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Uber rolls out out in-app messaging so drivers and riders don't have to share phone numbers; messages to the driver are also read aloud — :Thumbs-up emoji: — It was always a bit weird to wait for your Uber driver and then suddenly receive a text from an unknown number. “Where are you?”| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Facebook introduces Watch, its redesigned video section for original content, with producers earning 55% of ad revenue, rolling out Thursday — Facebook has a new home for original video content produced exclusively for it by partners, who will earn 55 percent of ad break revenue while Facebook keeps 45 percent.
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Consumer Reports pulls its recommendations of Microsoft Surface devices after an issue with their “predicted reliability” based on an annual subscriber survey — NEW YORK— Consumer Reports has removed its coveted “recommendation” designation for four Microsoft Surface laptops it had previously blessed with such status.
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Kaspersky Lab to drop its antitrust complaint after Microsoft agrees to make changes to Windows 10 with better visibility, help with compatibility reviews, more — Kaspersky is withdrawing its European antitrust complaint against Microsoft today. The software giant has agreed to make changes … | Mark Walton / Ars Technica: |
AMD Threadripper 1950X review: the High End Desktop platform to beat, better than Skylake-X in almost every way, but needs robust cooling setup and power supply — Cheaper, faster, and more feature-rich than Skylake-X—what's not to love? — If Ryzen was a polite, if firm way of telling …
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Microsoft debuts open source Coco Framework to address limitations of enterprise blockchain by making it more scalable, governable, and confidential — Microsoft is working to address some of the current limitations of enterprise blockchain with a new cross-platform framework designed … | Dan Primack / Axios: |
Memo: SoundCloud has asked investors for $170M at a pre-money valuation of $150M; if rejected, CEO says the firm won't be able “to continue as a going concern” — Tomorrow is do or die for SoundCloud, the struggling streaming music company that recently laid off 40% … | The Economic Times: |
SoftBank's Vision Fund invests in Flipkart as an extension of its $1.4B April round; source: total invested is ~$2.6B, includes buying shares from Tiger Global — Softbank has invested in Flipkart through its $100 billion technology-focused Vision Fund, the Indian e-commerce company announced on Thursday.| Johana Bhuiyan / Recode: |
Uber's first employee, Ryan Graves, is stepping down as SVP of global operations, but will stay on in his role as board director — Graves sent an email to staff today saying he will remain on the board. — Ryan Graves, the first Uber employee, will be stepping down from his role as SVP …
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Fired Google engineer James Damore defended his controversial memo in Bloomberg TV interview, says company execs smeared him — James Damore defends his controversial memo on Bloomberg TV — The former Google engineer, whose controversial memo has triggered a nationwide debate … | James Vincent / The Verge: |
DeepMind and Blizzard release SC2LE, a toolkit which includes an API, for AI research in real-time strategy game StarCraft II — What can computers learn from playing video games? Quite a lot actually — Teaching computers to play games has always been a useful (if somewhat crude) measure of their intelligence.| Fitz Tepper / TechCrunch: |
Coinbase raises $100M Series D at a $1.6B post-money valuation; round was led by IVP with participation from Spark Capital, Greylock Partners, and more — Coinbase has had a pretty crazy six months. — It may be hard to remember, but at the beginning of 2017 the cryptocurrency world was a different place.
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Lyft acquires YesGraph, which works on customer referral programs, and DataScore, which specializes in customer acquisition and retention — Aiming to beat out rival Uber, the ride-hailing company puts an emphasis on expansion. — Lyft is looking to bring on more drivers.
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