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| Facebook: |
Facebook reports Q4 revenue of $21.1B, up 25% YoY, and net income of $7.4B, up 7% YoY; DAUs rose 9% YoY to 1.66B, MAUs rose 8% YoY to 2.5B; stock drops 5%+ — Facebook, Inc. (Nasdaq: FB) today reported financial results for the quarter and full year ended December 31, 2019.
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| Microsoft: |
Microsoft Q2: revenue of $36.9B, up 14% YoY, net income of $11.6B, up 38% YoY; Commercial Cloud revenue up 39% YoY to $12.5B; Office 365 Consumer subs hit 37.2M — Microsoft Commercial Strength Powers Second Quarter Results REDMOND, Wash. — January 29, 2020 — Microsoft Corp. today announced …
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| Joe Rossignol / MacRumors: |
Kuo outlines Apple's H1 2020: 4.7" iPhone, “AirTags” trackers, smaller wireless charging mat, high-end headphones, and refreshed iPad Pro, MacBook Pro or Air — Apple plans to release several new products in the first half of 2020, including Ultra Wideband tags …
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| Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat: |
Google says in 2019 its bug bounty program paid 461 security researchers $6.5M, up from $3.4M to 317 researchers in 2018 — Google today announced it has paid out over $21 million since launching its bug bounty program in November 2010. In the past year alone, the company distributed $6.5 million …
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| Shara Tibken / CNET: |
Apple addresses Wuhan coronavirus concerns, offers wider than usual Q2 revenue estimates, says it closed one retail store in China, slightly delayed production — Apple has suppliers in the Wuhan area of China, and it has taken precautions like closing one store in China and reducing hours at other retail locations.
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| Katy Stech Ferek / Wall Street Journal: |
US Interior Department introduces a no-fly rule for Chinese drones or those made with Chinese parts, with some exceptions, amid espionage concerns — Order reflects concern that data collected ‘could be valuable to foreign entities’ — WASHINGTON—Interior Department officials plan …
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| Bill Budington / Electronic Frontier Foundation: |
Ring app on Android covertly sends personally identifiable information of users to third parties including Facebook and MixPanel — Ring isn't just a product that allows users to surveil their neighbors. The company also uses it to surveil its customers.
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| Shoshana Wodinsky / Gizmodo: |
Facebook's Off-Facebook Activity tool won't actually clear the data collected about you from other apps and sites, only its connection to your Facebook account — When we talk about Facebook's myriad foibles and fuckups, we're usually laying the blame on things that happen within the Big Blue App …
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| Kate Fazzini / CNBC: |
In a first, US DOJ is seeking court approval to take enforcement action against several telecom operators for facilitating robocalls — - The U.S. Justice Department announced its first-ever enforcement action against telecommunications companies over robocalls, the agency announced Tuesday.| Ben Parker / The New Humanitarian: |
Report: UN did not tell the public nor its general staff about a hacking attack into its IT systems from last July, despite staff records being compromised — About this investigation: … GENEVA — The UN did not publicly disclose a major hacking attack into its IT systems in Europe …
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| The Information: |
Source: Facebook Watch's programming strategy is changing, backing off pricey original shows and live sports, as its budget has risen from $1B in 2017 to $1.4B — Facebook is refining the programming strategy for its Facebook Watch video service, pulling back on expensive original shows and sports rights.
Smartsheet:
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| Babu Mohan / Android Central: |
Samsung says the 5G version of its Galaxy Tab S6, which it claims is the world's first 5G tablet, is available now in South Korea for $850 — It will only be sold in South Korea, at least initially. — What you need to know — Samsung today unveiled a variant of the Galaxy Tab S6 with 5G connectivity.
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| Julia Carrie Wong / The Guardian: |
Investigation: in 2019, Trump's marketing campaign spent ~$20M on 218K+ Facebook ads targeting conservatives with marketing ploys designed to harvest user data — A Guardian investigation of 218,100 ads reveals how the campaign's sophisticated social media machine targets conservative voters| Matina Stevis-Gridneff / New York Times: |
Despite US pressure, the EU told member states they should limit “high risk” 5G vendors, like Huawei, but did not recommend a total ban — The bloc's experts suggested members limit and monitor the involvement of “high-risk” vendors as they invest in next-generation mobile communications infrastructure.
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AI is changing how we build our careers — Our Future of Work podcast explores how tech impacts everything from the way we hire to how we approach our own careers.
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Zoho:
Zoho Workerly + Roster View: An equation for smart scheduling — We are delighted to introduce Roster View for a better temp scheduling experience. — Time-consuming phone calls and emails are now being replaced …
Zoho Workerly + Roster View: An equation for smart scheduling — We are delighted to introduce Roster View for a better temp scheduling experience. — Time-consuming phone calls and emails are now being replaced …
Intel:
The PC of the future (and present) has AI at the core — Intel Deep Learning Boost and on-device AI reduce lag, speed performance, and help usher in the future of the industry
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Mattermost:
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Josh Constine / TechCrunch:
Facebook Q4 profits grew 7% YoY, compared to growth of 61% a year ago, while expenses of $12.2B were up 34% YoY as headcount grew 26% to 44,942Find
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Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat:
Microsoft's Personal Computing saw Q2 revenue rise by 2% YoY to $13.2B, with Surface up 6%; Intelligent Cloud rose 27% YoY to $11.9B, with Azure revenue up 62%Find
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Microsoft:
Microsoft Q2: revenue of $36.9B, up 14% YoY, net income of $11.6B, up 38% YoY; Commercial Cloud revenue up 39% YoY to $12.5B; Office 365 Consumer subs hit 37.2MFind
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Facebook:
Facebook reports Q4 revenue of $21.1B, up 25% YoY, and net income of $7.4B, up 7% YoY; DAUs rose 9% YoY to 1.66B, MAUs rose 8% YoY to 2.5B; stock drops 5%+Find
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New York Times:
A look at Covariant.AI, which builds warehouse robots trained with reinforcement learning, as few warehouse tasks remain that cannot be automatedFind
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Josh Constine / TechCrunch:
Verkada, an IoT platform combining security cameras with smart monitoring software, raises $80M Series C led by Felicis Ventures at a $1.6B post-money valuationFind
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Colin Lecher / The Verge:
A look at the debate about whether Amazon should be held liable for defective 3rd-party products on its Marketplace, which the company argues is like CraigslistFind
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