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May 3, 2017, 12:25 PM
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Mark Zuckerberg:
With Facebook Live being used to broadcast murders, Facebook to add 3,000 people to its community operations team to review reports of inappropriate content  —  Over the last few weeks, we've seen people hurting themselves and others on Facebook -\-\ either live or in video posted later.
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?
Apple:
Apple sold 50.7M iPhones in Q2, down from 51.2M last year, 8.92M iPads, down from 10.2M, 4.19M Macs, up from 4.03M; services revenue grew to $7.04B, 18% YoY
Anita Balakrishnan / CNBC:
Apple reports Q2 revenue of $52.9B vs. $53.02B estimated, posts Q3 guidance of $43.5B-$45.5B vs. $45.6B expected; China sales down 14% YoY; stock down ~1.5%
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:
Airbnb has acquired its partner Deco Software, which had developed an IDE to build React Native apps; Deco IDE will be open sourced  —  Airbnb — the peer-to-peer marketplace that started with accommodation rentals but has now expanded to other travel services — has made an acquisition …
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Nathan Ingraham / Engadget:
Samsung gets government approval to test a self-driving Hyundai, customized with Samsung technology, on roads in South Korea  —  Samsung's ambitions to be a player in the self-driving car space aren't new, but today the company hit a big milestone.  The company's home country of South Korea …
Bloomberg:
Hands-on: Microsoft targets backpacks with its 2.76 lbs Surface Laptop, lighter than MacBook Air; keyboard impresses with suede-like durable Alcantara covering
TrustedReviews:
Microsoft debuts 13.5" Surface Laptop running Windows 10 S with 4 color options, USB 3 Type A, Mini DisplayPort, 14.5-hour battery life, ships June 15 from $999
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 …
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 …
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:
Groupon reports Q1 revenue of $673.6M, missing expectations, and shutters 11 more international operations; stock opens down 13%+  —  Groupon — the once-dominant daily deals business that has more recently tried to shift to other kinds of local commerce — today reported first-quarter earnings …
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
YouTube revamps its desktop site with an updated design based on Google's Material Design, optional dark theme, and faster framework  —  YouTube turned 12 on Monday.  To celebrate the milestone, the company is today launching a redesign of its desktop site, which now takes advantage …

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Rob Bonta / Deadline:
California AG Rob Bonta says AGs' antitrust case is on antitrust grounds, not politics, and Paramount is “spearheading” a PR campaign to spin a false narrative

Hanaa' Tameez / Nieman Lab:
More than 800 unionized USA Today staffers call on the company to dissolve its recently announced partnership with Palantir, citing “significant ethical issues”

Lucas Manfredi / The Wrap:
Netflix closes its 2026 upfront negotiations, nearly doubling its ad commitments, in line with expectations; its ad tier had 250M+ monthly active viewers in May

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Ben Bajarin / Tech.pinions:
Survey of 942 AirPods owners says 82% are “very satisfied” and 16% are “satisfied”, beating customer satisfaction levels of other new Apple products
Deepa Seetharaman / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: code written by women at Facebook rejected far more than men's; Facebook says study inaccurate, performed by former employee with incomplete data
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