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Foursquare's COO Jeff Glueck replaces Dennis Crowley as CEO as firm announces USV-led $45M Series E; valuation around half of prior $650M figure say sources — Foursquare Raises $45 Million, Cutting Its Valuation Nearly in Half — When Dennis Crowley helped found Foursquare in 2009 …
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| Todd Spangler / Variety: |
Netflix says it will block proxy and VPN access, used to bypass country restrictions, in the coming weeks citing content-licensing restrictions — Netflix Vows to Shut Down Proxy Users Who Bypass Country Restrictions — Netflix, which now offers streaming service in some 190 nations …
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iOS game Stolen! that lets you virtually “own” Twitter users shuts down after harassment concerns, including letter by US Rep. Katherine Clark to Twitter — Buzzy Social App Stolen Shuts Down Amidst “Concerns” From Users — Amidst concerns over the gaming mechanics …
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Skype launches Slack integration in preview, allows teams to easily start calls from Slack — Skype integration for Slack now available for preview — At Skype, we are committed to breaking down communication barriers and getting the world talking. This is why we make Skype available …
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| Jordan Novet / VentureBeat: |
Yahoo releases 13.5TB Webscope data set for machine learning researchers — Yahoo is today announcing the release of a large-scale data set that describes people's usage of news feeds on several of the company's web services, including Yahoo News and Yahoo Finance.
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| Nick Bilton / New York Times: |
Nest thermostat bug leaves users in the cold, demonstrating how small glitches in smart home devices can cause huge problems — Nest Thermostat Glitch Leaves Users in the Cold — The Nest Learning Thermostat is dead to me, literally. Last week, my once-beloved “smart” …
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| Ryan Petersen / Flexport: |
Amazon's China subsidiary receives US approval to arrange ocean freight shipping for other companies — Introducing Ocean Freight by Amazon: Ecommerce Giant Has Registered to Provide Ocean Freight Services — Flexport has obtained information that Amazon China has registered to operate … | Chris Ziegler / The Verge: |
US Department of Transportation to develop “model” state policy for autonomous cars as Obama pledges $4B toward connected cars as part of 2017 budget — The US Department of Transportation is trying to fix self-driving rules before they break — US Secretary of Transportation …
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USA Today, National Highway Traffic …, Re/code, Digital Trends, Gizmodo, Engadget, Quartz, San Francisco Chronicle, bizjournals, Financial Times, TechnoBuffalo, Wall Street Journal, Motherboard, Slate, Market Business News, PC Magazine, The Next Web, Gizmodo, VentureBeat, TechCrunch and NBC Bay Area. Tweets: @crtrud
| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Dating app Zoosk will lay off 40+ people, one-third of its staff, as it struggles to compete with Tinder — Dating App Zoosk Destroyed By Tinder, Drops 1/3 Of Staff — Despite $61 million in funding, Zoosk is getting swiped to death. A source told TechCrunch the dating startup is laying off … | David Pierson / Los Angeles Times: |
Uber fined $7.6M by California Public Utilities Commission for failing to meet data reporting requirements in 2014 — Uber fined $7.6 million by California utilities commission — Uber offices on Market Street in San Francisco. Uber has agreed to pay a fine to avoid a 30-day suspension … | Paresh Dave / Los Angeles Times: |
ESPN.com rolls out e-sports section, says its daily coverage will have the same rigor it has for other sports — ESPN.com to cover e-sports with same ‘rigor’ as it does the big leagues — An ESPN The Magazine last year focused on e-sports. Emboldened by the response, ESPN.com plans to aggressively cover video game competitions.| Eva Dou / Wall Street Journal: |
Some iPhone suppliers including TSMC, Largan Precision Co., and Catcher Technology Co. warn of lower revenues in first half of 2016 amid slowing iPhone sales — Apple's Slowing iPhone Sales Take Bite Out of Suppliers' Revenues — Taiwan's TSMC expects first-quarter revenue to fall more than 10% on slower demand for smartphones
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