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October 24, 2015, 11:20 AM

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New York Times:
Sources: Uber looking to raise close to $1B in new venture capital at valuation of $60B-$70B  —  Uber Said to Plan Another $1 Billion in Fund-Raising  —  Just three months after raising an enormous sum of money from investors, Uber is at it again.  —  The ride-hailing service is planning …
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Bloomberg Business:
Amazon, Google, and Microsoft's strong earnings highlight the benefit of a head start in cloud services over legacy IT firms  —  The Cloud Is Raining Cash on Amazon, Google, and Microsoft  —  Each company's impressive earnings can be attributed to a shift in the industry that's punishing a slew of legacy firms.
Mark Bergen / Re/code:
Google CEO Sundar Pichai Brings in Less Egotistical Leadership  —  Bruno Bowden describes Google's top ranks in a very Google-y way.  With stats.  —  “In leadership at Google, you have to be three-plus standard deviations better than normal in technical ability,” said Bowden …
More: ZDNetTweets: @brianosh and @mikeindustries
Ron Amadeo / Ars Technica:
Android compatibility document mentions forthcoming car infotainment OS  —  Google details how to implement a car version of Android—which doesn't exist yet.  —  With every new version of Android comes a new version of the Android Compatibility Definition Document (CDD).

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