its own story: the video presentation it will use to pitch investors as it prepares to go public in a few weeks.| Kurt Wagner / Recode: |
| Kelly Fiveash / Ars Technica UK: |
Google and Microsoft's Bing agree to demote piracy search results in the UK by June 1, 2017, as part of a deal with the entertainment industry — Google and Microsoft's Bing have agreed to crack down on piracy sites in the UK after years of wrangling with film and music rights holders.
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See also Mediagazer| Brad Sams / Thurrott.com: |
Sources: Microsoft shuffles HoloLens' roadmap, cancelling the planned second version of the device to focus on more ambitious hardware slated to launch in 2019 — It was a little over two years ago that Microsoft first showed the world HoloLens and the company immediately grabbed headlines around …
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| Jason Koebler / Motherboard: |
Nebraska state senator warns that Apple is opposing the state's proposed “right to repair” bill; similar bills are making their way through 7 other states — Apple is inventing new and interesting arguments to prevent you from fixing your iPhone: It's lobbying Nebraska lawmakers to kill … | Todd Bishop / GeekWire: |
Microsoft strikes exclusive cloud deal with Flipkart, Amazon's biggest online retail rival in India, as a first step in a broader strategic partnership — Flipkart, the top online marketplace in India, has agreed to adopt Microsoft Azure as its exclusive public cloud platform …
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