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Facebook to add 3,000 people to its community operations team to review reports of inappropriate content, after several high-profile violent video incidents — Over the last few weeks, we've seen people hurting themselves and others on Facebook — either live or in video posted later.
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Facebook posts Q1 revenue of $8.03B, up 49% YoY, as DAUs reach 1.28B, up 18% YoY, and MAUs reach 1.94B, up 17% YoY — Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) today reported financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2017. — “We had a good start to 2017,” said Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook founder and CEO.
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Waymo says former executive Levandowski made deal with Uber before he left, was given 5M shares of Uber stock day after leaving, months before Otto acquisition — Lawyers for Google's former self-driving car unit showed internal Uber emails Wednesday that it says bolster its case …
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| Ben Thompson / Stratechery: |
Ubiquity of WeChat in China means Apple cannot differentiate iPhones with iOS as it does elsewhere, hurting sales and putting pressure on new hardware releases — Did you hear about the new Microsoft Surface Laptop? The usual suspects are claiming it's a MacBook competitor, which is true insomuch as it is a laptop.
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| Peter Kafka / Recode: |
Hulu launches its live TV service for $40 a month, which also includes Hulu's subscription video service as well as Hulu originals — It includes Hulu's other subscription service — but not the most popular show on TV. — Want to watch TV, delivered live and on-demand, over the web, for about $40 a month?
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| Greg Barbosa / 9to5Mac: |
SoundCloud debuts The Upload, a Discover Weekly-style playlist that recommends new music, available now on iOS and Android — SoundCloud has unveiled a new feature today to help listeners discover even more new music. The Upload is SoundCloud's answer to the music discovery playlists …
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| Cynthia Littleton / Variety: |
HBO will pull its shows from Amazon's streaming service in mid-2018, when its current agreement ends, as it focuses on growing HBO Now's subscriber base — HBO has made the strategic decision to pull its library shows off of Amazon's streaming service after the current licensing pact ends in mid-2018 …
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Fitbit beats Q1 expectations on revenue of $299M vs $281M est, sold 3M devices as average selling price declined 4% to $96.45 per device; stock up 9%+ — Here's what Fitbit reported: — Shares of Fitbit spiked after the company reported better-than-expected first-quarter results on Wednesday after the bell.| Liam Tung / ZDNet: |
IBM to buy Verizon's cloud and managed hosting services for an undisclosed sum — After bowing out of the public cloud last year, Verizon is now shedding its private cloud offerings. — After bowing out of the public cloud last year, Verizon is selling its private cloud business to IBM.| Katie Roof / TechCrunch: |
Square beats in Q1 with revenue of $462M, up 22% YoY, vs $451M est, and per share loss of 4 cents, half of what was estimated; stock up 5%+ after hours — Square, the payments company founded and run by Jack Dorsey, released its quarterly financial results for the first quarter after the bell on Wednesday.
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Slack updates its search function to suggest users who are knowledgable on the subject, available to paid teams of over 50 people — Slack has launched a feature designed to elevate how you search for information in the team chat and productivity app. Instead of querying by messages …
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App Annie: 35% of Snapchat users can't be found on Facebook, 46% can't be found on Instagram on an average day in Q4, suggesting users are loyal to Snapchat — App Annie Says 46% of Snapchat users aren't found on Instagram — Snap's sales pitch hinges on having loyal group of fansSponsor Posts
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