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Sources: Uber exec obtained medical records of a rider raped in India in '14, which were then shared among execs; after Recode inquiry, he's no longer at Uber — Sources say Eric Alexander carried around for a year confidential information about a woman who was assaulted during a ride in India in 2014.
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| Maureen Ryan / Variety: |
Planet of the Apps review: Apple's foray into original content is “bland, tepid” and a “barely competent knock-off of Shark Tank” — These days, there's an almost endless array of reasons for TV executives to feel anxiety, and for some time, one of the most ulcer-inducing prospects …
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Apple announces WebKit support for WebRTC, available on Safari on macOS High Sierra, iOS 11, and Safari Technology Preview 32 — Today we are thrilled to announce WebKit support for WebRTC, available on Safari on macOS High Sierra, iOS 11, and Safari Technology Preview 32.| Tom Krazit / GeekWire: |
Google announces release of Spinnaker 1.0, an open-source multi-cloud continuous delivery platform — Spinnaker, an open-source project that lets companies improve the speed and stability of their application deployment processes, reached the 1.0 release milestone Tuesday.
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Online learning startup Coursera raises $64M Series D, sources say at $800M valuation, bringing the total raised to $210M — As the cost of in-class education continue to rise, and the cost for computing continues to fall, we're seeing a flourishing of startups that target the market for online learning.
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Facebook to share location density, movement, safety check maps based on aggregated location data with Red Cross, UNICEF, others during disaster relief efforts — After a flood, fire, earthquake or other natural disaster, response organizations need accurate information, and every minute counts in saving lives.| Dustin Volz / Reuters: |
Intelligence agencies and all GOP members of Senate Intelligence Committee back a bill that will make FISA's Section 702, due to sunset in December, permanent — The Trump administration supports making permanent a law that allows for the collection of digital communications of foreigners believed …
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Cybersecurity firm Illumio raises $125M Series D led by JP Morgan Asset Management at a $1B+ valuation — Another day, another major round of funding for a security startup, underscoring just how active the area of IT protection is right now — both in terms of business need and as an investment opportunity.
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Apple says it's placing its proprietary machines for mending cracked iPhone screens in 400 third-party repair centers in 25 countries this year — Hey Siri, where can I get my cracked iPhone screen fixed? — Apple Inc(AAPL.O) customers will soon have more choices as the company looks …
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| Nathaniel Mott / Tom's Hardware: |
NZXT launches BLD, a recommendation and building service for gaming rigs, guaranteed to meet fps within 10% for $350 — Not everyone wants to spend hours researching different components, finding the best prices across multiple stores, and then putting everything together once it arrives at their front door.
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Facebook debuts three tools to help elected officials reach and better understand voters: constituent badges, constituent insights, and district targeting — Facebook this year has launched a number of features that make it easier for people to reach their government representatives on its social network … | Charlie Taylor / The Irish Times: |
Dublin-based peer-to-peer payments start-up Plynk raises €25M Series A — Company to hire 20 more people as it launches money-messaging app across EU — Dublin-based financial payments start-up Plynk has raised €25 million in a Series A fundraising round as it looks to roll out its money-messaging app globally.| Mitchel Broussard / MacRumors: |
Round-up of HomePod first listen impressions: great audio with bass-heavy sound that easily bests the more affordable Echo — Following an unveiling at WWDC yesterday, Apple let members of the press get a close-up look at its new Siri-enabled speaker, HomePod, but due to the loudness …
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