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After multiple user reports of video throttling, Verizon admits it is testing a new video optimization system — Verizon Wireless customers this week noticed that Netflix's speed test tool appears to be capped at 10Mbps, raising fears that the carrier is throttling video streaming on its mobile network.
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| Sarah Buhr / TechCrunch: |
Lyft creates a division to develop its own “open self-driving platform” — Lyft is betting the future of the road centers on sharing autonomous vehicles. It aims to be at the forefront of that technology with a new self-driving division and a self-driving system car manufacturers could plug into their self-driving cars.
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| Kevin Poulsen / The Daily Beast: |
Microsoft using a trademark suit to seize control of domain names like livemicrosoft.net, to cut off Fancy Bear's malware-controlling servers from their victims — A new offensive by Microsoft has been making inroads against the Russian government hackers behind last year's election meddling …
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| Steven Musil / CNET: |
Intel files a public statement with ITC accusing Qualcomm of anticompetitive practices in Qualcomm vs Apple case — Intel says Qualcomm's patent spat with Apple is really about quashing competition from Intel. — Intel has jumped into the fray surrounding the Apple-Qualcomm patent spat …
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Sources: Y Combinator raising up to $1B for second Continuity fund, which will merge with early-stage investment program, and won't be limited to YC companies — Silicon Valley startup accelerator Y Combinator is raising up to $1 billion for a new venture capital fund, Axios has learned from multiple sources.
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| Ina Fried / Axios: |
Microsoft CFO Amy Hood: for the first time, Microsoft got more revenue from Office 365 subscriptions than from traditional Office software licensing — Shares of Microsoft hit record territory in after-hours trading on Thursday, topping $75 a share, after the software giant's better-than-expected financial results.
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| Harry McCracken / Fast Company: |
Shyp refocuses on shipping services for small businesses and ends service in Chicago, LA, and New York, leaving the San Francisco Bay Area as its only market — The company is leaving most of its markets and retooling its service to serve small businesses rather than consumers—tough decisions that it hopes will lead to profitability.| Richard Gao / Android Police: |
YouTube to shutter Video Editor and photo slideshows tools Sep. 20; Enhancements feature, which lets users trim, blur, and filter uploaded videos, will live on — YouTube has been the biggest video-sharing site out there for many years, but that doesn't mean that everything about it is very good.
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| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
AngelList co-founder Babak Nivi confirms he left the company — “Mr. Nivi has no role at the company” AngelList COO Graham Jenkin told TechCrunch in response to questions regarding the curious absence of the investment platform's co-founder. It's atypical for the creator of such a high-profile company … | Matthew Lynley / TechCrunch: |
Dropbox CTO Aditya Agarwal says he is leaving in August after five years at the company — Aditya Agarwal, who came in to Dropbox from its acquisition of Cove way back in 2012 and was given the CTO role last year, will be leaving the company. — He announced his departure in a post on Facebook.
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| Eriq Gardner / Hollywood Reporter: |
Federal Judge issues preliminary injunction blocking Milwaukee from enforcing ordinance aimed at forcing AR game makers to seek permits, insurance, and more — The city didn't like the prospect of rare flora being trampled by game players. A federal judge warns of censorship.
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| Kathleen Chaykowski / Forbes: |
A look at how Twitch and YouTube gamers helped Discord grow to 9M daily active users, overtaking Slack's 5M daily active users — Six days a week, a 26-year-old videogaming celebrity who goes by the name “Lirik” regales his 1.7 million followers on the streaming service Twitch …
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