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The European Commission has fined Google €1.49B for “abusive practices in online advertising” and breaching EU antitrust rules — The European Commission has fined Google €1.49 billion for breaching EU antitrust rules. Google has abused its market dominance by imposing …
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Google says it will start asking Android users in Europe to choose their preferred web browser and search apps in response to EU Commission antitrust concerns — For nearly a decade, we've been in discussions with the European Commission about the way some of our products work.
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Apple launches new AirPods with hands-free “Hey Siri” and more talk time for $159, with wireless charging case for $199, available to order today — New AirPods Are Powered by the New H1 Chip and Feature 50 Percent More Talk Time, Hands-Free “Hey Siri” and the Option of a Wireless Charging Case
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Report: Apple approved production of its wireless charging AirPower mat earlier this year, after announcing it in 2017 with a 2018 launch date — The Wall Street Journal today reports that Apple approved production of its long-awaited wireless charging mat AirPower earlier this year …
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| Lucas Matney / TechCrunch: |
Oculus announces $399 Rift S, developed alongside Lenovo, with higher-res 1280x1440 displays and improved optics, available in spring — After years of high-profile onstage announcements, Oculus has decided to quietly deliver the successor to its flagship Rift virtual reality headset …
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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Google's Stadia could be the future of gaming but the announcement left questions unanswered, like cost and subscription, launch date, or available games — A lot of questions remain unanswered — “The future of gaming is not a box,” according to Google. “It's a place.”
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| Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: |
Facebook begins rolling out threaded messages to Messenger users around the world, activated by long-pressing on a message — Facebook Messenger aficionados, good news: It just got easier to respond to your best buds' messages with hot takes. — Facebook today announced that message replies …
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Facebook announces that it will stop allowing ad targeting of race, gender, and age groups in the housing, jobs, or credit categories by the end of the year — After years of criticism, Facebook announced on Tuesday that it would stop allowing advertisers in key categories to show their messages …
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| Manish Singh / VentureBeat: |
Opera adds unlimited VPN service to its Android browser for free, with 256-bit encryption and no data logging — Opera today added its free VPN service to its Android browser. The Norwegian browser maker, which went public last year, also addressed concerns about potential hidden costs of using its free VPN offering.
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| Paris Martineau / Wired: |
Inside Airbnb's “guerrilla war” against US local governments, which often face a slew of lawsuits from the company when they try to collect occupancy taxes — “READ MY LIPS: We want to pay taxes," Chris Lehane, Airbnb's global head of public policy, told the nation's mayors in 2016.| Joe Rossignol / MacRumors: |
Apple updates App Store guidelines to mandate new apps are built on iOS 12.1 SDK or later and support iPhone XS Max and 12.9-inch iPad Pro, starting March 27 — Apple today announced that all new and updated iPhone and iPad apps submitted to the App Store on and after March 27 …
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| Michelle Toh / CNN: |
Profile of Connie Chan, a16z's first partner promoted from within, who has built a reputation for sourcing deals with startups like Pinterest and Lime — Hong Kong (CNN Business)For years, venture capital powerhouse Andreessen Horowitz stood by a steadfast rule: to become a general partner at the firm …
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| Chaim Gartenberg / The Verge: |
Amazon adds a built-in light to its entry-level Kindle, now available to preorder for $89.99, shipping April 10 — You should probably just invest in a Paperwhite, though — Amazon is announcing an update to its entry-level Kindle (you know, the one that's just called “Kindle” …
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| Kirsten Korosec / TechCrunch: |
Uber says Freight, which connects truck drivers to shipping companies, is expanding to Europe, starting in the Netherlands — Uber Freight, the newly spun out Uber business unit that helps truck drivers connect with shipping companies, is kicking off its global expansion plans.
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| Andrew J. Hawkins / The Verge: |
Boston-based Optimus Ride says it will deploy its autonomous shuttle service in NYC from Q2 2019, running in closed loops at the Brooklyn Navy Yard — Boston-based Optimus Ride will deploy an autonomous shuttle service at the Brooklyn Navy Yard later this year — Autonomous vehicles are finally coming to the Big Apple.
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Audio sample marketplace Splice, which charges $7.99/month for access, raises $57.5M Series C co-led by USV and True Ventures — Tech has a bad reputation for pulling money out of musicians' pockets, but Splice is changing that. The audio sample marketplace and music production collaboration tool … | Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Opendoor, which buys homes from sellers directly to sell at a profit, raises $300M led by General Atlantic, sources say at a $3.8B valuation — Last month, we reported that Opendoor — the startup that is taking on the real estate industry with its own platform for buying up homes and selling … | Jason Del Rey / Recode: |
Instagram's new in-app shopping feature could help customers make serendipitous impulse buys, something Amazon is not especially strong at — Amazon's failure in “discovery shopping” is Instagram's opportunity, as its users can now shop inside the app. — Instagram took a big step … | Patrick Howell O'Neill / Gizmodo: |
AT&T and Comcast say they successfully tested anti-robocall protocol SHAKEN/STIR, which adds a verified status to calls authenticated across networks — We live in a robocall hell with an epidemic of 26.3 billion fraudulent calls made to U.S. numbers in 2018.| Nick Statt / The Verge: |
Epic Games will give away $100M in grants, varying between $5,000 and $500,000, to fund creative projects that use its Unreal Engine 4 toolset — 'This is our way of sharing Fortnite's unbelievable success.' — Epic Games today announced a new grant initiative that will dole out $100 million … | CNBC: |
Walmart's CTO Jeremy King is leaving the company to start a “new adventure”, to be replaced by Senior VP of Customer Technology Fiona Tan — Walmart's chief technology officer Jeremy King is leaving the company, according to a memo obtained by CNBC.
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Interviews detail the ongoing battle on YouTube between children-focused channels making animated videos and those featuring humans — Animated videos dominate the kids YouTube space. Humans are fighting against YouTube's algorithm to try and compete. — Last month, news feeds were saturated with distressing headlines about Momo.
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