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Sources: Uber exec obtained medical records of rider raped in India in '14, and was fired only after media inquiries; Kalanick, Michael doubted victim's claims — Sources say Eric Alexander carried around for a year confidential information about a woman who was assaulted during a ride in India in 2014.
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Former Apple employees on how Siri's progress was crippled by lack of ambitious goals, shifting strategies, and insufficient usage data — Nimble competitors developed new voice-powered products for the home while Apple remained focused on its phone — In a 2.5-hour keynote …
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Sources: after AOL and Yahoo merger closes, layoffs could reach 1,000 jobs, or under 20% of combined company — As the troubled deal is finally culminated, it's time for cuts. — According to sources, layoffs are expected to take place across AOL and Yahoo that could number up to 1,000 jobs.| Tim Hardwick / MacRumors: |
Teardown of new 4K 21.5-inch iMac reveals removable RAM and a modular CPU, a Kaby Lake processor that's not soldered onto the logic board — iFixit has published a teardown of the new 4K 21.5-inch iMac, which reveals that - surprisingly - Apple's smallest all-in-one desktop machine …
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Airbnb launches Open Homes with 6K listings worldwide to help refugees find short term housing, following up on a pledge made in response to Trump's travel ban — Open Homes pairs those in need with housing — Airbnb has a history of proactively working with its hosts to offer temporary housing …
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French search startup Algolia raises $53M Series B led by Accel, says Medium, Twitch, and Periscope are among its 3K customers driving 25B searches a month — French startup Algolia just raised a $53 million Series B round led by Accel, a couple of years after raising $18.3 million with... Accel also leading the round.| Jonathan Shieber / TechCrunch: |
Fintech startup Addepar, cofounded by Palantir's Joe Lonsdale, raises $140M led by Valor Equity Partners, 8VC, and QuantRes founder Harald McPike — Addepar, the provider of data collection and monitoring services for the financial industry (it's Palantir's somewhat less ethically compromised cousin) …
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Akamai: US ranks 28th in the world in mobile internet speeds with an average of 10.7 Mbps; UK takes top spot with average of 26 Mbps — We have slower mobile internet than Greece. Greece! — The U.S. lags behind much of the rest of the developed world in mobile internet speeds, ranking 28th.
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3D mapping startup Carmera, which uses delivery fleets to collect data, raises $6.4M led by Matrix Partners — This article first appeared in Term Sheet, Fortune's newsletter on deals and dealmakers. Sign up here. — The biggest problem preventing our self-driving future from becoming a self-driving reality is, naturally, humans.| TechCrunch: |
Sources: gamer chat service Discord raised ~$50M, led by Index Ventures, at a valuation of $725M in January, and let early employees cash out — It's been a rocky road to glory for Discord, a startup whose iPad battle arena game, “Fates Forever,” earned it a top spot at our 2013 TechCrunch Disrupt show … | Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Microsoft to acquire Israel-based cybersecurity company Hexadite, sources say for $100M, to bolster its advanced threat detection services — Yet more activity in the world of cybersecurity. Today Microsoft confirmed that it has acquired Hexadite, an Israeli startup that uses AI to identify and protect against attacks.
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Okta beats with Q1 revenue of $53M vs. $48.2M expected, sales up 67% from $31.7M a year ago as subscriptions climb 75%; stock up 3.34% after hours — Okta reported quarterly results for the first time as a public company on Wednesday, beating analysts' estimates for revenue.Sponsor Posts
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