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Sources: dark web market AlphaBay shut down by law enforcement in US, Canada, and Thailand; one alleged operator found hanged in Thailand prison after arrest — Site allegedly sold counterfeit credit cards, illegal drugs — An online marketplace that sold illegal goods on the so-called Dark Web …
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Sources: Benchmark, other Uber shareholders have discussed selling some shares to SoftBank; Benchmark initiated the effort to sell stock before the CEO's ouster — Uber Technologies Inc. shareholders and its board, led by early backer Benchmark, have discussed selling some of their shares … | Kara Swisher / Recode: |
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BetterWorks and CEO sued by ex-employee for alleged sexually suggestive assault — Beatrice Kim is suing her former employer, BetterWorks, and its CEO Kris Duggan for allegedly assaulting her in a sexual manner during a company retreat. The lawsuit also implicates the performance management …
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OpenGov, a small startup partly owned by the Kushner family through Thrive Capital, got a seat alongside tech giants at White House roundtable in June — Venture-capital firm run by Kushner's brother partly owns OpenGov, whose CEO last month attended summit with Donald Trump, leaders of Apple, Amazon, Microsoft| Nathan Ingraham / Engadget: |
Google Play Music's New Release Radio, previously an exclusive for Samsung users, now available to all; station is based on users' listening history — Google has officially announced New Release Radio, a station on Google Play Music that provides users with a daily selection of new songs … | Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
AT&T announces its streaming service DirecTV Now will get cloud DVR, parental controls, and other features starting this fall — AT&T's streaming TV service for cord cutters, DirecTV Now, is finally getting a cloud DVR, among other features, the company announced today.
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Facebook tests a built-in animated GIF creator in the camera section of its iOS app, which lets you add GIFs to your Facebook story or post them on your profile — No matter if you pronounce it Gif or Jif, I think we call all get behind the addition of a new GIF mode in the Facebook camera.| Stan Higgins / CoinDesk: |
Tezos blockchain project raises $232M worth of bitcoin and ether in largest ICO to date — The Tezos blockchain project has completed its initial coin offering, or ICO, bringing in a record-smashing $232m-worth of bitcoin and ether. — At close, Tezos had netted 65,536 BTC …
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Source: Snap had acquisition talks with AdRoll, which is borderline profitable and on pace for $300M 2017 revenue; Snap actively looking at other ad tech firms — Snapchat is shopping for ad tech companies to help bolster its appeal to marketers, a process that led the company … | Marc Schneider / Billboard: |
Warner Music Group acquires core assets of concert discovery platform Songkick, including website and app, but not ticketing functions — Warner Music Group has acquired many of the core assets of concert discovery platform Songkick, including its website and app, along with the trademark.| Todd Bishop / GeekWire: |
Mike George, Amazon VP who oversaw Alexa and Echo, is retiring after nearly two decades with the company; he will be replaced by Tom Taylor, SVP Amazon Payments — Mike George, the Amazon vice president who oversaw two of the company's most successful products — the Alexa virtual assistant … | Katie Dupere / Mashable: |
Free legal chatbot service DoNotPay expands to cover 50 US states and the UK, handles 1,000 legal issues covering consumer and workplace rights — Shady businesses, you're on notice. This robot lawyer is coming after you if you play dirty. — Noted legal aid chatbot DoNotPay just announced …
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