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Apple says it is delaying HomePod release from December to early 2018 — So much for the holiday rush. Apple announced this morning that its premiumHomePod smart speaker won't be making the company's initial December ship date. According to a brief statement issued by the company …
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Peter Thiel is no longer affiliated with Y Combinator; source says Thiel did not rejoin YC after the startup accelerator ended its part-time partners program — Billionaire venture capitalist and Facebook board member Peter Thiel is no longer affiliated with startup accelerator Y Combinator, according to an edited company blog post.
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| Kevin Collier / BuzzFeed: |
John Draper, aka Cap'n Crunch, who once hacked phone lines with Jobs and Wozniak, banned from conferences after reports of sexual misconduct towards young men — The claims against John Draper, better known as Cap'n Crunch, a pioneer hacker and an early associate of Apple cofounders Steve Wozniak …
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| Mike Masnick / Techdirt: |
US Defense Department's Centcom found hosting at least 1.8B posts of scraped internet content from last 8 years on open AWS server — There are two big WTFs in this story. First, the Defense Departments Central Command (Centcom) was collecting tons of data on social media posts …
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Spotify announces it has acquired Soundtrap, a collaborative online music recording startup, reportedly for at least $30M — Spotify is buying Swedish music tech startup Soundtrap for an undisclosed amount. — Soundtrap is a collaborative online recording studio that was valued at $25 million (SEK 207 million) last year.
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| Katie Roof / TechCrunch: |
Online fashion retailer Stitch Fix closes up 1% on its first day of trading, after raising $120M in a downsized IPO — Stitch Fix went up just 1 percent on its first day of trading. After pricing at $15, the company closed at $15.15. It's also below the opening trade of $16.90.
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| Michael Potuck / 9to5Mac: |
KGI: 2018 iPhones will feature faster pre-5G baseband chips from Intel and Qualcomm, with 70%-80% of chips coming from Intel — A new report today from KGI shares projections that the 2018 iPhones will include significantly faster baseband chips from Intel and Qualcomm, although Intel will be the main supplier.
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Ars Technica, MacRumors, Fone Arena, BGR, AppleInsider, AppAdvice.com, iDownloadBlog.com, and iPhone Hacks
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
YouTube takes down Toy Freaks, a kid-focused channel that had over 8.5M subscribers, as it tightens enforcement of child endangerment policies — Following consumer outrage over YouTube's handling of disturbing videos aimed at children on its network, the company has now banned …
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The Outline, Tubefilter, The Guardian, SuperAwesome Blog, and Business Insider. Tweets: @tomgara
| Bryan Menegus / Gizmodo: |
Amazon Flex workers, who are self-employed “last-mile” delivery drivers, describe the job and how the Uber-like Flex app coordinates deliveries — Who delivers Amazon orders? Increasingly, it's plainclothes contractors with few labor protections, driving their own cars … | Reuters: |
Chinese online ticketing platform Maoyan raises ~$151M from Tencent, valuing the company at about $3B — BEIJING (Reuters) - Maoyan, one of China's biggest online ticketing platforms, on Wednesday said it has secured 1 billion yuan ($150.82 million) in funding from internet giant Tencent Holdings Ltd …
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Tech Wire Asia, TechCrunch, and Seeking Alpha
| Katie Roof / TechCrunch: |
SailPoint, an identity and access management software provider for enterprises, closes up 8% on its first day of trading after raising $240M in IPO — SailPoint, the enterprise identity solutions business, went up eight percent in its debut on the New York Stock Exchange Friday.
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MoviePass launches a one-year subscription plan for $89.95 — For a limited time, MoviePass is offering a one-year subscription plan for a flat fee of $89.95, which translates to $7.50 a month (that price already includes a $6.55 processing fee). That price is under this year's 3Q average movie ticket … Sponsor Posts
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