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As Travis Kalanick takes leave, the company will strip him of some duties and appoint an independent chair to limit his influence, according to Holder report — Travis Kalanick will hand off some duties to COO, chair — He plans to take a leave without disclosing return date
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| Covington & Burling: |
Report on Uber recommends board oversight committee, reevaluated cultural values, reducing alcohol use at work events, prohibiting boss-employee relationships — On February 19, 2017, Susan Fowler, a former engineer at Uber Technologies, Inc. ("Uber"), published a blog post detailing allegations …
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| Johana Bhuiyan / Recode: |
Travis Kalanick says that he is taking leave from Uber for an undetermined time to deal with family tragedy, in email to employees — It will be for an undetermined amount of time. — Uber CEO Travis Kalanick will be taking some time away from the company to grieve his mother, according to a company-wide email he just sent out.
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| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Russian cyberattack on US electoral system hit voter databases and software systems in total of 39 states, prompting direct message from Obama to Putin — Hackers said to take measure of voting systems, databases — A ‘red phone’ warning to the Kremlin from Obama White House
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| Janko Roettgers / Variety: |
Sources: Google hires Manu Gulati, who led Apple's chip development for almost eight years, as Lead SoC Architect — Google has hired a veteran chip architect away from Apple and is now looking to build its own chips for future versions of its flagship Pixel phone, Variety has learned from sources familiar with the hire.
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| Bloomberg: |
Tim Cook says Apple is focusing on autonomous systems, which he sees as “the mother of all AI projects” and can be used for developing self-driving cars — For the first time, CEO elaborates on Apple's car plans — The company's automotive program has experienced turmoil
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| Zack Whittaker / ZDNet: |
In wake of WannaCry, Microsoft fixes 3 flaws affecting unsupported OSes including Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 that it initially said it wouldn't patch — The company previously said it would not fix three outstanding exploits, but reversed course following the ransomware attack in May.
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| Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge: |
Instagram launches out of beta its Archive feature that hides old posts without deleting them — Instagram is releasing its Archive feature to all users today, after testing it with a smaller group of people last month. — The feature lets anyone on Instagram hide their old posts without deleting them.
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| Bloomberg: |
Verizon officially closes the $4.5B Yahoo deal; combined assets form a Verizon unit called Oath led by Tim Armstrong, and Marissa Mayer steps down — Combined assets form Verizon unit called Oath led by Armstrong — Yahoo is renamed Altaba with Thomas McInerney named CEO
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| Dan Seifert / The Verge: |
Eero upgrades its mesh router with more power and tri-band WiFi and launches Eero Plus, a $9.99 per month subscription service for parental control and security — A smaller Eero that can hide in more places is also coming — Eero is back: a little over a year after kickstarting …
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| Matthew Hughes / The Next Web: |
Twitter now lets brands add up to 3 action buttons to Direct Messages; actions include following another Twitter account, visiting a web page, tweeting, more — Twitter just souped up Direct Messages, in the process making them more useful for brands when it comes to customer service and growing engagement.
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| Dieter Bohn / The Verge: |
Microsoft Surface Laptop review: balances power and thinness well, has a beautiful touchscreen, but few apps on Windows 10 S, and Alcantara fabric requires care — Windows heir — Finally. It's a word that's famously overused in tech, and it's understandable.Sponsor Posts
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