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Western tech companies will increasingly need to compete with Chinese counterparts where employees work very long hours and enjoy few perks — The declaration by Didi, the Chinese ride-hailing company, that delivery business Meituan's decision to launch a rival service would spark …
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Italy's antitrust agency opens probe into allegations that Apple and Samsung used software updates to slow phones and induce customers to buy newer models — ROME (Reuters) - Italy's antitrust body said on Thursday it had opened a probe into allegations that Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics … | Mariella Moon / Engadget: |
Intel's D415 and D435 ready-to-use RealSense depth cameras, which can add 3D vision to any device or machine, now available for preorder for $149 and $145 — Intel has released two ready-to-use RealSense depth cameras, the D415 and the D435, that can add 3D capabilities to any device or machine.
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Sources: Snap laid off about 24 people across 8 teams, mostly in the content unit that curates users' videos; some staff were asked to relocate to Los Angeles — Snapchat parent Snap Inc. laid off roughly two dozen people across 8 different teams on Thursday, people familiar with the matter told Cheddar.
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SEC details concerns over crypto investments, demands answers from fund managers on how mutual funds/ETFs will store, safeguard, and price cryptocurrency assets — (Reuters) - The U.S. securities regulator on Thursday raised alarm about the safety of bitcoin-themed investments …
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Uber's $8.8B deal with SoftBank closes; new board member Rajeev Misra says Uber should return focus to US, Europe, Latin America, Australia to become profitable — Uber's largest shareholder has called for the car-booking company to focus on recovering market share in the US and growing …
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| Valentina Palladino / Ars Technica: |
Twitch debuts Video Producer that lets creators pre-record, post-produce, rerun videos; brings in four of YouTube's popular gamers to create exclusive content — Four of YouTube's most popular gamers will produce “exclusive” Twitch content. — The Amazon-owned video site Twitch announced it's introducing … | Cate Cadell / Reuters: |
Google and Tencent sign global patent cross-licensing deal covering a range of products and technologies, will team up on developing future technologies — BEIJING (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's Google has agreed to a patent licensing deal with Tencent Holdings Ltd as it looks for ways to expand …
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WhatsApp officially launches its free Android app for businesses in the US, UK, Mexico, Italy, and Indonesia, rolling out globally in the coming weeks — WhatsApp today officially launched its new WhatsApp Business app in select markets, including Indonesia, Italy, Mexico, the U.K. and the U.S., ahead of its planned worldwide rollout.| Ina Fried / Axios: |
Interview with Microsoft's Brad Smith and Harry Shum on company's new book, The Future Computed: Artificial Intelligence and its Role in Society — When it comes to the ethics and impact of artificial intelligence, Microsoft is literally trying to write the book.
| Ted Greenwald / Wall Street Journal: |
IBM beats with Q4 revenue of $22.5B, up 3.6% YoY, the first YoY rise in 23 quarters, vs. $22.1B expected; $1.1B loss from one-time $5.5B tax overhaul charge — A $5.5 billion charge related to the new U.S. tax law pushes fourth-quarter results into the red| Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: |
Apple redesigns App Store web interface to match design of iOS 11 App Store with larger images, focus on curation and reviews, and more — Apple today has rolled out a major redesign for the App Store web interface. The new redesign replaces the dated and clunky interface that previously housed the App Store on the web...
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