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| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
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 …
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| Chris Johnston / The Guardian: |
British Airways has cancelled all flights from London Heathrow and Gatwick on Saturday due to a major IT failure — IT outage leaves travellers unable to check in online, with some passengers stranded on a plane on the tarmac at Heathrow — British Airways has cancelled all flights …
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BBC, Reuters, Engadget, The Next Web, BBC, ZDNet, CNN, TechCrunch, BetaNews, BBC, Gizmodo, Tech Times, Real Stories, The Daily Caller, CNN, The Verge, Mirror.co.uk, The Sun, CNBC, City A.M., The Independent, Sky News, ITV, London Evening Standard, Daily Mail, Mashable, SlashGear, Neowin, and CBS New York
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| Ryan Mac / BuzzFeed: |
Sources: Snap acquires LA-based drone maker Ctrl Me Robotics for under $1M — Snap has acquired Ctrl Me Robotics, a small drone manufacturer based in Los Angeles that should give the company added muscle in its push into hardware. — Snap's interest in drone manufacturers has been rumored for months … | 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.| Barry Schwartz / Search Engine Roundtable: |
Google adds “Personal” tab to search filters, which shows results from user's Gmail, Photos, more — Google now lets searchers filter their search results by “personal” results. By that, it mostly means emails, flights, anything related to that Gmail account they are logged into.
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| Sam Levin / The Guardian: |
Google says it is too expensive and time-consuming to compile and hand over salary records to the US government in the gender pay case — Officials said it was too financially burdensome and logistically challenging to hand over salary records that the government requested in discrimination case
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| Biz Carson / Business Insider: |
San Francisco-based food delivery startup Sprig, which raised over $56M, says it is shutting down — 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, Quartz, TechCrunch, Eater SF - All, Silicon Valley Business …, and Axios
Tweets: @shiraovide, @mattlynley, @imkialikethecar, @samidhas, @alex, @scottmaustin, @julien, and @alex. Thanks:@lexnfx
| 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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Tweets: @ericjackson, @mgsiegler, @billboardhiphop, and @pkafka
| Beth Rigby / Sky News: |
G7 leaders back Theresa May's call for internet firms including Google, Twitter, and Facebook to step up efforts against extremist content — Theresa May secured support from fellow G7 leaders on tackle extremists online and stop foreign fighters returning to the UK and Europe …
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| Robert Levine / Billboard: |
Spotify settles class action suit filed by a group of songwriters over mechanical rights, to set up $43.4M fund as compensation for unpaid royalties — Spotify has reached a settlement with a group of songwriters who had sued for copyright infringement, eliminating an potential complication …
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| 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.
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