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| Matthew Lynley / TechCrunch: |
In response to Trump's travel ban, tech execs, investors, and firms including Lyft and Google pledge donations to ACLU as well as other non-profits, initiatives — Tech executives are offering to match donations to the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) following the enactment …
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| Matthew Dessem / Slate: |
Kalanick's work with Trump and tepid travel ban response prompt #DeleteUber backlash after company suspends surge pricing at JFK Airport amid taxi work stoppage — There are a lot of reasons to not use ride-hailing app Uber: shoddy labor practices; attempts to strong-arm local governments …
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| BuzzFeed: |
A roundup of how technology companies and executives are reacting to President Trump's executive orders on immigration — “People across the company are freaking out.” — On Friday, President Trump signed an executive ordered temporarily halting the US refugee program for 120 days.
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Tweets: @elonmusk, @uber_nyc, @laszlobock2718, @elonmusk, @t_xu, @rmac18, @valaafshar, @paulg, @genmhayden, @pinboard, @fredwilson, @danprimack, @mccarthyryanj, @andylevy, @mikeisaac, @t_xu, @t_xu, @fredwilson, @44, @kylegriffin1, @bchesky, @albertwenger, @logangreen, @mozilla, @fwd, @sundarpichai, @elonmusk, @mattdpearce, @paulbradleycarr, @loudmouthjulia, @wsj, @dpp, @twitter, @scottmaustin, @priyasideas, @backlon, @mgsiegler, @gruber, @johnpaczkowski, @mikeisaac, @mlevchin, @mims, @spolsky, @jguynn, @mcuban, @frankquattrone, @mkapor, @travisk, @markpinc, @satyanadella, @benioff, @anildash, @mikeisaac, and @johnpaczkowski
| Clarence Williams / Washington Post: |
123 of 187 of Washington DC police CCTV network video recorders were infected with ransomware, unable to record between January 12 and 15 — Hackers infected 70 percent of storage devices that record data from D.C. police surveillance cameras eight days before President Trump's inauguration … | Bloomberg: |
Sources: White House draft proposal aims to overhaul foreign work visas, requires firms to try to hire Americans first, prioritizes visas for most highly paid — President Donald Trump's clash with Silicon Valley over immigration is about to become even more contentious.
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AppleInsider, Business Insider, GeekWire, SiliconBeat, MacRumors, CNBC, TechCrunch, 9to5Google, Axios, Fortune, 9to5Mac, and iLounge
Tweets: @thestalwart and @bytimlogan
| Brian Heater / TechCrunch: |
Fitbit to cut six percent of its staff, or about 110 jobs, following a disappointing Q4 with 6.5M devices sold — As anticipated, wearable leader Fitbit kicked off the week by announcing a six-percent reduction in global work force, following disappointing fourth quarter financials.
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The Information, Fitbit, Inc., The Verge, VentureBeat, ZDNet, AppleInsider, Tech Trader Daily, Android Authority, Engadget, Tech Trader Daily, Yahoo! Finance, Socialnomics, TechSpot, and Reuters. Tweets: @dangraziano
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Starbucks unveils a virtual assistant that takes your order via messaging or voice — Starbucks is embracing the trend towards voice-based computing with the launch of a new feature in its mobile app called My Starbucks barista, which allows customers to order and pay for their food and drinks just by speaking.
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Starbucks Newsroom, AppleInsider, Engadget, BetaNews, The Next Web, 9to5Google, 9to5Mac, MacRumors, SlashGear, MacStories, and iDownloadBlog.com. Tweets: @brianroemmele
| Katharine Schwab / Co.Design: |
A look at “The Founder”, a dystopian startup simulator game, created by the designer Francis Tseng, that aims to echo the structural flaws of the startup system — “The only way to win is not play,” says designer Francis Tseng. — The year is 2001.
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| Corin Faife / CoinDesk: |
Cisco, Foxconn, Bosch, Gemalto, blockchain startups, and others form an alliance to develop blockchain-based security protocol for IoT devices — The Internet of Things (IoT) - the vast web of connected devices which is becoming a fundamental part of the technological infrastructure that surrounds us …
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| Bloomberg: |
Hugo Barra played a key role in Xiaomi's India expansion, a business that now accounts for $1B/year revenue, but other global efforts he oversaw largely stalled — Barra departs Beijing smartphone maker to lead Facebook VR — Xiaomi struggled with global expansion, competition at home| Nathaniel Popper / New York Times: |
Crowdfunding advocates express concern about crowdfunded startups failing to comply with the 2012 Jobs Act — SAN FRANCISCO — Ryan Feit left behind his lucrative career at a private equity firm to chase the dream of crowdfunding. — Mr. Feit, a 33-year-old graduate of the Wharton School … | Ted Johnson / Variety: |
ISPs, studios, and record labels end the four-year-old copyright alert system that sent warnings to users over P2P downloads of pirated content — Major internet providers are ending a four-year-old system in which consumers received “copyright alerts” when they viewed peer-to-peer pirated content.Sponsor Posts
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