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Sources: Google is working on a “Google card” co-branded with banks, including Citi and Stanford Federal Credit Union, to compete with Apple Card — Would you pay with a “Google Card?” TechCrunch has attained imagery that shows Google is developing its own physical and virtual debit cards.
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| Jessica Guynn / USA Today: |
Facebook to add two new “Care Reactions”: an emoji hugging a heart on the main Facebook app and a pulsating heart on Messenger — Need a reassuring hug during the COVID-19 pandemic? Facebook has a new feel-good reaction for that. — When even the smallest physical gesture …
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| Julia Carrie Wong / The Guardian: |
Facebook to notify users who liked, commented, or reacted to COVID-19 misinfo and guide them to WHO resources, as report finds debunked claims on the platform — Users who have liked, shared or commented on posts with false claims will be directed to WHO's ‘myth busters’ page
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| David Carnoy / CNET: |
Apple Music head Oliver Schusser will take over Beats, replacing its president, Luke Wood, who's leaving the company on April 30 — Apple Music head Oliver Schusser will be taking the top post at Beats, replacing Luke Wood, who's leaving the company on April 30. — Enlarge Image
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| Financial Times: |
UK's competition watchdog provisionally approves Amazon's investment in Deliveroo, after concluding the startup risked collapse absent new funds — CMA says delivery group was at risk of failing without fresh funding — The UK's competition regulator has granted provisional approval …
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| Jonathan Shieber / TechCrunch: |
Y Combinator says it will reduce its pro rata investment stake in YC companies from 7% to 4% and is only investing on a case-by-case basis going forward — In a message posted to its internal communications channel earlier this week, the massive startup accelerator Y Combinator said it will change … | Protocol: |
Source: Airbnb is laying off contractors and postponing summer internships and undergrad hiring until 2021 — During his weekly Q&A over Zoom on Thursday, Airbnb's CEO Brian Chesky announced that the company was terminating contingent worker contracts early and postponing summer internships …
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| Jeran Wittenstein / Bloomberg: |
Shopify CTO says the platform is “now handling Black Friday level traffic every day”; Shopify stock gained 50% in the last 7 days, adding $23B in market value — Shopify Inc. shares are on track for a record high after an executive said the e-commerce company was experiencing traffic similar …
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| Yogita Khatri / The Block: |
Binance launches a white paper for Binance Smart Chain, an Ethereum-compatible proof-of-stake blockchain for smart contracts with BNB as a native token — Crypto exchange Binance is launching a new Ethereum-compatible blockchain, with BNB as a native token.
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| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Sources: at virtual all-hands, Tim Cook reiterated Apple's strong financials when asked about job cuts, said he doesn't know when staff will return to offices — - Tim Cook: Apple to make ‘really significant’ R&D investments — Company's retail staff begin preparing for store re-openings
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| Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: |
Microsoft claims it can use AI to distinguish between security and non-security bugs 99% of the time, plans to open-source the methodology in coming months — Microsoft claims to have developed a system that correctly distinguishes between security and non-security software bugs 99% of the time …
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Tweets: @jordannovet, @epro, @atomkirk, @davegershgorn, and @msftsecurity
| Financial Times: |
Profile of Nextdoor CEO Sarah Friar, as the social network becomes a hub to help neighbors during the pandemic with DAUs up 80% globally from February to March — As usage of the hyperlocal social media hub explodes, the boss is coming under pressure — As coronavirus lockdowns have spread …
Tweets: @daveleeft
| Reuters: |
Source: Didi Bike has raised $1B+ in its latest round; Didi Chuxing CEO says company aims to complete 100M orders a day and have 800M MAUs globally by 2022 — BEIJING (Reuters) - Didi Chuxing, China's biggest ride-hailing firm which counts SoftBank as an investor, aims to complete 100 million orders …
Tweets: @dmitry140
| Sarah de Crescenzo / Xconomy: |
RDMD, which connects patients with rare diseases and life science companies searching for new drug candidates, raises $14M Series A led by Spark Capital — Thousands of diseases occur so infrequently that few data are readily available about the patients who have them.
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FinSMEs, BioWorld, and Business Wire
| Alex Konrad / Forbes: |
Sources: design software company Figma is in talks to raise at least $50M from a16z at a valuation of $2B — Covering venture capital, software and startups — Design software company Figma is set to join the billion-dollar startup ranks even amid the uncertainty of COVID-19.| George Nott / The Grocer: |
Sources: Amazon UK to launch an “Ultra Fast Fresh” service, merging Amazon Fresh and Prime Now, retrofitting nine existing depots to handle fresh produce — The project could involve making Amazon Fresh a free benefit of Prime in the UK — It is thought to involve retrofitting …
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| Jordan Novet / CNBC: |
Uber withdraws its 2020 financial guidance, will write down $1.9B-$2.2B on value of some equity investments due to pandemic, lockdowns; stock up 8%+ after hours — - Uber has holdings in Didi and Grab, among other assets. — The company lost $8.51 billion last year.
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