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May 30, 2019, 5:05 PM
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Sam Meredith / CNBC:
An open letter signed by 47 companies, including Apple, Google, and WhatsApp, condemns a proposal from the UK's GCHQ to eavesdrop on encrypted messages  —  KEY POINTS  — In an open letter to GCHQ (Government Communications Headquarters), 47 signatories including Apple …
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Google introduces new policies to protect children and families downloading apps on Google Play, including mandating developers comply with content and ad rules
Jay Greene / Washington Post:
Salesforce changes its acceptable-use policy to bar gun-selling retailers from using its software if they sell military-style rifles  —  Business-software giant Salesforce instituted a new policy barring retail customers from using its technology to sell semiautomatic weapons and some other firearms.
Nick Summers / Engadget:
Microsoft is bringing its Xbox Game Pass subscription service to Windows 10 PCs with a “curated library” of more than 100 titles; details to be revealed at E3  —  PC players, rejoice: Microsoft is bringing its previously-Xbox exclusive subscription service, Xbox Game Pass, to Windows 10.
Lauren Feiner / CNBC:
Uber reports Q1 revenue of $3.1B, up 20% YoY, gross bookings of $14.65B, up 34%, net loss of $1.01B; Uber Eats revenue grew 31% to $239M, gross bookings up 108%  —  KEY POINTS  — The company reported total revenue of $3.10 billion, at the top end of its preliminary estimates for the quarter.
David Ruddock / Android Police:
Source: Galaxy Note 10 will lose the headphone jack and exterior buttons like volume and power will be replaced by capacitive or pressure-sensitive areas  —  Speaking to a source familiar with the company's plans, Android Police has learned that Samsung will likely begin its wind-down of the headphone jack …
Ryan McMorrow / Agence France-Presse:
Investigation finds Huawei has received ~$1.6B in Chinese government grants over past ten years, heavily subsidized land, and favorable export financing terms  —  Huawei has been a major beneficiary of Chinese state subsidies and grants  —  A replica of the Palace of Versailles …
Anthony Ha / TechCrunch:
Weights & Biases, which is building development tools for machine learning for customers like OpenAI, Github, and Stanford, raises $15M Series B  —  Weights & Biases, a startup building development tools for machine learning, has raised $15 million in its second round of funding.
Steven Melendez / Fast Company:
The popular password management startup Dashlane raises $110M Series D led by Sequoia Capital  —  Dashlane, the popular password management service, has closed a $110-million Series D funding round and hired a new chief marketing officer: Joy Howard, who is currently CMO at Lyft and will join Dashlane in August.
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Bloomberg:
Source: DOJ is still discussing merger approval with T-Mobile and Sprint, but is demanding concessions to allow a fourth national wireless carrier to emerge  —  - Antitrust officials seek additional carrier with own network  — T-Mobile mulling possible fixes to satisfy Justice Department
Manish Singh / TechCrunch:
Alibaba to invest $100M in the Indian short video app and TikTok competitor Vmate, which is owned by its subsidiary UC Web and which has 30M users globally  —  Chinese tech giant Alibaba is doubling down on India's burgeoning video market, looking to fight back local rival ByteDance, Google …

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Matthew Belloni / Puck:
Sources: David Ellison told execs he will move Paramount out of California if AG Rob Bonta doesn't negotiate a settlement of the WBD antitrust case by October 1

Wall Street Journal:
Ari Emanuel's Mari agrees to buy British theater group ATG Entertainment from PE firm Providence, sources say in a deal valuing ATG at ~£4.5B including debt

Reuters:
RTL reports H1 revenue up 4% YoY to €2.9B and raises its FY revenue forecast to between €7.1B and €7.2B, accounting for the June acquisition of Sky Deutschland

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Dell Cameron / Gizmodo:
In a report, FCC says broadband deployment is reasonable and timely, reaching same conclusion as an earlier version that overstated broadband access by millions
Keach Hagey / Wall Street Journal:
Study on behavioral ad targeting finds that publishers only get about 4% more revenue for an ad impression that has a cookie enabled than for one that doesn't
Jeremy Horwitz / VentureBeat:
In-flight internet provider Gogo says it plans to deploy in-flight 5G in 2021 that will service smaller aircraft on routes in the contiguous US and Canada
Dieter Bohn / The Verge:
Amazon announces 5.5-inch Echo Show 5 that's shipping in July for $89.99, launches new Alexa commands to delete what you just said or everything you said today
Paul Mozur / New York Times:
Huawei has filed a motion for summary judgement in its lawsuit against the US, in a bid to expedite an outcome without the costs and time of a full trial
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