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Source: Apple is working on Apple Neural Engine, a dedicated chip to power AI on devices — Move would follow similar announcements from Qualcomm, Google — Offloading tasks to dedicated chip may improve iPhone battery — Apple Inc. got an early start in artificial intelligence software … | Biz Carson / Business Insider: |
San Francisco-based food delivery startup Sprig, which raised over $56M, says it is shutting down today — The San Francisco food-delivery startup Sprig will be shutting down Friday, Business Insider has learned. — The company had raised over $56 million from Silicon Valley's top investors for its new spin on food delivery.
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The Information, Sprig, TechCrunch, Axios, and Silicon Valley Business …
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| Leena Rao / Fortune: |
Change.org raises $30M led by LinkedIn's Reid Hoffman; Sam Altman and Bill Gates invest too — In 2006, newly minted Stanford grad Ben Rattray sat at a Starbucks in Silicon Valley, pitching LinkedIn founder and early Facebook investor Reid Hoffman to fund his idea for a political website.
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| Ben Lang / Road to VR: |
HTC releases Link mobile VR headset in Japan that pairs with U11 phone; new headset is not part of Vive brand — In a curious move, HTC has revealed a new mobile VR headset called Link that is not part of the company's Vive brand. The move comes just a week after the company announced … | Marc Schneider / Billboard: |
Tidal confirms the departure of CEO Jeff Toig; source says he exited in March — A replacement for Toig, who was the company's third CEO since its launch, will be announced soon. — Jay Z's music streaming service Tidal has confirmed the departure of Jeff Toig, its third chief executive in two years.
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The Verge, CNET, Engadget, Variety, Cult of Mac, MacDailyNews, and hypebot
Tweets: @pkafka, @mgsiegler, and @billboardhiphop
| Dan Primack / Axios: |
Sources: Google launches venture capital program focused on AI, led by VP of engineering Anna Patterson, aiming to invest $1M to $10M per deal — Google has launched a new venture capital program focused on artificial intelligence, Axios has learned from multiple sources.| Biz Carson / Business Insider: |
Lyft officially launches a dedicated app for its drivers, allows drivers to schedule pickups in advance, offers extra bonuses for pickups in high-demand areas — Uber and Lyft drivers are often at the whims of the app that dictates what rides are coming in.| Darrell Etherington / TechCrunch: |
| David McCabe / Axios: |
As Section 702 of FISA comes up for renewal, 30+ tech companies including Google, Snap, Uber, Facebook, Microsoft, and Amazon push for surveillance reform — Major tech companies including Facebook, Google and Snap are asking for reforms to a key government surveillance program, according to a letter obtained by Axios.
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Reuters, The Register, Engadget, Engadget, The Verge, Silicon Valley Business …, and Recode
Tweets: @zeynep and @emptywheel
| Matt Brian / Engadget: |
Raspberry Pi Foundation merges with Dublin-based CoderDojo Foundation, which has over 1,250 coding clubs in 69 countries — Raspberry Pi's credit card-sized computers have helped kickstart a coding revolution. Thanks to their low cost, major companies like Google and VMWare …
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Raspberry Pi, SiliconANGLE, GeekWire, ZDNet, VentureBeat, BetaNews, TechSpot, bit-tech.net, The Next Web, TechCrunch, Silicon Republic, The Tech Portal, and Inquirer
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| Natalie Gagliordi / ZDNet: |
Qualcomm agrees to pay BlackBerry $940M for royalty fees smartphone maker overpaid between 2010 and 2015 — Qualcomm has agreed to pay the full amount on or before May 31. — BlackBerry revealed Friday that it has reached a final settlement agreement with Qualcomm for $940 million.
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Engadget, Digital Trends, BlackBerry, Seeking Alpha, The Tech Portal, MarketWatch, Seeking Alpha, and Fortune
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Circle Media, maker of Circle with Disney device that pairs with a Wi-Fi network to give parents control over kids' web access, announces $10M Series A — Circle Media, the company behind Circle with Disney - a device that helps parents enforce their home's internet rules and restrictions …
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Building Circle, Portland Business Journal, socalTECH.com, and PYMNTS.com
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A court in Rome lifts a ban issued in April that blocked the Uber Black service across Italy — The Local — A court in Rome has lifted a ban blocking the Uber Black service across Italy, which had been in place since April 7th. — The initial ban upheld a complaint filed by taxi unions …
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