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Microsoft Q1: revenue of $37.2B, up 12% YoY, net income of $13.9B, up 30% YoY, revenue for Intelligent Cloud was $13.0B, up 20% YoY — REDMOND, Wash. — October 27, 2020 — Microsoft Corp. today announced the following results for the quarter ended September 30, 2020, as compared to the corresponding period of last fiscal year:
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| Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat: |
Microsoft Teams passed 115M DAUs in Q1, up 53% from April, as Microsoft works to capitalize on remote work trends — Microsoft Teams is continuing to ride the remote work and learning wave kicked off by the coronavirus pandemic. During Microsoft's Q1 2021 earnings call …
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| Patrick Moorhead / Forbes: |
AMD says it will buy rival chipmaker Xilinx for $35B in an all-stock deal — I talked to AMD CEO Lisa Su last night and got the download on what could be a historic, $35B semiconductor deal to acquire Xilinx. AMD had a monster Q3 and guide and has been on a growth tear for years …
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Tweets: @business, @hardwarecanucks, @naveengrao, @tculpan, and @nytimestech. Thanks:@patrickmoorhead
| Juli Clover / MacRumors: |
Report: tensions over profit margins are souring Apple and Foxconn's partnership, leading Foxconn to employ questionable manufacturing and reporting tactics — The relationship between longtime partners Apple and Foxconn is eroding due to a battle over profit margins, according to a new report from The Information.
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| Mike Masnick / Techdirt: |
In Mark Zuckerberg's prepared testimony for Wednesday's Senate hearing, he advocates for Congress to update Section 230 to “make sure it's working as intended” — This shouldn't be much of a surprise, unfortunately, but it appears that once again Facebook is the first to crack …
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| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Apple acquired Barcelona-based Vilynx, a startup specializing in AI and computer vision tech, earlier this year for about $50M — - Barcelona-based Vilynx's technology makes video search easier — Apple has purchased several AI startups to buttress Siri, apps
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| Michael Sheetz / CNBC: |
SpaceX, in emails to interested customers, says the beta of the Starlink satellite internet service will initially cost $99/month plus a $499 upfront cost — - SpaceX is expanding the beta test of its Starlink satellite internet service, reaching out via email on Monday to people who expressed interest in signing up for the service.
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| Brian Heater / TechCrunch: |
Reddit says that moving forward it will let employees work from home, with some exceptions, and that it won't lower pay for US staff if they move within the US — Spurred on by the seemingly endless COVID-19 pandemic — and no doubt inspired by similar moves from companies like Twitter …
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
TikTok partners with Shopify, letting merchants create TikTok ad campaigns for In-Feed video ads from the Shopify dashboard — TikTok is further investing in social commerce with today's announcement of a new global partnership with e-commerce platform Shopify.
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Tweets: @katherineykwu, @mdudas, @skanwar, @kvlly, and @shopify
| Dan Goodin / Ars Technica: |
Researchers detail how link previews in messengers from Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Line can leak sensitive data, consume limited bandwidth, and more — Link previews provide convenience. They can also compromise privacy or security. — Link previews are a ubiquitous feature found …
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| Chaim Gartenberg / The Verge: |
Ubisoft rebrands its $15/month UPLAY+ game streaming service as Ubisoft+ and will expand the service's availability to Stadia and Luna by end of year — Ubisoft's subscription service goes multiplatform and bets big on game streaming — Ubisoft is overhauling its UPlay Plus subscription service …
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| Wall Street Journal: |
Twitter and Square employees say Jack Dorsey takes hands-off management to extremes, delegating or delaying most major decisions, partly to pursue his passions — The CEO's management style, delegating most major decisions while pursuing his personal passions, faces one of its biggest tests
Tweets: @nicoleperlroth, @gregbensinger, @nancyscola, @tomgara, @bullyesq, @pkafka, @pkafka, @jyarow, @dseetharaman, @kirstengrind, and @db
| Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: the DOJ is scrutinizing Visa's purchase of Plaid, which helps fintech apps connect to users' bank accounts, because it could limit nascent competition — The DOJ, making preparations for potential litigation, could soon decide whether it will sue to block Visa's purchase of the fintech firm
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| Manish Singh / TechCrunch: |
Ankhi Das, Facebook's public policy director for India, South, and Central Asia, leaves after allegations of content moderation interference for India's BJP — Ankhi Das, a top Facebook executive in India, is leaving the company on Tuesday months after she was alleged to interfere … | Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Instagram extends time limit on live streams to 4 hours, up from 60 minutes, and will give streamers 30 days to download their videos before they are deleted — Instagram is adapting to the way creators have been using its service during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Tweets: @thedextriarchy and @alexjamesfitz
| Danny Crichton / TechCrunch: |
The rise of “no-code platforms” is helping usher in a new generation fluent in using computers and mobile devices for self-expression, research, and analysis — In the distant past, there was a proverbial “digital divide” that bifurcated workers into those who knew how to use computers …
Tweets: @alex, @siriuslycold, @salahkhawaja, @plevy, @nocodeportal, @plefoll, @morganlinton, and @dhinchcliffe
| BBC: |
UK regulator bans mobile carriers from selling locked phones from December 2021 — The UK's mobile networks are to be forbidden from selling phones locked to their services from December 2021. — Regulator Ofcom said unlocking handsets could often be a complicated process …
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Tweets: @ofcom, @tomwarren, @mayoaka, @ofcom, and @simonnread
| Chris Davies / SlashGear: |
Waymo and Daimler Trucks are partnering to build and sell self-driving freight trucks in the US over “the coming years” — Waymo and Daimler Trucks are teaming up on autonomous haulage, aiming to build and sell a production self-driving truck in the US.
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| Chaim Gartenberg / The Verge: |
T-Mobile will debut live TV streaming service TVision on Nov. 1, with TVision Vibe available for $10/mo. and more expensive TVision Live tiers with sports, news — Including a new $10-per-month option — After years of anticipation, T-Mobile is finally getting into the live TV business … | Rachel Lerman / Washington Post: |
Google says it will ban political ads for at least a week after the election, citing its “sensitive events” policy — Google said it will ban political ads for at least a week after the election, anticipating that results may take longer to come in
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| Jennifer Elias / CNBC: |
YouTube says it will add a “Results may not be final” label to relevant search queries and videos on Election Day linking to Google's election results feature — - YouTube announced Tuesday it will add a label to relevant search queries and videos on Election Day.
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Tweets: @megancgraham, @lorakolodny, @jowens510, @justinhendrix, @susanwojcicki, @jenn_elias, @kent_walker, @lorakolodny, and @ohthatflo
| Anthony Ha / TechCrunch: |
Vimeo launches Vimeo Record, a free tool to help teams communicate through video messages that has subscription options for premium features — Vimeo Record is a new product that allows teams to communicate through video messages. — Vimeo CEO Anjali Sud said that while the pandemic …
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