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| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Instagram Direct now combines ephemeral messages with permanent messages in the same threads; Facebook says Direct now has 375M MAUs, up from 300M in Nov. 2016 — After successfully cloning Snapchat Stories, Instagram is looking to one-up its competitor in chat with a reimagining …
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Instagram Blog, International Business Times, Android Police, The Next Web, BGR, MacRumors, Engadget, 9to5Google, VentureBeat, The Verge, Tech Times, TalkAndroid.com, New York Magazine, and PhoneDog.com. Tweets: @petersontee. Thanks:@joshconstine
| Eileen Naughton / Google: |
Google reveals its pay methodology to defend compensation practices, says there's no gender pay gap, and its means of suggesting pay amount is “blind” to gender — Pay equity is a huge issue, not just for Silicon Valley companies, but across every industry in every country.
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Recode, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, Gizmodo, SiliconBeat, Light Reading, ZDNet, Engadget, Silicon Valley Business …, Mashable, Fortune, The Tech Portal, Tech Times, Android Authority, 9to5Google, CNET, Highsnobiety, VentureBeat, Business Insider, The Verge, and SiliconANGLE. Tweets: @charlesarthur
| Ina Fried / Axios: |
Qualcomm responds to Apple suit over patent licensing and files countersuit including charge of limiting performance of Qualcomm modem chips in iPhone 7 — Qualcomm formally responded to a lawsuit from Apple on Monday, rejecting the iPhone maker's claims and launching its own countersuit.
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Qualcomm, International Business Times, BGR, Tech Trader Daily, CNET, Tech Trader Daily, ZDNet, PR Newswire, SiliconANGLE, The Verge, InfoWorld, Tech Times, Tom's Hardware, iLounge, TechCrunch, ina, Ars Technica, iPhone in Canada Blog, Inquirer, Wall Street Journal, TechEye, Fone Arena, 9to5Mac, The Tech Portal, Ubergizmo, iPhone Hacks, MacRumors, AppleInsider, Engadget, and Business Insider
| Kurt Wagner / Recode: |
Facebook's David Marcus clarifies that Messenger's business model focus is advertising and that Messenger is not taking a cut of payments on the platform — Messenger is focused on mobile advertising — just like the rest of Facebook. — When Facebook hired David Marcus … | Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
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CNET, The Next Web, The Verge, MacRumors, 9to5Mac, Forbes, VentureBeat, iDownloadBlog.com, Droid Life, TechSpot, and iPhone Hacks. Facebook: David Marcus
| Dan Goodin / Ars Technica: |
Microsoft Word exploit that bypasses Windows exploit mitigations has been sent to millions to push Dridex bank fraud malware; Microsoft has not issued advisory — Blast could give a boost to Dridex, one of the Internet's worst bank fraud threats. — Booby-trapped documents exploiting …
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Proofpoint, CSO, International Business Times, BBC, BleepingComputer.com, The Stack, Naked Security, SecurityWeek, Tech Times, and The Register. Tweets: @josephmenn
| Lucia Moses / Digiday: |
Forbes, The New York Times, and other publishers abandon or scale back use of Facebook's Instant Articles due to lack of monetization — Facebook's Instant Article push is in danger of fizzling. — Many publishers are deeply unhappy with the monetization on these pages …
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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft ends support for Windows Vista, more than 10 years after it arrived late to market and was met with widespread criticism — Vista support ends today — Microsoft is bidding farewell to Windows Vista, more than 10 years after it first debuted. Support for Windows Vista ends today …
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| Ryan Lawler / TechCrunch: |
Deep-linking startup Branch raised $60M Series C from Andy Rubin's Playground Ventures — Branch, a startup making tools to enable developers to provide links between websites and apps, has raised a $60 million Series C round of funding from Andy Rubin's Playground Ventures, according to sources.
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| Ron Miller / TechCrunch: |
Security startup Synack, founded by former NSA analysts, raises $21.25M Series C led by Microsoft Ventures — Synack, a startup that combines software security tools with a network of white-hat hackers to help keep its customers secure, announced a $21.25 million Series C funding round today.
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Axios, SiliconANGLE, VentureBeat, PE Hub Blog, and Financial Times. Tweets: @danprimack. Thanks:@reliant_bryant
| Ken Yeung / VentureBeat: |
Slack launches in-message drop-down menus for third-party apps, starting with SurveyMonkey, To-Do Bot, and others — Slack doesn't appear to be showing any signs of slowing down when it comes to new users. The team chat app revealed that it has surpassed 5 million daily active users, a 1 million increase from six months ago.
| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
A look at Windows 10 Creators Update's best features: picture-in-picture, dynamic lock, Paint 3D, Night Light, better privacy controls, Inking in Windows photos — Microsoft has been testing its latest Windows 10 Creators Update in recent months, and it's now ready to roll out to existing machines.
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Windows Blog, BetaNews, Yahoo! Finance, Engadget, PC Advisor, On MSFT, Tom's Hardware, and Business Insider
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Roku TV's new “More Ways to Watch” feature makes recommendations, by tracking what is viewed over inputs such as cable box and digital antenna — Roku today is rolling out a software updatethat's primarily filled with new features aimed at Roku TV owners - the portion of its business … | Barry Schwartz / Search Engine Land: |
Google's image search results for mobile web and the Android Search app now display “similar items” to purchase — Google's image search results on the mobile web and in the Android Search app are now showing “similar items” — i.e., if you're looking at “lifestyle” …
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Google Webmaster Central Blog, Search Engine Roundtable, eWeek, 9to5Google, Ubergizmo, The Verge, and Android Police
Tweets: @thenextcorner and @aaronwall
| David Ingram / Reuters: |
Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg says company has 5M monthly advertisers, up from 3M in March 2016 — Facebook Inc (FB.O) plans to announce on Monday that more than 5 million businesses are advertising on the social network each month and that it is updating its suite of ad services to try …
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ZDNet, Facebook, Adweek, PYMNTS.com, VentureBeat, Marketing Land, Silicon Valley Business …, The Hill, Forbes, Tech Narratives, iPhone in Canada Blog, Axios, and CNET
Tweets: @ourielohayon and @bluegrasscap
| Zac Hall / 9to5Mac: |
Algoriddim brings djay Pro to Windows 10 using Microsoft's Bridge tool for iOS, includes iTunes and Spotify integration — Algoriddim has ported its popular djay Pro software from iOS to Windows 10 for the first time. djay Pro will still be developed on iOS and the Mac using …
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Windows Central, The Verge, MSPoweruser, Global, MusicRadar, Ubergizmo, On MSFT, Engadget, and Digital Trends
| NPD Group: |
NPD: US drone sales revenue, driven by $300+ drones, grew 117% YoY for year ending Feb. 2017; sales of $50-$100 drones saw strong uptick during holiday season — Premium drones drive steady sales, while lower cost drones fly off shelves during the holidays
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SiliconANGLE, eMarketer and Newsroom Posts, Recode, and GeekWire
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
comScore: 53% of over 49M US homes with WiFi use at least one OTT video service, with Netflix reaching 75% of those homes, YouTube reaching 53%, and Amazon 33% — According to new data from comScore released this morning, more than half (53 percent) of Wi-Fi households in the U.S. are now using … | Juli Clover / MacRumors: |
Piper Jaffray survey of 5.5K US teens finds 76% own an iPhone, and 81% expect their next phone to also come from Apple — The iPhone continues to be the most popular smartphone among teens, according to data gathered by investment firm Piper Jaffray in its most recent semiannual U.S. teen survey.
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Digital Trends, CNET, Computerworld, iPhone Hacks, Mashable, 9to5Mac, The Mac Observer, and Cult of Mac
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