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1,000+ Googlers sign a petition demanding Google remove Kay Coles James, president of the conservative Heritage Foundation, from its external AI advisory board — ‘They think that some of our colleagues either do not or should not exist’ — When Google announced an external advisory board …
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| Kate Conger / New York Times: |
Lyft shares close down 11.85% on second day of trading, after its stock jumped 8.7% on the day of IPO — SAN FRANCISCO — Lyft's debut on the stock market is off to a bumpy start. — The ride-hailing company went public in a blaze of glory on Friday, as its stock jumped 8.7 percent …
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| Eric Newcomer / Bloomberg: |
Source: Slack plans to list on the New York Stock Exchange in June or July, taking the same path as Spotify for its direct listing — The workplace messaging company Slack Technologies Inc. plans to list on the New York Stock Exchange in June or July, according to a person familiar with the matter.
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| Adrian Zmudzinski / Cointelegraph: |
Report: data provided by TokenData shows about $118M has been raised via ICOs in Q1 2019, compared to $6.9B raised during the same period in 2018 — About $118 million has been raised via initial coin offerings (ICOs) in Q1 of 2019, over 58 times less than $6.9 billion …
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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft unveils new mid-range 13-inch Surface Book 2 with Intel quad-core i5 processor, 256GB storage, and 8GB RAM for $1,499 — Microsoft is quietly refreshing its Surface Book 2 base model today. The software giant is introducing Intel's latest 8th Gen quad-core i5 processor …
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| Paul Sawers / VentureBeat: |
Sqreen, which helps developers monitor and protect their web apps from vulnerabilities and attacks, raises $14M Series A led by Greylock Partners — Sqreen, a cybersecurity startup that helps developers monitor and protect their web apps from vulnerabilities and attacks … | Abhimanyu Ghoshal / The Next Web: |
WhatsApp launches a fact-checking service in India to combat fake news, will work with startup Proto to help review text, photos, links, and video sent by users — WhatsApp has launched its next weapon in the fight against misinformation on its platform in India: a tip line to which you can send forwards …
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| Khari Johnson / VentureBeat: |
Intel Capital says it's invested $117M in 14 startups, the majority of which create products and services related to AI — Intel Capital today announced an investment of $117 million in 14 startups doing things like making AI inference faster, helping manufacturers deploy AI systems …
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| Gintautas Dumcius / Boston Business Journal: |
CollegeVine, a college guidance platform that predicts a student's chance of acceptance and helps families manage the application process, raises $24M Series B — CollegeVine, the Cambridge-based education technology startup, has raised $24 million as it eyes offering its services to employers as an employee benefit.
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| Jon Fingas / Engadget: |
Valve confirms its Index VR headset with integrated headphones and new controllers will ship on June 15, plans full reveal for May 1 — You won't have to wait until May to learn more about Valve's Index VR headset. Valve briefly posted (and promptly removed) unfinished pages for the Index …
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| Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch: |
A new biography on Tim Cook offers a first-hand view from former staff about how Apple battled the FBI's order to unlock the San Bernardino shooter's iPhone — A new biography of Apple chief executive Tim Cook out this month describes the moment — and the deliberations … | Paresh Dave / Reuters: |
Google Assistant is found lacking in disclosing paid-for audio recommendations in search results, in what's seen as an industry-wide challenge — SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - On stage at an investor conference last month, Google's Chief Business Officer Philipp Schindler identified a vexing challenge …
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| Joe Pompeo / Vanity Fair: |
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