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| Jordan Novet / VentureBeat: |
Apple reports Q1 revenue of $78.4B, up from $75.9B a year ago, as profit reaches $17.9B; 78.3M iPhones sold, up 5% YoY, as iPad sales declined 19% YoY to 13.08M — Apple today disclosed that it produced a $17.8 billion profit, or $3.36 in earnings per diluted share, on $78.35 billion in sales …
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Apple Reports Record First Quarter Results — iPhone, Services, Mac and Apple Watch Set All-Time Records — Apple today announced financial results for its fiscal 2017 first quarter ended December 31, 2016. The Company posted all-time record quarterly revenue of $78.4 billion …
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| Nick Statt / The Verge: |
Slack debuts Enterprise Grid, an admin-focused tool to scale its software for large firms, including the ability to create an unlimited number of “workspaces” — With the launch of its new ‘Enterprise Grid’ — Team communication service Slack today announced a new product designed … | Todd Spangler / Variety: |
WSJ: Facebook building video app for Apple TV and other set-top boxes as it ramps up its original programming efforts — Facebook is developing an app for set-top boxes including Apple TV, as a way to bring longer-form video content — and video ads — to big-screen TVs in consumers' living rooms, the Wall Street Journal reported.
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| Dan Primack / Axios: |
Jim Goetz to step down as a “steward” of Sequoia, to be succeeded by Roelof Botha; Botha and Alfred Lin will lead US venture team — Sequoia Capital on Tuesday told investors that partner Jim Goetz will be stepping back as the firm's “steward” and head of U.S. venture capital …
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| Brian Heater / TechCrunch: |
Fitbit to shut down Coin product services on February 28; cards will still be usable until end of their battery life — This was all inevitable, of course. Fitbit has made its plans for Coin clear since it bought the mobile payment company back in May of last year.
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| Seth Fiegerman / CNNMoney: |
Lyft, Airbnb, and Stripe, all backed by Peter Thiel's Founders Fund, have now criticized Trump's immigration order — Peter Thiel defends his support of Donald Trump — Lyft is having what could only be described as a banner week. — The ride-hailing service earned praise from customers …
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| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Facebook is now training its News Feed algorithm to detect authenticity of posts to reduce the promotion of spammy, fake, and sensational stories — Facebook is prioritizing “authentic” content in News Feed with a ranking algorithm change that detects and promotes content “that people consider genuine …
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See also Mediagazer| Zac Hall / 9to5Mac: |
Apple-recommended LG UltraFine 5K Display doesn't operate well near routers, dropping connections or freezing connected Macs; LG acknowledges the issue — Apple discontinued its Thunderbolt Display last summer after five years on the market, and now Apple recommends the LG UltraFine 5K Display …
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| Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat: |
Google open-sources Chrome for iOS, adding the code to the Chromium project repository — Google has uploaded its Chrome for iOS code into the open source Chromium repository. In other words, Chrome for iOS has now been open-sourced like Chrome for other platforms, letting anyone examine, modify, and compile the project.
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| Heather Somerville / Reuters: |
Uber strikes deal with Daimler to add self-driving Mercedes-Benz to Uber's fleet — Uber Technologies Inc has signed another deal with a major automaker as the popular ride service accelerates efforts to build out one of the world's first fleets of autonomous vehicles.
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| Pranav Dixit / BuzzFeed: |
Indian IT-outsourcing giants lose billions in market value following reports of proposal by Rep. Zoe Lofgren that would double salaries required for H-1B visas — A proposal to double the salary needed to qualify for skilled worker visas caused Indian outsourcing giants to lose billions in market value on Tuesday.| Peter Kafka / Recode: |
New FCC chair Ajit Pai quietly removed a proposal to force pay-TV operators to open-source their set-top boxes from the FCC's agenda last week — The cable guys win one, courtesy of a Trump appointee. — Looks like the cable guys won't have to open their boxes after all.
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| Brian Barrett / Wired: |
How Lego built Lego Life, its child-friendly social network with Instagram-style profiles, a news feed, and more, available now on iOS and Android — There are Lego bricks and Lego movies, Lego videogames and Lego books. The stackable, sortable plastic molds permeate all corners of society.
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