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Seoul escort bar visit by Uber CEO, Emil Michael, and others in 2014 led to HR complaint; Kalanick's ex-girlfriend says Michael asked her to lie about visit — A woman who dated Uber CEO Travis Kalanick for three years, Gabi Holzwarth, says she was with Mr. Kalanick when he and a team …
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| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Uber denied recruiters access to its demographic data, hindering its diversity efforts, and plans release of its first diversity report next week — Under pressure from harassment and sexism allegations, the ride-hailing giant is rethinking its approach to hiring. — by
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| Kim Hart / Axios: |
Tech community “dumbfounded” by Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin's remark that AI won't supplant US jobs for “50-100 more years” — Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin riled the tech community this morning when he told Axios' Mike Allen that displacement of jobs …
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| Stephen Hall / 9to5Google: |
Google details the sunsetting of Talk, SMS removal for Hangouts, and other G Suite changes — We heard just yesterday that Google is planning to remove SMS capabilities from Hangouts, and now Google has detailed this change — as well as others — in a new post on its G Suite blog.
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| Bloomberg: |
Uber confirms crash involving self-driving car in Arizona Friday, offers no further details — A self-driving car operated by Uber Technologies Inc. was involved in a crash in Tempe, Arizona, the latest setback for a company reeling from multiple crises. — In a photo posted on Twitter … | Johana Bhuiyan / Recode: |
Sources shed light on Uber's self-driving car mess: slow progress on tech, haphazard public demos, and ATG talent exodus triggered by Otto acquisition — The company's self-driving division is in a “mini civil war,” according to insiders. — For Uber, the embattled ride-hail juggernaut …
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| TechCrunch: |
Facebook says it will soon start testing the ability to add GIFs to comments — Mar 24, 2017, 9:02 amMar 24, 2017, 1:30 pm — After years of stubborn caution, Facebook is finally embracing the animated GIF. Next week Facebook will begin testing a GIF button that lets users post GIFs … | Zack Whittaker / ZDNet: |
Tests show 10 of 54 passwords are valid in sample set from hackers claiming to have 250M iCloud records; users should change passwords — ZDNet has uncovered several loose ends with a claim regarding millions of iCloud accounts held for ransom, and questions remain.
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| Dan Goodin / Ars Technica: |
Chrome to immediately stop recognizing extended validation status of Symantec-issued certs and gradually nullify all currently valid certs of Symantec-owned CAs — Chrome to immediately stop recognizing EV status and gradually nullify all certs. — In a severe rebuke of one of the biggest suppliers …
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| Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge: |
Google partners with Howard University to open a school branch on Google's campus for black engineering students, accepting 740 students over five years — Google has partnered with Howard University to launch a school branch right on the company's campus, where undergraduate students …
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| Darla Mercado / CNBC: |
Amazon will collect sales taxes from all states that impose the taxes by April 1 — Amazon, the online merchandise juggernaut, will collect sales taxes from all states with a sales tax starting April 1. — Tax-free shopping will be over as of next month in Hawaii, Idaho, Maine and New Mexico, the four remaining holdouts.
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| Casey Newton / The Verge: |
Twitter confirms it is considering a paid TweetDeck subscription service with new features including analytics and breaking news alerts for brands and news orgs — New analytics inside TweetDeck — Twitter is considering offering a paid subscription to power users, including brands and news organizations, The Verge has confirmed.
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| Andrew Cunningham / Ars Technica: |
Moto G5 Plus review: best budget smartphone with premium feel and solid performance, but camera is disappointing and timely software updates are not guaranteed — Downgraded camera and questionable update policy tarnish another solid upgrade. — We've documented the decline of Motorola under Lenovo extensively.
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